Monday’s rugby news has Men’s Sevens finish 4th, Aussie Women’s win the Atlanta Sevens, Reds confident for their trip to South Africa and Wasps defeat Exeter in the European Champions Cup.
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Mens Sevens Finish 4th
“I don’t think we missed a tackle all game against England but we missed seven tackles in something like the first minute against Fiji.
“That’s not good enough … I’ve told the boys I can’t question their character but we also need to improve our execution under fatigue.
“In my opinion, we have different players that suit different teams.
“Each game is slightly different.
“While we can take positives from the weekend — fourth spot shouldn’t be taken lightly — we don’t want to keep being the bridesmaids.”
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Aussie Women Win Atlanta
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Reds Confident for Africa
The Queensland Reds are confident they can continue their winning form on their tour to South Africa after their win against the Highlanders.
The Reds are set to play the Bulls in Pretoria next weekend where they have had some challenging games in the past.
“What we saw last night really was just rewards for everyone, not only the team but the organisation as well,” said co-coach Nick Stiles.
“When you play that powerful type of footy and consistently get front-foot ball it really opens up opportunities for guys like (Samu) Kerevi and (Anthony) Fainga’a to play with purpose and that puts the opposition under serious pressure.”
“Samu looked like he was a bit lost defensively in that No.13 position last year but he has worked really hard at that in the off season,” he said.
“That part of his game has been fixed up and that has allowed him to focus on power running in attack — he will certainly put some pressure on Tevita Kuridrani for that Wallabies jersey.”
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Wasps Win
George Smith’s Wasps have progressed through to the semi finals of the European Champions Cup after a dramatic 24-25 win over Exeter.
“It was great theatre at the end for the supporters. It’s not a bad way to win, but not a great way to lose, so you have got to feel for Rob (Exeter coach Rob Baxter). It was a great game that could have gone either way,” Young said.
“Fair play to Jimmy. It wasn’t an easy kick. I don’t think many people in the stadium were watching it with both eyes open, that’s for sure.”
