0 Post a comment Saturday, 10 November 2018 – Rugby by Contributed Item – Contributed Item @twitter.com/gem_news [email protected] This year has been “the best since 2015”, according to Wales head coach John Kear. Wales and Ireland go head-to-head at the Racecourse Stadium in Wrexham on Sunday (3pm) and the winner will qualify for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. The Dragons lost their opening European Championship encounter in France, but they responded excellently with a 50-12 victory over Scotland. As Ireland have also won one match, beating the Scottish in round one, it makes the Racecourse showdown a winner-takes-all contest. “Sunday’s a massive game for us,” Kear said. “We’re all aware of what the rewards are. “Regardless of the rewards for any game, you’ve got to go through the processes to earn that. “We’ve been trying to emphasise that the rewards are great, but you’ve still got to do the ordinary things in rugby league in order to achieve them. “We’ll be in and amongst it, but I’m fully aware of how good Ireland are. “There are four lads who I’ve coached a great deal and I’ll tell you they’re good players. “It’s a heck of a challenge, but we’re fully aware of it and we can plan for that. “If we go through processes in an efficient manner, we’ll certainly be in with half a chance.” Kear, who has an extensive coaching career at both international and club level, guided Wales to the European Championship back in 2015. And… [Read full story]
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