Wallabies forwards coach Neal Hatley believes Nick Frost has the potential to become a world-class lock after a strong tournament for the Brumby.
Frost has been one of the Wallabies' best in a tough tournament in France.
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He stole four lineouts in the defeat against Fiji and emerged as a reliable ball carrier across the tournament.
Frost was praised alongside fellow tight-five young gun Angus Bell after the Wales defeat by coach Eddie Jones, with Hatley echoing these thoughts.
“I've been really impressed with him,” Hatley told reporters.
“It’s a tough job calling lineouts and I think what he's done is he's started to understand how the lineout actually fits into the way the team want to play. So not just the best option, but the best option that we can play off.
"As a young man, I think he's always been an exceptional lineout forward and I think he's learning to call the lineout better. For me, it's the bits around the pitch that he's doing (well), he’s become a little bit more than just a very good lineout forward. He’s starting to show a lot more physicality in attack and his carries.
“I thought he was one of our best forwards carrying the ball in both Fiji and the Wales games in terms of getting us over the line. We’ve seen him run in wide space and he's got good foot speed but I think what's impressed me about what he's done over the last 6-8 weeks is more those collision carries.
“The world’s his oyster and if he continues to work hard in those areas.”
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The emotion of last week's defeat was clear to see for all players, especially Frost.
When Wales crossed in the second half, Frost slammed his headgear (which he was wearing to protect an ear injury) into the ground whilst he was in visible tears after the siren.
"They were emotional defeats but it's about parking that and moving on," he said.
“We’ve spoken about what we want to do as a forward pack and how we want to finish the tournament as well and obviously respecting the opposition.
“We're really looking forward to getting that last opportunity to put our best foot forward. That's probably the best thing for us and we're really taken that this weekend with a few great sessions really ripped in and I'm really looking forward to it."
The Wallabies could learn their World Cup fate overnight (AEDT), with a Fijian bonus point win over Georgia officially ending their tournament.
Vice-captain Tate McDermott lamented the missed opportunity and taking their fate out of their control.
"The hardest thing was after that Wales game, knowing we'd taken the tournament out of our hands. We've done well this week, it's a massive test of our resilience because we've got to live with the result that happened again Wales. But at the same time we've got to keep moving forward," he added.
“We’ll keep it pretty consistent (on Saturday night) We’ll do our jersey presentation and sit there as watch the (Fiji-Georgia) game as a team…there’s also a slim chance that things might go our way so we’ll celebrate those moments together.”
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