Wales did not fully express themselves in their pre-World Cup matches and are lo...
KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Wales did not fully express themselves in their pre-World Cup matches and are looking for a strong start in their bid to win the Webb Ellis trophy for the first time, coach Warren Gatland said on Sunday.
Gatland said the team were experimenting in those matches and that their true strategy will only come to the fore when they begin their campaign against Georgia on Sept. 23. Wales face the strong-scrummaging Georgians in Toyota City before a mouth-watering Pool D clash with Australia in Tokyo six days later.
This isn’t the first time Wales have come into a tournament with high hopes but they haven’t always lived up to expectations, failing to make it out of the pool stages three times and never reaching the final. “So the preparation and the relationship with the competition has been ongoing for more than the last three months and even the last four years.”
For the past few years, the Welsh Rugby Union have been establishing a relationship with the city, running training camps for children and coaches.
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