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It starts with us ... Cheika isn't worried by what the Reds have to offer. Source:News Limited
Queensland Reds coach Ewen McKenzie and New South Wales Waratahs counterpart Michael Cheika are predicting another typically physical battle when the two fierce foes meet in Brisbane on Saturday night.
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The Reds completed the double over the Waratahs in 2012, their bonus-point victory in the final round securing the Australian conference and ensuring their bitter rivals ended a miserable season in the worst possible fashion.
But with new coach Michael Cheika at the helm and star recruit Israel Folau turning heads at fullback, another Reds thumping appears unlikely.
"I think that the interstate clash is something that all the rugby fans should be looking forward to," Cheika said on Fox Sports' Rugby HQ.
"And you're not going to win it unless you front up physically and try to lay a platform down for any type of attack you want to play.
"It's part of my psyche that we have to front up physically and challenge the opposition to see if we're up for the battle, and that's something we're going to have to do because we're going to have 40,000 people opposite us."
Disappointed with how his side performed at the tackle in their round one loss to the Brumbies, McKenzie said the Reds had spent much of the week focusing on the breakdown.
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He also alluded to Cheika's selection of five-two bench and the prospect of another forward-dominated contest, something Super Rugby fans have come to expect from the two sides.
"The Brumbies were very good at that part of the game, the breakdown is always a big part of the first four or five rounds," McKenzie told Rugby HQ of last week's loss.
"You've got to get that right and understand what the referees are going to tolerate, we had no trouble in the trials. It certainly didn't work out last week so that's a credit to the Brumbies.
"It's an area that we've never been poor in so we've made some adjustments this week. It will feature heavily in the game as it's always a key part so we're looking forward to doing a bit better there.
"He's (Cheika) obviously picked a very big side, and that's reflected with a five-two bench as well. So that might give an indication of how he thinks the game will be played."
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The usual pre-season optimism in Sydney, perpetuated this year by the addition of Folau, has again been a feature of the Waratahs build-up despite the absence of key playmaker Berrick Barnes.
But Cheika isn't promising anything, the Heineken Cup-winning coach admitting he was still getting to know the playing squad and that success could be some way off.
"The focus for us has been pretty much on ourselves," he said.
"I'm still getting to know the guys and this will be the first time I get to see them in competition where the pressure can change a lot.
"For us this season, we've really decided to put all the accent on what we're doing and hopefully we can cause enough trouble for the opposition that they have to worry about us.
"Obviously they've (Reds) got runs on the board; without being an admiration society they've been the conference winners for the last two years and they're going to be at home with a full house.
"We've just got to front up with plenty of courage and really care about the performance."
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