“This could be our last eve of match media conference if we don’t win, so we’ve been working hard at training and the eight-day turnaround gave us time to delve deeply into Tonga.
“The team we selected is also strong and physical so that we can put them under pressure. We know that if we are not on form we could struggle, so we want to pitch up with real intensity and capitalise on our point-scoring chances, which is something we didn’t do against Ireland.” “We need to win this game, so we cannot even talk about the playoff stages now,” said Stick. “We don’t want to rely on other teams to get us through, so our goal firstly, will be to win and if things go well, we’ll chase the bonus point and points.”
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