Below strain coach Dave Rennie defended making mass adjustments to his crew after the Wallabies had been surprised in a historic 28-27 loss to Italy in Florence on Sunday (AEDT).
After a heartbreaking loss to France, Rennie made a whopping 11 adjustments to his beginning XV when then turned 12 as lock Nick Frost was dominated out on match eve.
“We did not plan to make that many,” Rennie informed Stan Sport because the Azzurri celebrated.
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“We misplaced two or three guys from the French recreation. We had a ok facet to win tonight. We had rather a lot confidence in these guys they usually ready nicely. We did not play nicely sufficient.”
However that did not wash for Wallabies nice Drew Mitchell, who practically misplaced his voice after watching the horror present unfold.
Italy is ranked twelfth on the earth and completed final on this 12 months’s Six Nations.
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”To me it goes again to 12 adjustments,” Mitchell stated on Stan Sport.
“Subconsciously it offers you the mindset that you just’re anticipated to win this. That was poor teaching. Seventh on the earth, you are not able to make 12 adjustments.”
Once more self-discipline was a significant downside for the Wallabies who conceded 16 penalties to Italy’s 9.
Italy additionally punished the Wallabies by scoring early tries to Pierre Bruno and Ange Capuozzo whereas halfback Jake Gordon was within the sinbin for a a late shoulder hit.
Former Wallaby Morgan Turinui stated Rennie ought to all the time be below strain as a global coach however nonetheless felt he was the precise man for the job.
Rennie is contracted by way of to subsequent 12 months’s Rugby World Cup.
“Twelve adjustments however I take a look at that crew and it is ok to beat Italy,” Turinui stated on Stan Sport.
“I do not assume he is going wherever. I am impressed with quite a lot of the work he is finished.
“I do not see an apparent, higher resolution. It is all nicely and good to speak about adjustments however you have to have a greater viable resolution. I feel Dave Rennie’s doing a high-quality job with the gamers he has… as exhausting as it’s, eager to see the Wallabies do nicely – it is a momentous event for Italy.”
Australia is now 1-2 on their European tour with world No.1 Eire subsequent up on Sunday (AEDT).
They had been fortunate to beat Scotland after Blair Kinghorn missed a late kick and, satirically, by far their finest efficiency on tour got here within the loss to world No.2 France in Paris.
Former Wallaby Justin Harrison stated there was no lack of dedication from a revamped lineup however they struggled to gel as a collective unit.
“No-one walks right into a Check enviornment with out absolute intent to satisfy the opponent with every part you have obtained,” Harrison stated on Stan Sport.
“The problem tonight was 12 of these gamers have not performed a lot Check rugby collectively – they weren’t good at discovering an answer collectively below excessive strain.”
A problematic lack of consistency continues.
“It is peaks and troughs from the Wallabies… however let’s not neglect this Italian facet performed extraordinarily nicely tonight,” Harrison stated.
“They (the Wallabies) had been a part of historical past that they did not need to be they usually’ll take that for the remainder of their lives.”
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