Wallaby coach backs Ireland to upset the All Blacks

AUSTRALIAN U-21 coach Chris Webb has tipped Ireland to create a World Cup shock here at Hughenden in Glasgow tomorrow. Ireland face the might of holders New Zealand and Webb refuses to dismiss Ireland's challenge.

Hours after watching his own Wallabies humbled 26-13 by Ireland in the semi-final, Webb sent this message to the young men in green: "believe in yourselves."

The aura of invincibility surrounding the All Blacks is obvious. But despite their immense potential, Webb disputes the notion that the title is theirs for merely turning up.

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