It was the Kangaroos’ first loss under coach Mal Meninga, and it showed they’re very beatable following the retirements of Cameron Smith, Johnathan Thurston, Cooper Cronk and Billy Slater.They now face a massive challenge against Tonga who will be out to cause
a boilover following their stunning run at last year’s World Cup, thanks to the defections of the likes of Jason Taumalolo, Andrew Fifita and Tevita Pangai Jnr.With the game again in Auckland and the crowd nearly a sellout, it’s set to be hostile.Australia have only lost back-to-back Tests once since 1978, in 2014-15, so they’ll have the added motivation of avoiding that unwanted feat.
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