Cheika: I believe in this Australia side

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Sunday, October 25 2015 by SNTV

SuggestedLeadIn: Australia head coach Michael Cheika expressed confidence in his side ahead of their 2015 Rugby World Cup semi-final against Argentina on Sunday (25th October).

Script: SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Cheika, Australia head coach

"I really do believe a lot in this side, I really believe in the players and the team because I have seen them work very, very hard every single day and that consistency brings belief. That in itself won't mean anything tomorrow, except that it give us the launching pad to go out there and play the best footy we can."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Cheika, Australia head coach

(Q: You beat Argentina in the Rugby Championship last July, how much have they improved since then?)

"I know all the teams in the Rugby Championship where we play, they're all high quality and on any given day the way the teams are set up any team can beat the other. It's a really tough competition and tomorrow is going to be exactly the same, in that it's all about what you bring into that game. I don't think that past form or what's happened in this tournament or anything is relevant except for the two teams and what they bring over 80 minutes tomorrow."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Cheika, Australia head coach

(Q: This is the most experience Australian team in a World Cup, does that help with the pressure?)

"I suppose experience does help, but mate to be honest I don't feel like that there is a lot of pressure. I think that it's up to us to create that in the game on the opposition. I don't think…this is like an opportunity for us and in fact a great opportunity for us to progress, but it is all about confronting the opponent on Sunday over eighty minutes, so you don't want to be stressed about that, you want to enjoy it. It's going to be tough yeah, it's going to be hard and there is going to be a lot of hurt and we've trained to be ready for that, you know, and the opponent is going to be having the same thing happening to them as well." in every ball that we carry. There is going to be one of the keys of the game."