{"id":19107,"date":"2017-03-14T18:12:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T18:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=19107"},"modified":"2017-03-14T18:12:51","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T18:12:51","slug":"wales-cant-rest-laurels-france-says-mcbryde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/03\/14\/wales-cant-rest-laurels-france-says-mcbryde\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales can&#039;t rest on laurels against France, says McBryde"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Forwards Coach Robin Mcrbyde at the WRU Conference, 14.03.17\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sj69UIG2u3k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Forwards Coach Robin Mcrbyde at the WRU Conference, 14.03.17\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sj69UIG2u3k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WALES are not \u201cresting on their laurels\u201d against a physical France, says Robin McBryde looking forward to this weekend\u2019s clash at the Stade de France. \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nAt today\u2019s press conference ahead of France v Wales on Saturday, the Wales forwards coach said they were not complacent after a hard-fought victory over Ireland, and highlighted the abilities of the French pack as something they would be watching out for.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a huge physical encounter up front and we have got to be at our best once again. We can\u2019t rest on our laurels. We\u2019ve just got to go out there and step it up again and use some of that momentum from the last game and take it into the France game with us,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nWales have a good record against France, having won their last five encounters. They are also heading into Saturday\u2019s game having put in a redemptive performance against Ireland.<br \/>\nHowever, with Scotland inflicting their first defeat on Wales in a decade earlier this campaign, McBryde said they would not be relying on history repeating itself.<br \/>\n\u201cWe are more than aware of what can happen if you listen to the record books,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nHe added: \u201cWe know they are a very big, physical team with offloading ability. If some of those offloads come off early in the game, the crowd gets behind them and they just grow an extra arm and a leg then. We have got to be at our best and limit the opportunities we give France.\u201d<br \/>\nMcBryde said Wales will also have to be wary of France\u2019s set piece work, pointing to scrummaging and lineout mauls as potential areas of concern.<br \/>\nDespite a reluctance to overplay their latest success, he hinted there would be few changes to the side that beat Ireland on Friday.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s about performance, not necessarily potential,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve just got to back up that performance against Ireland with another good performance against France.\u201d<br \/>\nMcBryde was also keen to underplay the significance of Saturday\u2019s game in terms of Wales\u2019 position in the rankings. After fears that a defeat against Ireland could see them drop below the world top eight, they now face the prospect of climbing to the top four if they beat France.<br \/>\nHe said: \u201cMaybe that\u2019s in the back of our minds somewhere but really it has no relevance to how we approach the game on Saturday. It\u2019s all about backing up that performance against Ireland and if that means we end up in the top four then all\u2019s good.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>France v Wales kicks off at 2.45pm on Saturday at Stade de France.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WALES are not \u201cresting on their laurels\u201d against a physical France, says Robin McBryde looking forward to this weekend\u2019s clash at the Stade de France. \u00a0 At today\u2019s press conference ahead of France v Wales on Saturday, the Wales forwards coach said they were not complacent after a hard-fought victory over Ireland, and highlighted the abilities of the French pack as something they would be watching out for. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a huge physical encounter up front and we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":19115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[151,4],"tags":[4815,3966,4417,328,765],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-19107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rugby","category-sport","tag-france-v-wales","tag-match-preview","tag-robin-mcbryde","tag-six-nations","tag-welsh-rugby-union"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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