"Confidence comes from a long way back that we're building as we go along. We built through the Lions series, we built through South Africa even though we won the first game and lost the second game, the second game was three tries apiece, and had a kick to go ahead with about 12 to go. That could have swung things around."
"So we know we're not always going to get the margins in our favour, so we've got to work hard enough to get enough margins that it doesn't matter to the end result if we do miss a couple. That takes a lot of hard work, and I've no doubt that the players are ready roll their sleeves up today."
The Rugby Championship round three match in Townsville started later than scheduled, with teams still absent ten minutes after the advertised kickoff and an overall 18-minute delay noted. Argentina supporters were loud and exposed in the open north-eastern end of the stadium during the anthem. The Puma Trophy was displayed as both teams entered. Argentina switched to an all-navy jersey instead of their usual powder blue and white hoops; Australia wore traditional gold with green accents. Australia’s coach stressed confidence built from previous series and emphasised the need to cover Argentina’s kicking game and match their carry and clearout efforts, urging hard work and readiness from the players.
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