One reason to come to Port Elizabeth was because it was nice to come to a so-called quieter place. To prepare at our own pace without people looking over our shoulder and instead to build intensity from within our own camp. |
The fact is we came back. We gifted 15 points to a good team and were unlucky to lose. |
The fact we came back to 26-26 and to miss out on a win is certainly disappointing but we'll be back. |
The guys know each other's games pretty well and there are not a lot of surprise elements. |
The last four weeks where we have gone unbeaten, albeit a draw against the Bulls, have been crucial for us as a team and have given us a chance in this competition. |
The last two weeks we haven't been as ruthless there as we could have been so those couple of tries off kick receipts were pretty good. |
The squad has had a good rest this week after our trip. While we have had a short preparation this week, it has been a concentrated one. |
There were some quality things in the game but we just didn't do any of it for long enough. |
There's risk no matter which way you go in this business. |
They fed off our mistakes in the first half, and all credit to them for the way they dug it out in the second half. |
They have slightly different strengths, so it's going to be very interesting when they come together. |
This week there are a couple of changes to our tight five. The overall desire is to make sure we have heaps of energy in that area and to show a bit more enthusiasm this week. |
We also have Loki Crichton in the mix so it doesn't take a mathematician to work out they won't all fit. But we will look at mixing it up a bit and possibly play Mils in the midfield at times. We'll just have to wait and see. |
We are again playing a team above us on the points ladder. |