History beckons for Stirling Mortlock and the Wallabies in Wales

History beckons for Stirling Mortlock and the Wallabies in Wales

From correspondents in Cardiff, Wales

November 28, 2008

EYEING a small slice of rugby history, Australia captain Stirling Mortlock says defeat in Saturday's season-ending Test against Wales doesn't bear thinking about.

Mortlock's men have the opportunity to join the Andrew Slack-led, Mark Ella-inspired 1984 grand slam-winning Wallabies and John Eales' class of '96 as the only Australia teams in 100 years to complete a four-Test spring tour of Europe unconquered.

"If you're a numbers man, you'd think it's probably time," Mortlock said ahead of what looms as an enthralling encounter at Millennium Stadium.

Wales are the reigning Six Nations champions and - unless England conjure a miracle at Twickenham against the mighty All Blacks - considered the last ray of hope for a northern hemisphere rugby community facing a calamitous 20-0 whitewash in Tests against southern hemisphere nations in 2008.


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