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e hope for a brighter future.So while the Wallabies may be at horrifically long odds to defeat the All Blacks, the
e hope for a brighter future.So while the Wallabies may be at horrifically long odds to defeat the All Blacks, the
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LYON, France -- Playing with a depleted side, Lyon relied on its homegrown players and the class of teenager Maxwel Cornet to open its Champions League campaign in style with a 3-0 defeat of Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday.Lacking five regular starters, including striker Alexandre Lacazette, Lyon dominated the Group H match with a fine display of one-touch football. It quickly opened the scoring courtesy of Corentin Tolissos goal.Jordan Ferri, who honed his skills at Lyons renowned academy with Tolisso, made it 2-0 four minutes into the second half as the seven-time French champions put aside their current league troubles to celebrate a first Champions League win in their new stadium.The highly-rated Cornet, who joined Lyon last year, addressed the challenge of starting in a sole forward role and created the first chance. His astute flick from Rafaels cross was saved by `keeper Adrian Semper.Tolisso made no mistake in the 13th minute when he jumped higher than Dinamo defenders to head in another cross from Rafael to give the home side the lead.Lyon captain Maxime Gonalons came close to extending Lyons lead in the 23rd when he connected with a corner from Cornet, only to direct the ball over the bar.Lyon -- which lost all three home group-stage games last season -- was handed a blow soon after when Gonalons had to leave the pitch after taking a knock on his head. But it kept its lead intact despite an attempt from Jonas to surprise Anthony Lopes with a long-range shot that the `keeper parried away.The 19-year-old Cornet then slipped a perfect ball to Ferri that the midfielder chipped over Semper to make it 2-0 in the 49th. 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After a lengthy wait, persistent rain finally forced the postponement of the Nationals game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday night. The teams, and a few thousand fans, waited nearly four hours from the 7:05 scheduled start time before an announcement was made shortly before 11 p. Thirtieth birthdays can be both marvellous and depressing affairs; it really depends on a persons individual outlook.Does one reflect on the memories of your 20s and the prospect of whats to come, or instead bemoan the loss of the 20-something years and why its ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE?This Wednesday in Sydney, members of the 1986 Wallabies -- the last Australia team to defeat the All Blacks at Eden Park -- will gather in Sydney to do a bit of both.It will be a 30th birthday of sorts - more so an anniversary -- but as they reflect on memories of that 22-9 triumph under Alan Jones, the topic will almost certainly turn to the future and just exactly where Australian rugby and this current crop of Wallabies are at.On the strength of their 2016 performances, the topic inspires anything but a party mood.With just three wins from nine Tests this season, the Wallabies are enduring one of their worst campaigns of the professional era.And then theres their opposition this weekend: An All Blacks side who havent been beaten since August 2015, when dusted by Australia in Sydney, and for whom an 18th straight win will set a record for consecutive victories by a Tier One team and confirm their place as one of the greatest sides -- if not the greatest -- in the games history.Such has been the quality of the All Blacks rugby in 2016, and the 30-year drought that extends back to 1986, that not even only the most one-eyed Australians can give the Wallabies hope of victory in Auckland on Saturday.In fact, such is the gulf in class and form that bookmakers UBET have installed the All Blacks as $1.07 favourites with the Wallabies friendless at $8.While there is despair at the prospects of an Australian victory, there is opportunity in the forlorn situation the Wallabies find themselves in. They must remind Australia and Australians why theyre relevant.With thee AFL and NRL seasons done, the Wallabies have only the A-League in competition for eyeballs this Saturday.dddddddddddd But the high-octane start that competition has made this season, particularly Tim Cahills astonishing goal in last Saturdays Melbourne derby, means the Wallabies must deliver a performance that inspires hope for the future.Put simply, Australian rugby cannot afford to drift any further toward the obscurity of irrelevancy.There have been signs of improvement in the Wallabies game since they were completely dominated in twin Bledisloe defeats in August.Wins over South Africa and Argentina in Brisbane and Perth respectively, and a further victory over the Pumas in London, were patchy, but there were periods of positive play that gave hope for a brighter future.So while the Wallabies may be at horrifically long odds to defeat the All Blacks, there is no reason why they cant turn in a performance that tests the two-time reigning world champions and at least increase a few New Zealand pulse rates when considering the prospect of owning the world record outright.If the Wallabies can do that on a weekend when the Australian sporting air is thin, and back it up with further strong performances in Europe -- where victories will be tough to come by but undoubtedly more attainable -- then 2016 may not be totally condemned to the scrapheap.And it might just be enough to set things in the right direction so the 1986 Eden Park Wallabies might have long forgotten the Auckland hoodoo when they meet in 10 years time to mark the 40th anniversary of their win.On, Saturday however, the Wallabies just need to show why theyre relevant. 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