UNDER-FIRE PIVAC IS FOCUSED ON OZ

WAYNE PIVAC will not allow himself to be sidetracked by speculation surrounding his future as Wales head coach.

Pivac (above) heads into tomorrow’s Autumn Nations Series finale against Australia at the Principality Stadium under huge pressure.

It follows an embarrassing 13-12 home defeat against Georgia last weekend, which came just eight months after Wales lost to annual Six Nations strugglers Italy in Cardiff.

Wales have lost 19 of their 33 Tests under Pivac and there can be little doubt that the Kiwi’s job is now on the line.

“Other people make those decisions,” said Pivac, who has handed Opreys centre Joe Hawkins a Wales debut and recalled veteran lock Alun Wyn Jones. “I can’t get sidetracked by those 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.

“It’s just the standard, focusing on the here and now. We review campaigns at the end – not during.

“So it is just standard things discussing how we can improve the performance.

“As head coach, the responsibility lies with me for a lot of the decision-making.”