Eddie Jones accepts that Australia are “under the pump” as they put together for a make-or-break Rugby World Cup conflict towards Wales.
A primary pool stage exit in World Cup historical past will loom for the Wallabies in the event that they fail to beat Warren Gatland’s group in Lyon on Sunday.
In distinction, Wales are sitting fairly, high of the group with a most 10 factors from two video games and transferring in the direction of a fourth successive World Cup quarter-final look.
And whereas the Welsh go about enterprise again at their Versailles coaching base, Jones and his teaching employees are selecting by means of the items of a primary loss to Fiji since 1954.
“We are moving on to Wales now,” stated Australia head coach Jones, whose facet had been crushed 22-15 by the Pacific nation in Saint-Etienne on Sunday.
“These are the weeks you remember when you are under the pump quite a lot and you have got to produce a good performance.
“We are starting to set our sights on how we need to play against Wales. The only thing we are worried about is Wales this week.
“We would be happy to play them tomorrow if they wanted to play. We would get the television (coverage) organised. We can’t wait for the challenge.”
Wales have crushed Australia in three of the international locations’ final 4 conferences, and they’re going to sort out a group reeling from a loss that has left them teetering on the brink.
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Australia can even be with out injured key forwards Taniela Tupou and Will Skelton, rising their diploma of problem in a recreation of inevitably intense stress.
Jones added: “There are not any issues with motivation. This group cares quite a bit about their efficiency.
These are the weeks you keep in mind if you find yourself below the pump rather a lot and you have to supply a great efficiency.
Eddie Jones
“We are all still searching for answers. None of us has the 100 per cent answer, but we have ideas about where the game came unstuck.
“Wales are a completely different team. They grind away at you, whereas Fiji is power.
“This is one of the biggest challenges for this team and for the coaching staff. We know how we want to play against Wales and we are going to work really hard to get the players back on track.
“When you have a loss like this, it knocks you around a bit. It knocks you emotionally and team-ethics wise. You start seeing shadows in every corner of the room.
“There is noise from outside which you have to handle. That is the challenge for the coaching staff this week, to make sure they have got the right noise.”
Wales are again at their coaching base, with solely flanker Tommy Reffell and prop Henry Thomas amongst Gatland’s squad prone to want health assessments.
Reffell pulled out of Wales’ conflict towards Portugal simply earlier than kick-off in Nice as a result of a good calf muscle, whereas Thomas has performed no half within the match to date due to a hamstring situation.
Gatland stated: “People had an opportunity to put their hand up (against Portugal), so we will review that and see which guys did perform well.
“I thought Rio Dyer looked sharp on the wing, and I was really happy with his aerial stuff. Probably the lineout didn’t function as well as I would have liked, and we were a bit lateral at times.
“But when we were direct and in contact we looked comfortable.”
