Pivac said he is not distracted by speculation over his future while injury-hit Wallabies handed Donaldson and Gleeson first Test starts
Injury-hit Wallabies hand Donaldson and Gleeson first startsPhotograph: Ben Evans/Huw Evans/Rex/ShutterstockPhotograph: Ben Evans/Huw Evans/Rex/ShutterstockWales have reloaded with experience after the humbling loss to Georgia by recalling Alun Wyn Jones, Taulupe Faletau, Leigh Halfpenny and Gareth Anscombe for Saturday’s game in Cardiff against an injury-depleted Australia side who have made seven changes to the XV that lost narrowly to Ireland.
An Australia side patched together after a stack of injuries in the narrow loss to Ireland last weekend, meanwhile, includes first Test starts for the fly-half Ben Donaldson and the No 8 Langi Gleeson.The Wallabies have not beaten Wales in Wales since 2017 and, while their European tour started with a win over Scotland, it has been followed by defeats in France, Italy and Ireland.
“I definitely think we are a better side. We have a lot of firepower to come back in and I have no doubt we can put together a strong side and build on what we have done. We can take belief out of the last few weeks, particularly the performances in Dublin and Paris against really strong sides, but we need to be better.”
“What we do internally is make sure we prepare the best we can. I can’t get sidetracked by those sort of things. At the end of the day, it is the professional environment we are in. We know there is a lot at stake, clearly. We are here rolling our sleeves up this week to try and get the result everyone wants.”Asked if there had been contact with his WRU bosses, Pivac added: “Just the usual. We have weekly contact in every camp, and this week has been no different.
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