Deans pleased with Wallabies' triumph.AUSTRALIA coach Robbie Deans Robert Maxwell Deans, better known as Robbie Deans (born 4 September 1959 in Cheviot New Zealand) is the current coach of the Crusaders rugby union team, and a former All Black. insisted the bruising 31-8 victory over an uncompromising Italian side was just the kind of test his side needed. The Wallabies made light work of a star-studded Barbarians side last weekend but while they were clearly the better outfit at a chilly Canberra Stadium Canberra Stadium (originally known as Bruce Stadium) is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia. , the men in gold were made to work for their victory. "It was a great workout for us essentially, very physical which we always anticipated and off the back of a game that we got a lot of latitude in, that was a really good physical workout and we'll be better for it," Deans said. "We were a little bit inaccurate around the contact but in a contest where we found it difficult to get any momentum, we were still able to score five tries so you can't fault that." Italy coach Nick Mallet mallet, n a hammering instrument. mallet, hard, n a small hammer with a leather-, rubber-, fiber-, or metal-faced head; used to supply force or to supplement hand force for the compaction of foil or amalgam and to seat cast was not so enthusiastic, admitting his men - who could be handed a 10th consecutive Test defeat in Melbourne next week - have a lot of work ahead of them. "I don't think we were very happy with our game, particularly the individual errors we made," he said. |
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