article_snippet: We’ll be on an even higher plateau by the World Cup,’ he said.
article_snippet: There are no guarantees
article_snippet: n’t think We’ll be a bad team come the World Cup.
article_snippet: Confidence will be high after the imperious second-half display in Rome — scoring 47 points in 26 minutes
article_snippet: With most of the squad playing slow-paced regional rugby, fitness levels have been identified as one of the keys to the problem.
article_snippet: ‘The core of players are still together and there’s a lot more experience.
article_snippet: We know when We get together for a long period of time We are a bloody good team.
article_snippet: I think it showed against England that We were a bit rusty when We have just two weeks prep together.
article_snippet: Looking back to the last World Cup, we had more time together and really worked in putting in the hard yards in terms of fitness and technical play.
article_snippet: Touch wood, the last few months of the season are injury-free for everyone.
article_snippet: Over the last few years maybe it was just a confidence issue
article_snippet: but We are a lot more confident than We were 24 months ago.
article_snippet: We’ve taken some positive steps and We’re regretting that bad 40 minutes against England but four wins out of five has been a very good effort for We.