CARDIFF (UNITED KINGDOM) - Australia coach Michael Cheika refused to get carried away after watching his team destroy Wales 32-8 in the opening match of their gruelling six-game autumn tour. "The boys believed in our preparation and went out there and played that way," Cheika said, praising their "attitude and willingness to work hard". Cheika also had a word of sympathy for Wales, comparing their under-cookedness to Australia's own when they lost to England in June. "The possession and territory at one point were over 80 percent, it wasn't what we expected," said the former Wales scrum-half. Wales next face Argentina before hosting Japan and South Africa, captain Gethin Jenkins acknowledging that the Pumas would be a tough test.

Source: Bangkok Post November 05, 2016 20:37 UTC