Wales Coach Wants Better Defence Before Japan Game
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Peter Murchie works as a defence coach for the Wales rugby team. He wants his players to get much better at defence.
Wales will play Japan on Saturday. Murchie says the team must improve a lot before this game.
A defence coach helps players stop the other team from scoring. Murchie thinks Wales can do this job better.
The game against Japan is an important match. Wales wants to play well and win.
Murchie did not give many details. But he made it clear that defence needs big changes.
Vocabulary15 words
- defence
- stopping the other team from scoring
- match
- a game between two teams
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- improve
- to get better
- host
- to have a game at your own place
- team
- a group of players who play together
- score
- to get points in a game
- rugby
- a sport played with an oval ball
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- win
- to be the best in a game
- demand
- to ask strongly for something
- area
- a part of something
- major
- very big or important
- vast
- very large
- opponent
- the other team you play against
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1. Defence coach 2. Japan 3. Better defence
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Peter Murchie works as a _____ coach for the Wales rugby team.
He wants his players to get much _____ at defence.
Wales will play _____ on Saturday.
Murchie says the team must improve a lot before this _____.
A defence coach helps players stop the other team from _____.
Murchie thinks Wales can do this _____ better.
The game against Japan is an important _____.
Wales wants to play well and _____.
Murchie did not give many _____.
He made it clear that defence needs big _____.
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