Kiss makes solid start as coach as Wallabies turn focus to Argentina

MELBOURNE, Aug 17 : Les Kiss has ticked the first box of his Australia coaching tenure with a two-test sweep of Japan while setting a solid platform for a bigger challenge when the Wallabies tour Argentina next week. Australia followed a nervous 35-32 victory in Osaka with a more convincing 56-17 win in Townsville over the weekend to give home fans hope that the Wallabies are on the right trajectory a year out from hosting the World Cup.Kiss waited long to get his hands on the team while his former boss Joe Schmidt finished up his contract but the new coach has wasted no time in making his mark.Having seen the Wallabies chance their arm too much in Osaka, he made a raft of changes for Townsville and demanded they be more direct in attack. Encouragingly, the players responded, racking up ei