Michael Cheika looking to make Australia proud at Twickenham
Friday 30 October 2015 16:06, UK
Michael Cheika says just getting Australia to the Rugby World Cup final is not enough as he plots a way to beat New Zealand in Saturday's Twickenham showdown.
The Webb Ellis Cup will be the prize for Cheika's men if they repeat their win over the All Blacks during the Rugby Championship in August.
Australia's form has improved significantly over the last 18 months and Cheika is urging the Wallabies to do their country proud despite going into the game as six-point underdogs with most bookmakers.
"We haven't tried to manufacture anything, we've just try to let things happen," Cheika said. "You feel the support and have to make sure that you use it to push you on from being just comfortable.
"You can think, 'I'm in the final so it's all good', or you can go out and do something great. We don't want to be comfortable.
"As an individual you have to say, 'I'm not happy to be comfortable'. It's great that you're enjoying it, but as a player or coach you have to do something.
"One of our goals as a team has been to get our supporters in Australia enjoying the game again. That's really important to us and that's genuine, I'm not in the marketing department.
"We want people to feel attached to the team because we've shown them the values they want to be attached to. We want to give them something else to be proud of on Saturday night."
