Winning the third Test in a rousing performance Sydney, the Wallabies ended the series as 2-1 losers for the second successive tour but RA boss Phil Waugh says the close contest across the series secured its future.

By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) -Rugby Australia chief Phil Waugh was disappointed the Wallabies lost the test series against the British & Irish Lions but believes the tour was a huge success and talk that the tourists might not return in 2037 was well wide of the mark.