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Wellington - Australia scrumhalf Will Genia may never be the star at the poker table he is on the rugby field. He lacks a poker face.
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans was asked at a media conference on Wednesday whether Quade Cooper, Genia's partner in the Australian halves, might have to curb his reckless streak at the Rugby World Cup after some poor tactical decisions in its loss to Ireland.
While Deans provided a typically broad and reasoned answer, touching on the relative merits of having Cooper play within limits while not blunting his natural attacking style, Genia couldn't suppress a laugh.
In many ways his involuntary response was as articulate as Deans'. It said, effectively, when it comes to Cooper's style, he's his own man.
