And the Aussie thinks Wales will have to be at their defensive best against backs and forwards alike in the All Blacks match.
“The biggest thing I think that we have to try and counter is that they are all ball players, they are decision makers and they are all athletes,” he added.
“That is the biggest thing, they all want to get their hands on the ball and we have to try and defend against that.
“You’ve got to go through phases, I think, if you kick toward their back division they’ll try and run it back at you and you are in all sorts of trouble.
“It’s going to be a difficult proposition and it’s a matter of defending and stepping up.
“The level of skill will pick-up generally as the tournament progresses too. I think in the early games maybe sides were playing it too hard.
“There’s a lot at stake in a World Cup so there were a lot of mistakes, but teams seem to have settled down now and things are getting better and better as the quarter and semi-finals progress.”
WALES v NEW ZEALAND 01/11/03 9.40am UK 8.40pm AUS
Wales: G Evans; S Williams, M Taylor, S Parker, T Shanklin; S Jones, G Cooper, I Thomas, R McBryde, A Jones, B Cockbain, R Sidoli, J Thomas, C Charvis (capt), A Popham
Replacements: M Davies, G Jenkins, C Wyatt, D Jones, D Peel, C Sweeney, G Thomas
New Zealand: Malili Muliaina; Doug Howlett, Leon MacDonald, Aaron Mauger, Joe Rokocoko; Carlos Spencer, Justin Marshall; Dave Hewett, Keven Mealamu, Greg Somervill, Brad Thorn, Ali Williams, Reuben Thorne (capt), Richie McCaw, Jerry Collins
Replacements: Mark Hammett, Kees Meeuws, Rodney So’oialo, Marty Holah, Byron Kelleher, Daniel Carter, Ma’a Nonu
