Wales seem to be well up for the match against Australia and James Hook wants to win to atone for his poor showing against France.
If Hook had his kicking boots on Wales would be prepping for the final this weekend instead but he didn’t so Warren Gatland’s brave band of non-cheaters have to face Australia in the losers match bronze medal match instead.
And Hook says they want to claim third place for their absent captain Sam Warburton, who is now serving a three-week ban for the tackle on Vincent Clerc.
“We said at half-time during the game with France that we wanted to do it for Sam,” the out-half said.
“It didn’t happen but he has been immense, not just in the World Cup but since he started playing for Wales.”
In fairness to Hook he acknowledges he had a nightmare day with the boot. “Obviously the missed kicks proved vital at the end of a game we lost by a point. That is what it came down to at the end of the day.
“It was difficult when we were down to 14 men, but we are not making excuses for Sam or myself. We’ve all taken it on the chin and realised how disappointed we are.”
Saturday’s game is hard to call but Wales do seem to be genuinely up for this one so we have a sneaky fancy for them.
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