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Deans: 'The French will be very motivated in front of their home crowd'

Deans: 'The French will be very motivated in front of their home crowd'

Deans warns Wallabies over Paris complacency Photo

Posted November 22, 2008 15:44:00

Australia coach Robbie Deans has warned his Wallabies to beware a wounded French side who will be bent on revenge for the maulings they suffered on their summer tour when the two sides meet in Paris on Sunday morning (Australian time).

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Cordingley half a chance to start Photo

Wallabies coach Robbie Deans says he will not hesitate to thrust veteran scrum half Sam Cordingley into the fray against France if Luke Burgess continues to struggle with the flu.

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Baxter full of praise for Deans Photo

Wallabies prop Al Baxter has praised coach Robbie Deans for his role in improving the team's forward play, ahead of the Test against France this weekend.

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