Gregan: All Blacks defeat hit us hard

Australia skipper George Gregan has blamed last week’s loss to New Zealand for their poor performance in the 20-18 Tri Nations win over South Africa on Saturday night in Sydney.

Gregan, who became Australia’s most capped captain in the match against South Africa, admitted the Wallabies had found it difficult to recover from the demoralising 13-9 defeat to the All Blacks in Brisbane.