The next coach of Australia’s men’s rugby union team has heaped praise on the attitude of the Wallabies following their dramatic victory against Argentina last weekend.<\/p>\n
Les Kiss takes over the reins of the Wallabies in mid-2026, with this month’s new Super Rugby AUS, and the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific still to complete with the Reds.<\/p>\n
The Wallabies have been making headlines for all the right reasons in recent times.<\/p>\n
After securing a victory in the third Test against the British and Irish Lions, the Wallabies secured a historic win over the Springboks in Johannesburg<\/a> and snatched a comeback victory against Argentina last week.<\/p>\n The win over Los Pumas last Saturday in Townsville produced one of the finest moments for a Wallabies team in recent years<\/a>, turning down three opportunities to draw the Test and then scoring the match-winning try six minutes after the full-time siren.<\/p>\n Wallabies captain, and Queensland Reds player, Harry Wilson was lauded for his courage to turn down the draw and go for the win.\u00a0<\/p>\n Kiss told media on Wednesday that it was a performance to be proud of.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rugby competition gives Wallabies hopefuls chance to shine<\/a><\/p>\n Australian rugby’s latest chapter in a third-tier competition kicks off this weekend with high hopes that it can be a platform for future stars.<\/p>\n “The boys said they’d rather die on their feet than live on their knees, and they lived up to it,” Kiss said.<\/p>\n “Everyone’s really proud of what that whole team did.”<\/p>\n The Wallabies have risen to sixth in the global rankings, after starting the year in eighth.<\/p>\n The seeding for the 2027 men’s Rugby World Cup will be based on the rankings in December. Australia will have an easier path to the knock-out stages of their home world cup if they can remain inside the top six.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Wallabies are also in contention for this year’s Rugby Championship. Australia sits second on the table, trailing New Zealand by one point.<\/p>\n