{"id":14221,"date":"2012-09-03T15:39:29","date_gmt":"2012-09-03T13:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/09\/rugby-minor-not-major-work-required-for-wallaby-wins\/"},"modified":"2012-09-03T15:39:29","modified_gmt":"2012-09-03T13:39:29","slug":"rugby-minor-not-major-work-required-for-wallaby-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-minor-not-major-work-required-for-wallaby-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Minor not major work required for Wallaby wins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">Sept 3<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Minor modifications will see the winless<br \/>\nWallabies back on track when they host South Africa in their<br \/>\nRugby Championship clash in Perth on Saturday, lock Nathan<br \/>\nSharpe said on Monday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The experienced second row has featured in Australia&#8217;s two<br \/>\ndisappointing defeats to trans-Tasman rivals and World Cup<br \/>\nwinners New Zealand in the opening fortnight of the expanded<br \/>\ntournament, which also features Argentina.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Wallabies were criticised for their error-strewn display<br \/>\nin Sydney where they lost 27-19 on Aug. 18, while calls for the<br \/>\nsacking of coach Robbie Deans grew in local media after their<br \/>\n22-0 loss in Auckland the following week.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sharpe, however, believes the Wallabies can improve quicker<br \/>\nby avoiding sweeping changes.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The guys are all proud Australians and we want to make sure<br \/>\nthat the next time we take to the track we get a victory,&#8221;<br \/>\nSharpe told reporters in Perth.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s plenty for us to do in terms of getting things<br \/>\nright on the field, but minor adjustments will see a big<br \/>\ndifference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Wallabies have been hit hard in their forward pack with<br \/>\ncaptain and lock James Horwill ruled out of the tournament with<br \/>\ninjury, then his understudy, flanker David Pocock, sidelined<br \/>\nafter the Sydney test following knee surgery.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Another second row, Dan Vickerman, was forced to retire last<br \/>\nweek after failing to overcome a stress fracture in his leg.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sharpe, who has played more than 100 tests for the<br \/>\nWallabies, postponed retirement plans to fill the void and also<br \/>\nskippered the side in Auckland when the latest captain,<br \/>\nscrumhalf Will Genia, was sin binned.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sept 3 (Reuters) &#8211; Minor modifications will see the winless Wallabies back on track when they host South Africa in their Rugby Championship clash in Perth on Saturday, lock Nathan Sharpe said on Monday. 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