Strong forwards and liberated backs. The Wallabies have received a ‘Kiss of Life’

August 30, 2026 — 6:44am

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Go you bloody good things!

This 27-21 Test victory by the Wallabies over the Pumas in Argentina means they have now won their last four matches on the trot. It follows a thumping victory over Italy and two wins over Japan.

This was a solid and well-deserved five-tries-to-three victory, with some scintillating performances across the ground.

The star of the show?

It just might be new coach Les Kiss, who remains unbeaten in the role. It’s not quite that he has revolutionised his players, but he has certainly “evolutionised” them, and we can’t be far from headlines about how he has given them the “Kiss of Life”, or the like.

The things that are most obvious in his reign are that our set-pieces (lineouts and scrums) are stronger and the backline seems liberated to spread the ball wide more often. The backs look to be........

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