Jim Sport Go: Cheika looking to distract from losing Wallabies

Michael Cheika (Getty Images)
Michael Cheika (Getty Images)

Cry me a river, Michael Cheika. Stop whinging about the referee and look instead at the failures of your Wallabies.

It wasn't Romain Poite's fault that your boys lost to the All Blacks, and while Owen Franks' alleged eye-gouge is debatable, Cheika has the look of a man searching for distraction to what was another hiding at the hands of the All Blacks.

It seemed the Wallabies decided their best hope was to put in a physical performance and try get under the All Blacks skin.

It's been 14 years since the Wallabies drank from the Bledisloe Cup, some questioning the worth of the trans-Tasman rivalry.

If Cheika wants to add some relevance to this contest he needs to step up as coach and leave the whinging behind.

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