My team’s Cardiff defeat was hell and means Steve Hansen’s side will be aware of the pitfalls,while Wales must avoid dumb penalties against South Africa in Saturdays other Rugby World Cup quarter-finalIdeal. unusual Zealand against France at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, a repeat of the 2007 quarter-final. Steve Hansen, or Richie McCaw and most of the All Blacks management and a few of the senior players were there that night. As I said in a recent article,it was the hardest day in my rugby coaching career.
Words can’t do justice to the feeling but unfortunately its part of the life as a coach in high-profile professional sport; its genuine, it hurts, and it rips you apart. It’s even harder on those who are close to you,my wife Raewyn and the kids in my case, because they hold no control and can only hope the team pick up the right result.
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Source: theguardian.com