Emirates Lions scrum coach Julian Redelinghuys said they expect a massive onslaught at the set-piece in their opening match of the Challenge Cup against the Ospreys in Swansea on Sunday.
Redelinghuys said they are targeting an improvement against Ospreys in the scrum after below par performance by the Lions against Munster.
"I feel like we could have gotten a little bit more awards in the scrums, but I don't think that would have made a difference for the game."
"We want to have dominance in the scrums and we want to use it as a platform to exit easily out of your half and to create goals and entries in their half."
"On your ball, especially, and on their ball, you want to put pressure on them so that it takes the attacking platform away."
“The scrum is an area that we want to have dominance in and use it as a platform to exit our half easily, create goal zone entries on our ball and take away their attacking platform and opportunities with the ball."
“The fields in Europe have been difficult, and it does change the way you play, with the 3G and 4G pitches. At set pieces it also changes and players need to use different studs, so there is adapting needed. After three years (in European competitions) the players should be ready to create good solutions.”
Redelinhuys said they expect a tough game against the Ospreys, expecting a massive onslaught up front.
“It’s unfortunate that we don’t have favourable experiences with the Ospreys, more often than not they are unfavourable experiences."
"We are expecting it to be a physical game, with difficult conditions in Swansea and Europe and something for us to work on is making sure our handling in the conditions is better."