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Coleman hopes to be full of beans when he next visits Robshaw's coffee shop

ByPA Sport

Published 03/10/2015 at 21:46 GMT

Chris Coleman is hoping for a double Welsh celebration after marking the rugby team's World Cup win at Twickenham with a visit to Chris Robshaw's coffee shop.

Wales manager Chris Coleman is on the brink of taking Wales to their first major tournament since 1958.

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Chris Coleman is hoping for a double Welsh celebration after marking the rugby team's World Cup win at Twickenham with a visit to Chris Robshaw's coffee shop.
England rugby captain Robshaw co-owns a business in Winchester, where Coleman lives, and the Wales football manager admits he could not resist dropping in the morning after Warren Gatland's side had won 28-25 at Twickenham.
"I stick my eight-month-old boy in the pram, we have a walk, and go to Chris' place for a coffee," Coleman said ahead of Wales' Euro 2016 closing qualifiers against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Andorra.
"I was in there the day after the England-Wales game with the Welsh feather tattoos showing on my arms.
"As soon as I got in there his mate who runs it with him showed me Chris's text. It just said, 'Chuck him out!'
"Fair enough, I was walking around there with a big cheesy grin on my face."
Coleman's smile, however, will be even wider if Wales manage to collect one point from their final two qualifiers to reach France next summer.
Wales have not played at a major tournament since the 1958 World Cup, but they are on the brink of ending that long wait after remaining unbeaten in a campaign which sees them lead the way in Group B from Belgium.
And Coleman believes the feel-good factor created by the rugby team, who have won all three of their World Cup pool matches to date while England have exited the competition, will help his side finish the job of qualification.
"If you're a Welshman, in whatever sport, you want to see Wales perform on a world stage," Coleman said.
"The nature of what the rugby has done has been fantastic and that helps us.
"It means we have to keep producing and pushing the bar and see where we can improve again.
"People will be looking at the rugby boys as well, so that takes a little bit of the pressure off, but it's all about getting to France for us."
Wales head into next Saturday's challenge against Bosnia in Zenica and the Cardiff contest with group minnows Andorra three days later in great heart.
They climbed into the top eight of the FIFA rankings in midweek, their highest ever position in world football, and have lost only one of their last 13 games.
But Coleman admits he will not be able to rest easy this weekend until the club fixtures have been completed.
Key players like skipper Ashley Williams, Aaron Ramsey and Joe Allen could all be involved for their clubs on Sunday, while star striker Gareth Bale is expected to return after missing nearly three weeks with a calf problem for Real Madrid's derby showdown with Atletico Madrid.
"It's absolute torture and it will be worse this weekend," Coleman said.
"I end up walking around the house and drive my missus mad. I walk into the lounge, have a look at what's happening, then go into the garden and come back in again.
"It's indescribable and I've never got used to it. I know what might happen, but I still get sucked into it.
"I carry my ipad around and you can get all the information on there - who has been taken off and why. It's awful.
"The players just look at it as just another club game. But for me, and the medical team, it's an untidy weekend.
"We cannot relax until we know who will turn up on Monday. Only then will I know who I've got to work with."
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