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Darren Walton

Exiting coach doesn't fancy Wallabies' World Cup hopes

Assistant coach Laurie Fisher will leave the Wallabies after July's Nations Championship Tests. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Outgoing assistant coach Laurie Fisher has made the alarmingly frank confession that the Wallabies "have a massive hill to climb" to win next year's Rugby World Cup on home soil.

"I wouldn't sit here and bet my house on us winning the World Cup," Fisher said on Tuesday after confirming he'd finish up as forwards coach next month.

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