{"id":294676,"date":"2023-10-01T12:34:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T12:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=294676"},"modified":"2023-10-01T12:34:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T12:34:09","slug":"rio-dyer-insists-wales-will-keep-chasing-that-perfection-at-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/rugby-union\/rio-dyer-insists-wales-will-keep-chasing-that-perfection-at-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio Dyer insists Wales will keep \u2018chasing that perfection\u2019 at World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rio Dyer says that Wales will aim to keep a collective foot on the accelerator as they build towards their fourth successive Rugby World Cup quarter-final appearance.<\/p>\n
Wales\u2019 place in the last eight was confirmed through a record 40-6 win against Australia.<\/p>\n
They require only a point from next Saturday\u2019s appointment with Georgia in Nantes to guarantee finishing top of Pool C.<\/p>\n
Japan or Argentina, who meet in what is effectively a group eliminator 24 hours after Wales tackle Georgia, are then set to await Warren Gatland\u2019s team as quarter-final opponents.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe taken learnings from every game previously, and we are chasing that perfection,\u201d Wales wing Dyer said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cEvery game won\u2019t be perfect, but there are things we can get better at. It is about not letting the foot off the gas and see how far we can push ourselves.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet the result take care of itself, because I am more than sure if we put the effort in during the week and take the learnings, we will get even better and hopefully top the group.<\/p>\n
It is about not letting the foot off the gas and see how far we can push ourselves<\/p>\n
\u201cThe training we have been putting in is amazing. The competitiveness of the sessions has been phenomenal.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo-one is sulking or moping about. We are a 33-man squad trying to get the same result, and everyone is helping everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Twelve of Wales\u2019 World Cup group were involved when Georgia claimed an historic 13-12 victory in Cardiff during last year\u2019s autumn internationals.<\/p>\n
It came just eight months after Wales had lost at home to Italy, and effectively signalled the end for Gatland\u2019s head coach predecessor Wayne Pivac.<\/p>\n
A home loss to Australia the following weekend \u2013 Wales conceded 26 unanswered points after leading 34-13 \u2013 sealed his fate, before Gatland returned for a second stint in the job.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re a good team,\u201d Dyer said of Georgia. \u201cThey bring qualities throughout their forwards and backs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have got very good players all around the park. Hopefully, we can put in a performance that we have put in during these three (pool) games and get the result against them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dyer and company returned to the training pitch on Friday following four days off after the Australia match, with the majority of players enjoying French sightseeing, while some briefly returned home.<\/p>\n
\u201cMason (Grady) and myself had a nice day around Paris on the bikes, then we went to Disneyland Paris together on a two-man mission. We went on all the rides there \u2013 I felt like a kid again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Flanker Taine Basham, meanwhile, had time at home, adding: \u201cI went back home to see the little one. He is nearly walking now, so no days off.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe was keeping me busy, so I was not just laying back on the sofa waiting to go back out to France.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am getting better sleep out here, there is no doubt, but I can\u2019t wait to see him again in the next couple of weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n