Wallabies keep faith in scrum despite Irish upset

AUSTRALIA have played down concerns about their scrum wobbles after their forwards were trounced in the 15-6 defeat to Ireland on Saturday.

The Wallabies conceded a string of penalties in the defeat, often for an illegal bind or collapsing, as the Irish front row of Cian Healy, Rory Best and Mike Ross destroyed Sekope Kepu, Tatafu Polota-Nau and Ben Alexander in the set piece.

Assistant coach David Nucifora, a former Australia hooker, defended the Wallabies’ scrum, however, saying it had “dominated” World Cup hosts New Zealand and world champions South Africa during Tri-Nations matches in the lead-up.