Cheika wary of 'French beast'
Wallaby coach Michael Cheika knows that June's three-nil whitewash of France will have little bearing on their-end encounter in Paris on Saturday.
Australia recorded 50-23 and 39-13 victories in Brisbane and Sydney, with a 6-0 aberration in Melbourne in the Junes Tests.
However, when the two teams last met in Paris, in November 2012, France recorded a comprehensive 33-6 win.
Cheika, who has an intimate knowledge of the French game after coaching Stade Francais for three years before returning to Australia last year, admitted the French are far more formidable at home.
"I know, having coached in France, they'll be a totally different beast at Stade de France than they were in Australia in June," Cheika said.
"They've got a forward-power game and play much tighter than we do."
Cheika said he'll get to see a lot of 'friends' and guys from his old team, adding that the encounters with France and Ireland (where he coached provincial outfit Leinster for five years) will be like "home games" for him.
Wallaby captain Michael Hooper said the team is still searching for a 'killer instinct' and an ability to 'squash' teams out of the contest.
The Wallabies have won their first two games under Cheika's guidance and have set their sights on remaining unbeaten on their five-game tour.
Having beaten the Barbarians (40-36) and Wales (33-28), the Aussie now play France, Ireland and England in their remaining tour matches.
The Wallabies haven't completed a clean sweep of a European tour since 1996.
"That's two from two under the new regime [Cheika], we've had 14 days training hard and getting the result at the back end of a game is really promising," Hooper said.
"Every team will throw something different at us. However, But you put yourself under pressure if you let teams score after you have.
"The game is filled with highs and lows.
"A work-on for us is being able to get back-to-back points and squashing teams out through not letting them into the game easily."
