Bustling centre Samu Kerevi is adamant there may be loads of time for the Wallabies to repair their issues earlier than the World Cup after a stunning begin to the Rugby Championship.
Smashed 43-12 by South Africa in Pretoria on Sunday morning (AEST), the Wallabies arrived again in Sydney on Monday afternoon forward of this weekend’s conflict in opposition to Argentina at CommBank Stadium.
Kerevi, who made his Wallabies return from a knee harm by way of the bench within the heavy defeat, was assured the Eddie Jones-coached Australians might flip their fortunes round in time for the Rugby World Cup, which begins in September in France.
The Wallabies have simply 4 Tests scheduled earlier than their Cup opener in opposition to Georgia on September 10.
And that’s sufficient video games to seek out some much-needed kind, based on Kerevi.
“It’s a marathon. It’s not a full sprint,” the previous Queensland Reds captain stated.
“We want to build nicely into the World Cup. We’ve got a deep squad so each game is an opportunity to get better.
“We were definitely disappointed with our performance on the weekend. South Africa outplayed us.
“It wasn’t good enough … and we’ve got to better this week (against Argentina).”
Kerevi stated there have been no excuses being sought by the Wallabies regardless of the Test having been the primary beneath Jones since he was appointed in January for a second stint as Australia’s coach.
“For us even though it’s our first Test together, we still set ourselves really high standards and this weekend we’ve got to turn things around,” he stated.
“We know what we need to do to get better. We know we have the capabilities in the squad to perform, but individually we’ve got to look at ourselves, and look at the solutions we need to make and the changes we need to make for this week, and we’ll be better for it.
“We’ve got to put out a really good performance that our fans and our country will be proud of. We know what’s at stake and who we represent.”
Kerevi stated his staff needed to be prepared on Saturday night time for a “passionate” Argentine aspect coached by former Wallabies mentor Michael Cheika.
Cheika’s aspect additionally misplaced on the weekend, taking place 41-12 to New Zealand in Mendoza.
“Cheika’s going to bring over an Argentina side that’s going to be firing after their (loss),” he stated.
“We’ve still got to focus on ourselves … but the Argentinians are a really passionate group from a really passionate country so we’ve got to be prepared for that.”
Kerevi stated he was prepared to begin this weekend if given the prospect.
“My body’s feeling good and my mind’s in great shape,” he stated.
Source: www.news.com.au
