Guts and grit: How Wallabies won a game they ve lost so many times before A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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It probably won’t be remembered quite as well as Justin Harrison’s famous lineout steal on debut against the British and Irish Lions in 2001, but Darcy Swain’s ability to contest a French lineout just seconds away from winning the first Test will certainly go down in second-row folklore.
In truth the game was gone. Time was already up and the siren had already sounded. The French were one last play away from securing their first win on Australian soil in the professional era. They just had to win their own throw, kick the ball out and pop the champers.
UNBELIEVABLE: Stunning howler from France gifts Wallabies thrilling first Test win
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Guts and grit: How Wallabies won a game they ve lost so many times before
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UNBELIEVABLE: Stunning howler from France gifts Wallabies thrilling first Test win
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