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Stephen Moore lifts the lid on the Wallabies' heartbreaking 2013 Lions series loss.

Moore: Youth policy killed the 2013 Wallabies’ hopes

A Robbie Deans-led youth policy and the international retirements of several Wallabies were behind Australia’s shattering series loss to the Lions in 2013. A decade of reflection later, Stephen Moore believes one thing could have changed everything.

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Australia’s captain Harry Wilson reacts after the second rugby Test match against the British and Irish Lions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on July 26, 2025. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE —

Plenty to motivate Wallabies

Still ‘gutted’ after a last-gasp defeat in Melbourne, the Wallabies are determined to bounce back with a win over the Lions in Sydney.

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