Deans insists he is capable of blocking out the external pressures to focus on helping the Wallabies defeat the Lions. Photo / Getty Images
Knowing the stakes are about to rise, Robbie Deans has reaffirmed his desire to coach Australia at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Deans yesterday warned the Wallabies to brace themselves for a brutal showdown with the Lions and said he was well aware of the personal heat on him to
deliver a meaningful series win.
With Australia having lost all five Bledisloe Cup series to the All Blacks since he began his tenure and also bombing out in the 2011 World Cup semifinals, the coach knows his future with the Wallabies hinges on a triumphant campaign against the Lions in June and July.
Ewen McKenzie and South Africa's 2007 World Cup-winning coach Jake White, whose Reds and Brumbies outfits lead the Super rugby championship at the halfway point, are in the frame to replace Deans when his contract expires at the end of the year.
Deans insists he is capable of blocking out the external pressures to focus on helping the Wallabies defeat the Lions, but acknowledges the significance of the series.
