Dyer hopes to restore Welsh shirt pride in Australia

Wing Rio Dyer says Wales are striving to make nan Welsh jersey "what it utilized to be" by gaining an elusive triumph successful nan two-Test bid against Australia.

Warren Gatland's broadside person mislaid nan past 7 internationals which included a cleanable expanse of Six Nations defeats erstwhile Wales vanished bottommost for nan first clip since 2003.

They look nan Wallabies successful Sydney connected Saturday nighttime earlier nan 2 sides meet again successful Melbourne 7 days later.

"We are a young tight-knit squad fighting for that aforesaid goal, to get those wins and make that Welsh jersey what it utilized to be," said Dyer.

"The results person not gone our measurement but nan main point we tin return from them is really tight we are arsenic a group.

"We are passionate and want to get those wins, hopefully we will get nan rewards."

Australia person not played since nan 2023 World Cup successful France wherever they were eliminated from nan group stages which included a grounds 40-6 conclusion to Wales successful Lyon.

The Wallabies person changed coaches pinch Joe Schmidt replacing nan departed Eddie Jones. Australia commencement nan bid successful ninth spot successful nan world rankings, 1 spot supra Wales.

Dragons helping Dyer, 24, has installed nan hosts arsenic favourites.

"They person nan location advantage, they're nan ones who are astir apt nan favourites astatine nan moment," said Dyer.

"For america it's astir going retired successful a caller destination and enjoying nan juncture and nan moments to come."

The bookmakers work together pinch Dyer's assertions and Wales are comfortable pinch immoderate underdogs tag.

"We will return that," said defence coach Mike Forshaw.

"It is simply a agelong clip since Wales won present and it's a different situation playing nan Wallabies successful Australia.

"We are looking guardant to it, we are going to beryllium competitory and want to triumph nan game."

Forshaw believes a triumph tin animate a semipermanent Wales revival.

"We are connected that travel astatine nan moment," said Forshaw.

"We are astir apt not location yet but hopefully by nan extremity of this circuit we will person taken immoderate steps.

"We are successful nan business of winning rugby matches and we request to commencement doing that.

"As soon arsenic that starts happening, and it will, I americium assured we tin spell upwards complete nan adjacent 12 months."