PIVAC: WE AIM TO LIFT WALES WITH VICTORY
UNDER-FIRE Wales coach Wayne Pivac says his side want to give “something back to the public” in today’s Autumn Nations Series finale against Australia.
For the third time in four weekends, Wales are set to be watched by a Principality Stadium crowd of more than 60,000.
But it has been a campaign of wildly fluctuating fortunes, with victory over Argentina being accompanied by conceding 55 points against New Zealand and then losing in humiliating fashion to Georgia.
The Georgia result has put Pivac’s future as Wales head coach under intense scrutiny, with his three-year reign having delivered just 13 wins from 33 starts.
But his main concern is to provide some much-needed cheer for Welsh fans, especially with their football team failing to hit the heights at the World Cup. Pivac said: “As one of the leaders within the group it is really important that I stay focused, which allows everybody else to follow suit.
“This week was a classic week of backs to the wall. We want to rectify last week’s performance.
“The guys are really determined to finish off on a good note to give something back to the public who they feel, and we feel collectively as a group, that we let down last week, obviously.
“It is going to be two desperate teams coming together. We’ve got to make sure we do everything in our power to come out the right side.”
Wales captain Justin Tipuric said: “There are many sleepless nights. We don’t go out there to play badly.
“The display against Georgia was one of those performances that you are never going to forget in your life,
unfortunately.”