Can Robbie Deans turn the Wallabies around?
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Peter Bills believes that Robbie Deans has struggled to recover following his criticism of his side at the back end of the Tri-Nations in 2009 in The Irish Independent.
"He must wish now that he had never said them. Just two little words -- but will they come back to haunt Robbie Deans and ultimately condemn to failure his Australian coaching tenure?
"They were uttered by Deans in September 2009 to describe his Australian team following their 33-6 Tri Nations defeat by the All Blacks in Wellington and remain a painful sore that just won't heal.
"Deans accused his players of "rolling over," the worst sin an Australian sportsman can commit. And he went on: "The most disappointing thing from our perspective was, we essentially capitulated once the game was gone."
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