Assistant coach Jonathan Thomas said unbeaten Wales were not bothered by Argentina labelling them as favourites for Saturday's World Cup quarter-final clash.
Assistant coach Jonathan Thomas said unbeaten Wales were not bothered by Argentina labelling them as favourites for Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final clash.
Thomas, who won 67 caps and featured at the 2003 and 2007 World Cups as a flanker, said head coach Warren Gatland“When I was a young player with Wales, we always loved that underdog sort of feeling,” the breakdown guru said. “The whole point of sport is what’s your why and what’s your goal and for us as a collective our goal from day one has been to get to finals rugby, knockout rugby,” he added.
Comparing an opening win in the Six Nations to getting out of the pool in the World Cup, Thomas said both scenarios gave you a massive confidence boost. Turning to injuries to Gareth Anscombe and fullback Liam Williams , Thomas said that “at this stage, it’s looking positive… but we’ll see”.
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