Wallabies aiming to silence Irish fans

Rocky Elsom says the Wallabies must cope with the "unique" pressures of Croke Park
if they are to conquer Ireland on Sunday to keep their grand slam hopes alive.

In one of the most memorable days of his career, Elsom led Leinster to a stirring
European Cup semi-final victory over Munster at the ground earlier this year and
says playing in the enormous arena is something else.
Croke Park houses 82,000 fans and is certain to be packed to the rafters on what
shapes as an emotion-charged weekend for Dubliners.
Ireland take on France on Saturday for a berth in next year's soccer World Cup
before Brian O'Driscoll captains Ireland in his 100th Test the following day against
the Wallabies.
"You need to address the noise element because, compared to the crowds we get in
Australia, it's very loud," Elsom said on Sunday after returning to Dublin for the
first time since his European Cup heroics.
"The noise coming out of the place was deafening the whole game (against Munster).
"If we were on the field together, we'd have to be so close and you'd have to be
watching my mouth to hear what I was saying.
"We'll address that, but that's not too hard. You just need to make the players
aware of it and we should be fine. Hopefully they don't make too much noise."
Elsom says the massive Gaelic Football ground is like no other the Wallabies will
ever experience in world rugby.
"It's very different to Lansdowne Road," he said. "It's different to Newlands (in
Cape Town).
"It's just so much bigger and there's a lot of people in the stands obviously, but
the actual field itself is quite big.
"It feels like a much bigger stadium. Well, it is. It's a much bigger playing field.
It has a different feel about it as well.
"It's pretty unique ... it's pretty good. I don't know if overwhelming's the word
but the fans certainly get stuck into it."