Wallabies encouraged to play with freedom after defeating Japan in Osaka
- The Wallabies are committing to having a crack after being given a "licence to play" by new coach Les Kiss, having avoided an Osaka disaster.
- Australia defied a 20-minute red card and brutal heat and humidity to pip Eddie Jones's plucky Japan 35-32 and ensure the Kiss era began with victory on Saturday.
- Fly half Declan Meredith battled all night to make ground with his exit kicks, and the fluency shown in a last-start flogging of Italy was not there.
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- The Wallabies are committing to having a crack after being given a "licence to play" by new coach Les Kiss, having avoided an Osaka disaster.
- Australia defied a 20-minute red card and brutal heat and humidity to pip Eddie Jones's plucky Japan 35-32 and ensure the Kiss era began with victory on Saturday.
- Fly half Declan Meredith battled all night to make ground with his exit kicks, and the fluency shown in a last-start flogging of Italy was not there.
Sources: ABC Australia