Jonathan Humphreys says Wales are looking no further ahead than next opponents Georgia as their Rugby World Cup campaign continues to gather impressive momentum.
A record 40-6 victory over Eddie Jones’ Australia confirmed a quarter-final place one game inside the distance.
Wales will top the pool if they defeat Georgia in Nantes next week, before a last-eight clash potentially against Argentina in Marseille.
But while Wales have reached the tournament’s business end for a fourth successive World Cup, assistant coach Humphreys underlined that there are no thoughts beyond Georgia.
“We need to fully concentrate on Georgia. We know we are in the quarter-finals, but Georgia is a massive game for us,” Humphreys said.
“We want to keep momentum going and we don’t want to fall off the standards we are setting. We will just focus on them.
“We want to finish top of our group. It was only a few short months ago that Georgia beat us at the (Principality) stadium.
For us, the next thing is to finish top of our group, and then the quarter-final becomes the massive part for us
Jonathan Humphreys
“We will be treating them with massive respect. Like we said in the changing rooms afterwards, our focus after a couple of days off will turn directly to Georgia.
“For us, the next thing is to finish top of our group, and then the quarter-final becomes the massive part for us. Literally, that’s it – I think it is dangerous to be thinking anything other than that.”
Georgia beat Wales 13-12 during last year’s autumn Tests, and Humphreys added: “They deserved it, they were excellent on the day.
“It is not about revenge or anything like that. It’s about making sure we’re at our best to win the game and top our group.”
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