{"id":11801,"date":"2012-06-24T11:50:49","date_gmt":"2012-06-24T09:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/06\/rugby-wales-series-perfect-wallabies-warmup-for-all-blacks-tests\/"},"modified":"2012-06-24T11:50:49","modified_gmt":"2012-06-24T09:50:49","slug":"rugby-wales-series-perfect-wallabies-warmup-for-all-blacks-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-wales-series-perfect-wallabies-warmup-for-all-blacks-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Wales series perfect Wallabies warmup for All Blacks tests"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n

By Nick Mulvenney<\/span><\/p>\n

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SYDNEY, June 24<\/span> (Reuters) – Australia coach Robbie Deans
\nbelieves the three-test series against Wales was the perfect
\npreparation for the back-to-back tests against the All Blacks
\nwith which the Wallabies open the inaugural Rugby Championship
\nin August.<\/p>\n

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The Wallabies wrapped up a 3-0 series sweep over the Welsh
\nwith victory by a single point in a third close test against the
\nthe Six Nations Grand Slam champions at the Sydney Football
\nStadium (SFS) on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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The players now return to their provinces for the climax of
\nthe Super Rugby season before regrouping for the start of the
\nreplacement for the Tri-Nations, which now features Argentina as
\nwell as New Zealand and South Africa.<\/p>\n

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Deans believes it will be the ‘toughest ever’ southern
\nhemisphere championship and certainly Australia have been handed
\na forbidding start with tests against the world champions in
\nSydney on Aug. 18 and Auckland a week later.<\/p>\n

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“We couldn’t have had a better opponent to prepare us for
\nwhat’s coming,” Deans told reporters at the team hotel on
\nSunday.<\/p>\n

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“The Welsh play 80 minutes, they look to attack when they
\nsniff an opportunity, turnover ball from their own goal line
\ndoesn’t concern them, and that’s classically New Zealand.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“Those are two key traits that New Zealanders possess and
\nthey’re probably the two key traits we have to master in order
\nto get home and then you’ve got all the other more obvious
\nformal stuff, set piece and there’s a lot we can do …<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“We can add some polish to what we’re doing, there’s no
\ndoubt we’ll do that, but it’s going to be the toughest Rugby
\nChampionship ever I think,” Deans added.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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