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SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Cheika, Australia head coach:
"I don't feel anymore relaxed or anything like that going into this game because we've qualified already. I think the target is just to do better every day and when it comes to game day try to be at our absolute best so we can win. I think it's a sign of weakness if we relax now and say 'well we're qualified now so we can chill out.' I've tried not to pass that feeling onto the players and I don't think the players are feeling like that at all. We're still right in the middle of what is like a warzone in our group. We're still playing for everything."
SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Cheika, Australia head coach (on Australia beating Wales in the last ten meetings between the two sides):
"It's irrelevant you know. World Cups are different. It's different. It's not another test match, it's one of the few times you get into tournament play and it's part of a bigger competition. I've only been involved with one game with Wales so I don't really know but I don't think there's anything from our point of view to be gaining confidence from that. It's all about what happens when the two teams front up on Saturday afternoon."
SOUNDBITE: (English) Israel Folau, Australia full back (on his ankle injury):
"It wasn't too serious, I had a couple of days off during the week just to make sure everything was alright. I had a bit of a run around yesterday with the guys and it felt pretty good so I'm very confident going into the game tomorrow."
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Cheika expects maximum concentration despite qualification
Saturday, October 10 2015Category:Rugby