Rugby World Cup 2015: Wallabies do homework on Fiji's scrum improvements

The Flying Fijians shocked most with their technically-sound scrum, which dominated England at times in the first game of the World Cup.

Traditionally the Fijians are known for their flair and attacking brilliance, but lacking when it comes to the more technical aspects of the game.

But their new-found strength at scrum time came as no surprise to Ledesma, who puts the transformation down to a South African coaching influence.

"A lot of people have not been [watching] Fiji … but I have been looking at the game against Canada, Japan, Samoa and even Wales last year," Ledesma said.

"Most of the time they were dominating. Nobody was paying attention because it wasn't a World Cup, no one really cares about [paying attention to Fiji's scrum].

"But they have been doing really well for the last year … I was expecting a big scrum from them. Honestly."

The Wallabies have added former Argentina international Ledesma to the coaching staff for his scrum expertise.

Under his tutelage, the Wallabies have started restoring some pride in what is perceived as the biggest weakness in their game.

England's 2003 World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward attacked the Australian scrum before the tournament started and there's sure to be plenty of criticism before games against England and Wales.

Tighthead prop Sekope Kepu said the Wallabies were starting to erase their "dark days", but are refusing to settle on the ground they've gained.

"[Coach Michael Cheika] was trying to start that [scrum] revolution at the end of last year," Kepu said.

"To have Mario at the Waratahs, we had double days of scrummaging. It's all about building that attitude and attrition for it.

"I can say the mindset is changing, you can never be happy with where you are because there's one scrum you knock off and you get knocked over.

"We can't think that we're there yet, we're far from it. I still feel like there's more room for us to improve and get more respect."