It may not be the World Cup final, but a meaningless third and fourth place play-off? Not for Wales, it isn’t.
The bronze medal clash with the Wallabies is an opportunity for Warren Gatland’s team to really put down a marker on the world game and enhance the legacy they have left on this 2011 showpiece.
Victory is absolutely vital. Otherwise, the fact of the matter is Gatland’s team will head home on Saturday morning with a World Cup record which reads: Won four, lost three.
They may have thrilled the greats of the game with the dynamic and at times downright gutsy way they have played.But the truth is if Wales don’t beat the Wallabies, they will return to British shores having failed to nail the big scalp they have craved down under.The sort of showpiece win Wales need as they seek to push on during next year’s Six Nations and a demanding three-Test summer tour of Australia.Despite the plaudits which have justifiably flown Wales’ way, the cold reality is they lost to South Africa and France.- by http://www.walesonline.co.uk
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