Why are the wallabies wearing black armbands

The game sees Michael Cheika's side looking to prevent their third straight defeat this spring tour. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work.

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Don't have an account? Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout. Read Today's Paper Tributes. The view from two former All Blacks that Australia's siege mentality approach to the World Cup will backfire has been rejected by the Wallabies.

In fact, inside centre Matt To'omua says such an attitude doesn't even exist despite the outspoken antics of Cheika. A series of rulings against Australia from match officials and the judiciary have been publicly challenged by Cheika through the first two rounds of the tournament, at one point saying it felt like "us against everyone else" at the tournament.

Richard Kahui and Andy Ellis, both members of New Zealand's World Cup winning squad, believe Cheika has created a negative vibe which will permeate down to the players. It's not just this World Cup, it's been building the last years," Kahui told The Breakdown television show. Ellis believed the Wallabies had been "robbed" by some calls, particularly those made during Sunday's loss to Wales.

However, the former halfback was critical of what was clearly a Cheika tactic to circle the wagons. To'omua insisted there was no such sentiment behind the green and gold doors, and was keen to also shed any label of whingeing Wallabies. Paige VanZant certainly knows how to whip up a frenzy on social media. See what all the fuss is about here.