{"id":7891,"date":"2012-02-11T13:57:50","date_gmt":"2012-02-11T11:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/02\/rugby-cooper-blames-wallabies-game-plan-for-world-cup-flop\/"},"modified":"2012-02-11T13:57:50","modified_gmt":"2012-02-11T11:57:50","slug":"rugby-cooper-blames-wallabies-game-plan-for-world-cup-flop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-cooper-blames-wallabies-game-plan-for-world-cup-flop\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Cooper blames Wallabies game plan for World Cup flop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Feb 11 (Reuters) – Australia’s conservative tactics
\nmay have contributed to their failure and his own disappointing
\ndisplay at last year’s rugby World Cup, flyhalf Quade Cooper has
\nsaid.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Cooper whose enigmatic playmaking could turn a game either
\nway, was lacklustre during the World Cup in New Zealand as the
\nWallabies adopted a conservative, territory based game.<\/p>\n

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The 23-year-old was heavily criticised for his performances
\nbut the Queensland Reds flyhalf, who suffered a knee injury in
\nthe third-place playoff that will keep him out of Super Rugby
\nuntil at least April, said his free-spirited approach may have
\nbeen stymied by coach Robbie Deans’ tactics.<\/p>\n

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“I went out there and played the football I was allowed to
\nplay inside a game plan,” Cooper told Australian Associated
\nPress on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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“It might not have necessarily been the best game plan.<\/p>\n

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“There was half the games that we didn’t play very smart.
\nWhether that was on the back of my shoulders, who knows?”<\/p>\n

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The Wallabies were outmuscled by Ireland in pool play and
\nthen New Zealand in the semi-finals before adopting a more
\nexpansive approach in the playoff for third place, where they
\nbeat Wales 21-18.<\/p>\n

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Deans had preferred to use his inside centre to run straight
\nand take the ball into contact in an attempt to get over the
\ngain line.<\/p>\n

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In the playoff, the New Zealander used the more creative
\nBerrick Barnes at inside centre to act as a second playmaker,
\nwhich contributed to the Wallabies’ victory Cooper said.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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