I think a certain Gareth Edwards and a Mr Barry John would disagree with you there, Look I'm gutted I genuinely thought we would beat the aussies down here,
1,1/2 Min remaining on the clock and they kick the ball back to the Aussies and thats not dumb, As for saying they have a better defence than any NH side What a load of twaddle, Their defence was so good the scots who are one of the worst sids in the NH beat them.
I'm as disapointed as you Blue But , to blame the ref for our defeat smacks of desperation, We didn't play as well as we have in the past perhaps australia didn't let us play, but we have played much better, I agree that Roberts was a huge loss in the middle for us.
I believe we need to beat the SH sides at home first on a fairly consistent level, do that, break this phycological hold they have over us and we will overcome.
The gap between north and south is closing, whether the SH agree or not, it is only a matter of time before the wins come, as little as 10 years ago being 17-3 down in the first test we would have capitulated and lost by 50
As for the ref, I hear it every day rubbish ref dosen't ref the breakdown don't know whats happening in the scrum so on, the refs interpritation can be frustrating, well play the ref,
The SH sides do this consistently and with out the gripe.