Greg Growden believes that Wallabies boss Robbie Deans is struggling against the weight of history as he looks to inpire a victory on the high veldt in The Sydney Morning Herald.
"When the Wallabies return to training today, they will probably insist they are not scarred by their nine-Test losing streak to the All Blacks and will revive their winning form by defeating the South Africans on the Highveld for the first time since 1963.
"This is an admirable chest-beating venture aimed at buoying the troops, but one that is sounding somewhat hollow. Player injuries and unavailabilities aside, the losses are mounting up and the Wallabies are hardly the flavour of the month.
"There is justifiable concern the Wallabies are struggling to overcome a losers' mentality, and if it is not addressed within the next year, the 2011 World Cup campaign could be as agonising as this season has been so far."
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