REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Australia-based players in the Wallabies squad for the disappointing World Cup campaign lacked the ability to train at the same level as their team mates at European clubs, according to assistant coach Pierre-Henry Broncan.
"The team's youth did not work at this World Cup, it did not lack experience but collective experience," he told French sports newspaper L'Equipe.
"We lost the World Cup the week we lost Tupou and Skelton.
They have been preparing for this World Cup for four years.
"If he senses a real desire from Rugby Australia to create a high-performance environment, I think he will be there."
Persons:
Siphiwe, Pierre, Henry Broncan, Eddie Jones, Will Skelton, Richie Arnold, that's, Jones, Skelton, Taniela Tupou, Tupou, Frenchman, Fabien Galthie, Broncan, Eddie, Nick Mulvenney, Ed Osmond
Organizations:
Australia Wallabies, St Peter’s, Rugby, South, REUTERS, Rights, Wallabies, Castres, Australia, French, L'Equipe, Fiji, Rugby Australia, Thomson
Locations:
Sunninghill, South Africa, Pretoria, Australia, France, Fiji