Intro:

Wales will be looking for their first win over Australia in six years on Saturday (8th November) in the opening test of their four game Autumn series. Warren Gatland's squad trained at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Friday (7th November) and will face the Wallabies again in the pool stage of next year's World Cup.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) Robin McBride, Wales forwards coach (on Wales' recent poor record versus Australia):

"Well the focus is on what we can do better. It speaks volumes that we're in positions to win these games on several occasions so we've got to look at that as a positive. Obviously the negative is that we haven't been able to maintain that up until the final whistle. It's important, it would be great if we can get a win tomorrow. That's going to give our confidence a massive boost for the remainder of the series. It's something we haven't done for a number of years, winning the opening game for instance. It's important in the short term, long term I think there's a lot of rugby to be played between now and the next time we face Australia in the World Cup, a lot of things can happen as we're all aware of with regards to the rugby. If we can get a win tomorrow it's going to really boost our confidence for the remainder (of the year)."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Robin McBride, Wales forwards coach (on his expectations of Michael Cheika's Australia):

"Well obviously the the license to play is evident, I know it was a Barbarians fixture the last game but it's also with the (New South Wales) Waratahs and his success in Northern hemisphere rugby as well. The players will obviously play with that license with that freedom to go out and play which suits the Australians really, that's their game. They've got so many threats, they're going to make line breaks, it's how we react really and how we regather ourselves and stand up to the challenge."