Eddie Jones claims the Wallabies are like an ‘old car’ that keeps breaking down after a dramatic loss to Argentina…
Eddie Jones has likened the Wallabies to an old car that keeps breaking down after Australia lost a thrilling Rugby Championship match to Argentina 34-31 in Sydney on Saturday night.
The defeat is Jones’ second consecutive defeat since taking charge of the Wallabies for the second time in January after a 43-12 hammer blow by South Africa. to open the Rugby Championship in Pretoria last week.
While the performance at Allianz Stadium was much improved from the dismal performance the Wallabies put up seven days ago, Jones admitted his side still had plenty of work to do.
“You fix the handbrake and the next day the wipers break and that’s kind of how we are at the moment,” said the former England coach.
‘Last week our set piece was not good, this week our set piece was good.
Eddie Jones compared the Wallabies to an old car that keeps breaking down
The Wallabies lost a thrilling game against Argentina 34-31 in Sydney on Saturday
“We didn’t attack last week. This week we attacked, but our decision-making around the ball was poor.’
However, Jones remained confident that the Wallabies would improve ahead of the upcoming Rugby World Cup, which kicks off in France on September 8.
“So this is a bit of a process that we have to go through, as painful as it is, as difficult as it is, and the team we are today is a long way from the team we want to be tomorrow, but you know we “We’ll keep working on it and we’ll do it right.”
The Wallabies looked to have a dramatic win of their own as Mark Nawaqanitawase ran 95 yards to score an interception attempt five minutes from time, but conceded with 50 seconds to play when Juan Martin put Gonzalez in front of the Pumas.
“We’re all very disappointed, mate. We put a lot into that, although we just couldn’t put enough pressure on the opposition,” Jones said.
“Every time we got into position to apply pressure, we gave the ball back or didn’t defend hard enough.
“So there are a few things that we need to fix that we can fix with a lot of hard work.
“Sometimes what you do doesn’t translate into achievements and it takes another game or a moment in the game.
Jones insisted the Wallabies can turn their fortunes around ahead of the World Cup
The Wallabies will be in action on July 29 when they host the All Blacks at the MCG before traveling to New Zealand for the second Bledisloe Cup Test in Dunedin a week later.
Should they fail to beat the All Blacks in either Test, the Wallabies will arrive in France after a four match losing streak.
Australia will open their World Cup against Georgia on September 9 at the Stade de France, before taking on Fiji in Saint-Etienne on September 17 and Wales in Lyon on September 24.
The Wallabies’ last group match is against Portugal on October 1 in Saint-Etienne.