Australia have made a disastrous start to their World Cup preparations after suffering a shock 32-23 loss to underdogs Samoa at ANZ Stadium.
Robbie Deans' decision to rest several stars backfired spectacularly as the visitors scored two tries in each half to pull off arguably their greatest Test match triumph.
It was a dominant performance from Samoa who outmuscled the hosts at the breakdown, battered them in general play and showed more enterprise in attack to seal a four-tries-to-two victory.
Having trailed by 16 points midway through the second half, the Wallabies mounted a late challenge when Matt Giteau crossed in the 71st minute, but it was too little too late for the home side.
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