THE Australian Wallabies are set to reignite a battle with an old foe.
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The Wallabies will take on England in an Old Mutual Wealth series match in the early hours of Sunday morning (Australian time) at Twickendam Stadium, London.
The match will mark the last time that Australia’s team takes to the field in 2016.
On a video on the Australian Rugby website, Wallabies captain Stephen Moore said his players wanted to do well against England.
“We want to do well for ourselves, for our country, for our people,” he said.
“That’s a big motivation, not the opposition.”
Moore said this would be the last time the side would play together in 2016.
“We’ve put a lot of emphasis on that this year, this is the last time that we’ll get to play together,” he said.
“Those kind of things mean different things to different players.
“But if one player can take motivation from that, then that’s good.”
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika said the game would be decided by the best team of players on the day.
“When the ball is kicked off, they [the players] are in charge and that’s how it will be decided.”
The Australian Wallabies will take on England at 1.30am Australian time on Sunday morning.
Joshua Bartlett
A sporting fanatic who is keen to promote all codes in the Illawarra and abroad. Mercury's chief football reporter.
A sporting fanatic who is keen to promote all codes in the Illawarra and abroad. Mercury's chief football reporter.
