SYDNEY : Australia coach Eddie Jones does not expect key Wallabies duo Quade Cooper and Samu Kerevi to hit peak form until September's Rugby World Cup as he looks to avoid a third loss in a row when his team take on in-form New Zealand in Melbourne on July 29.The Australians have lost both of Jones' games
SYDNEY : Australia coach Eddie Jones does not expect key Wallabies duo Quade Cooper and Samu Kerevi to hit peak form until September's Rugby World Cup as he looks to avoid a third loss in a row when his team take on in-form New Zealand in Melbourne on July 29.
"They need time to train, they need time to get their feeling for the game back," Jones said."I've got no doubt they'll be back at their best for the World Cup. "We haven't been good enough in the first two games, so I'm still searching for what our best team is, that's quite obvious," said Jones, who's side are bottom of the Rugby Championship standings.
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