Under-fire Wallaby skipper Gregan takes comfort from old Welsh woes

UNDER-FIRE Australia captain George Gregan can draw comfort that however bad things have been in the Wallaby camp over the last year, they barely compare to the dark days Wales have been through.

Gregan has faced up to his critics for the last three years but calls for his axing have increased over the last month as Australia equalled their worst run of results in 36 years.

Defeat to England at Twickenham, when their scrum was smashed to bits, was Australia’s seventh successive Test defeat. The run was broken against Ireland last weekend, but the pressure remains firmly on.