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Wales boss Pivac admits 'heat is on' after loss to Australia

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Wayne Pivac says he wants to stay as Wales head coach, despite another damaging defeat that will inevitably intensify speculation about his future.Wales conceded 26 unanswered points during the final 22 minutes to injury-hit Australia as the Wallabies claimed a spectacular 39-34 Autumn Nations Series victory in Cardiff.The loss was Wales' ninth reversal in 12 Tests this year and the 20th of Pivac's three-year reign.And there are many who feel that his time is up, with the man he succeeded as Wales boss - fellow New Zealander Warren Gatland - being tipped as an interim boss for the next 12 months, incorporating the 2023 World Cup."I wouldn't be here if I didn't think that (leading Wales to the World Cup)," Pivac told Amazon Prime."The heat was on me during the week, I had to try and take it off the boys and they played large parts of that game exactly as we wanted them to."We review every competition, and we will do that and we have to take the positives out of the competition.

Things that did not go well we can iron out."I certainly want to stay. You saw today when we get things right we are a dangerous team."We have more players to come back into the side, and the rest is up to other people."Asked in his post-match press conference about Wales' record this year, Pivac added: "I am just interested in talking about today and getting over what has just happened."It's disappointing, the result, but there was a lot of good stuff to take out of that game which is a positive for us moving forward."Pressed on whether it was enough to keep his job, he said: "That's for someone else to comment on.

I am contracted through to the Rugby World Cup."Pivac, meanwhile, confirmed he will be travelling to France on Sunday for a World Cup

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