Good, but not good enough
Morris Gilbert, Beeld
Pretoria - The rugby the Blue Bulls played against the Cheetahs on Saturday was simply not good enough to beat Western Province, says Pote Human, coach of the Pretoria side.
The Bulls and WP meet in a Currie Cup semi-final at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday and Human has cautioned the fans not to start lighting bonfires after the victory over the Cheetahs.
"Fortunately, it won't be necessary for me to tell any player that our performance against the Cheetahs was not good enough," Human said on Saturday night.
"The mood in the dressing room after the match was one of disappointment rather than triumph.
"No matter how big an achievement it was to ensure a home semi-final, we all realised that we had allowed the Cheetahs to come back into the match after we had had them against the ropes. They should never have scored four tries," Human said.
Poor communication
"What counts in our favour is that the Cheetahs exposed some weaknesses in out make-up that have to be fixed.
"But, it is better that it happened now rather than later, when it could be a lot more costly.
"Western Province would have taken notice of how easily the Cheetahs scored tries against us. It was largely the result of poor communication in the defence channel between JP Nel and Akona Ndungane.
"The Province backs are as dangerous as those of the Cheetahs.
"We anticipate that they are going to try to run us off our feet. Our defence will have to be much better than against the Cheetahs," said Human.
The coach also admitted that the Bulls had struggled in the set scrums after Rayno Gerber had left the field.
News source: www.news24.co.za
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