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Edwards plays down Wales last ten defeats against Australia

Saturday, October 10 2015 by SNTV
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    SOUNDBITE (English) Shaun Edwards, Wales defence coach:

    "This is a huge game for us, obviously we're playing against the current champions of the southern hemisphere. The team has been in fantastic form recently and any team that can beat the All Blacks, as they did in the summer to win the Rugby Championship, you're talking about a credible, formidable force. We have to be at our absolute best if we have any chance of beating them."

    SOUNDBITE (English) Shaun Edwards, Wales defence coach (on Wales losing their last ten to the Wallabies):

    "I totally agree but this is a different day, a different game and I've coached teams who have won ten games on the trot and it's come to the eleventh game and I've said 'forget about the last ten lads because this is a totally different day.' I'll be saying exactly the same if we've lost the ten. We feel we've had equal preparation time now. It's pretty well known that northern hemisphere teams sometimes have only two weeks together before we play agains the southern hemisphere lads. That's not the case in Rugby World Cup years. We've had all summer together so we go into this game pretty well prepared."

    SOUNDBITE (English) Shaun Edwards, Wales defence coach (on Australia fly half Bernard Foley):

    "I've watched him at the Rugby Championship and I've known his play for quite a while. He plays very flat and I think what he's good at is recognising the speed of the ball. If the ball's quick he'll flatten up and that gives the defence less time to adjust to his show and goes which is where he caught various teams out building up to this game. I think the width of the pass has helped him a lot, getting wider and flatter. As I said he was absolutely outstanding in that game against England. He's a guy we've got a huge amount of respect for."

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