Our Big Focus Now Is Pushing Towards the 2007 World Cup. But We're Proud to Be the Six Nations Champions and We'll Be Busting a Gut to Win It Again

Western Mail › January 17, 2006

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Rugby correspondent Simon Thomas concludes his in-depth Q&A session with Mike Ruddock. After a memorable year in Welsh rugby, can we have a repeat in 2006?

Q After the heavy defeat to New Zealand, you had a big fright against Fiji. You surprised a lot of people with the positive note you struck following that game?

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Our Big Focus Now Is Pushing Towards the 2007 World Cup. But We're Proud to Be the Six Nations Champions and We'll Be Busting a Gut to Win It Again

A Yes, but I think I was proved right. There were things that came out of that game, particularly our performance up front, that were to pay dividends further down the road. People ask me why I made so many changes for the Fiji game, but to a large extent my hand was forced. I had five players returning to France or England and one injury in Jonathan Thomas, so there were going to be a minim...

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