Wallabies captain James Slipper doesn’t think a win over Wales this weekend will give his team a psychological edge ahead of their World Cup showdown in 10 months’ time.
Wales and Australia have been placed in the same group at the 2023 World Cup in France, and both sides are in desperate need of a win following a run of harrowing losses.
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The Wallabies have lost three matches in a row in what has turned into a Spring Tour of injury carnage.
Although the tight losses to heavyweights France (30-29) and Ireland (13-10) were commendable, the Wallabies’ first ever loss to Italy heaped huge pressure on coach Dave Rennie.
Wales also lost to Italy earlier this year, but it was last week’s defeat to Tier 2 nation Georgia that has put coach Wayne Pivac in the firing line.
Sunday’s (AEDT) clash between…