Airlink Pumas head coach Jimmy Stonehouse said toughness is behind his team’s continued success in the Currie Cup. A second successive Currie Cup title would be a brilliant achievement.
“I think it's the toughness. We really train hard, but it's also the discipline," Stonehouse said. “We've got the belief to win, and it doesn't matter if it's home or away."
“If things work out as we’ve planned and our discipline is 100%, and Tinus de Beer’s kicking boot is on song, then it can be a second Currie Cup title for the Airlink Pumas."
“We’re also fortunate to report no injuries and have the same team available, with no niggles.”
One of the key focus areas in the final will be the set pieces, and we will be 100% ready for it. Our mauls, too, because we know how much of a threat they are from the mauls, it’s probably their biggest weapon. So that’s what we have to get right.
“We are working on a few things, and you have to bring a little something new to a final.
“It's tough for the guys sometimes at the Pumas, and what we're doing here is to say to SA Rugby: 'Just give us an opportunity."
“We cannot play in the URC or those competitions because we don't have the money, but just give us something, another competition, so that we don't have another seven months of pre-season and so that we can get another sponsor to invest in us. That's what we're trying to create.”