Flying Wallaby wing Mark Nawaqanitawase stated he’s desirous to get at Wales’s famed powerful defence as Australia look to maintain their Rugby World Cup hopes alive at 5am (AEST) on September 25.
Defeat to Fiji final weekend has left the Wallabies hopes hanging by a thread and one other reverse in opposition to Warren Gatland’s Wales in Lyon on Sunday would virtually actually see them heading residence early from the event.
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Australia made few inroads into Fiji’s bruising defence final week in Saint Etienne, however Nawaqanitawase is unbowed and believes they may be capable of muscle into the Wales backline.
“Wales have always been a strong team with some talented players, I guess we’re going to have to put up a fight against these guys,” stated the 22-year-old Waratahs again.
“It will be a tough game but we’re looking forward to it.”
Nawaqanitawase made his identify final November with two tries in a shocking comeback victory for Australia in Cardiff when the Wallabies overturned a 21-point deficit to assert a last-gasp 39-34 victory.
It was solely his third look for the Wallabies and he’s chomping on the bit to get caught into the Welsh once more.
“For us, we’ve just got to take confidence in what we can do. I’m really keen to have a crack at these guys,” stated the strapping 100kg, 191cm wing, who has scored in every of Australia’s first two Pool C matches.
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“As much as they’re pretty good in defence, there will be some cracks in the game after we move them around a bit, so we’re going to look for those opportunities.”
With Wales having pipped Fiji 32-26 after which the Pacific Islanders defeating Australia 22-15, a Wallaby victory on Sunday would arrange the chance that development from Pool C comes right down to bonus factors — all three sides presently have two every.
But Nawaqanitawase says that can’t be a consideration on Sunday.
“First of all, just focus on getting that win. Anything else that comes extra will be a bonus,” he stated.
But for Wales, victory would safe their development to the knockout phases with a recreation to spare.
TEAMS
Wales: 1. Gareth Thomas, 2. Ryan Elias, 3. Tomas Francis, 4. Will Rowlands, 5. Adam Beard, 6. Aaron Wainwright, 7. Jac Morgan (c), 8. Taulupe Faletau, 9. Gareth Davies, 10. Dan Biggar, 11. Josh Adams, 12. Nick Tompkins, 13. George North, 14. Louis Rees Zammit, 15. Liam Williams, 16. Elliot Dee, Corey Domachowski, 18. Henry Thomas, 19. Dafydd Jenkins, 20. Taine Basham, 21. Tomos Williams, 22. Gareth Anscombe, 23. Rio Dyer
Australia: 1. Angus Bell, 2. David Porecki (c), 3. James Slipper, 4. Nick Frost, 5. Richie Arnold, 6. Rob Leota, 7. Tom Hooper, 8. Rob Valentini, 9. Tate McDermott, 10. Ben Donaldson, 11. Marika Koroibete, 12. Samu Kerevi, 13. Jordan Petaia, 14. Mark Nawaqanitawase, 15. Andrew Kellaway, 16. Matt Faessler, 17. Blake Schoupp, 18. Pone Fa’amausili, 19. Matt Philip, 20. Fraser McReight, 21. Nic White, 22. Carter Gordon, 23. Suliasi Vunivalu
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