DAVID Campese, making what he says is his final appearance in an Australian jersey, showed that although some of the speed is gone, the deceptive shimmy can still out-fox opposing defences as the Aussies entered the Melrose Cup quarter-finals at the Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Campese played a significant role in helping Australia defeat Scotland 31-19 in their final Pool H match at the Hong Kong Stadium after the Aussies had earlier laboured to a 26-7 victory over Portugal.
After coming on as a substitute against the Portuguese, Campo started the Scotland match, although he came off the field towards the end.
'It's frustrating sitting on the bench,' said Campese. 'I think it's better to start and then go off rather than come on as a substitute.
'We still have to improve. Fiji, New Zealand, South Africa and England are all good teams, so it's going to be tough.' Indeed, the Australians face an awesome task in the quarter-finals against trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand, winners of the past three Hong Kong Sevens titles.
After Friday's first round of preliminary matches, Campese said the younger players in the squad had to contribute more to the Aussie cause.