The Emirates Lions assistant coach Barend Pieterse said they owe their supporters and themselves a much better performance on Saturday for their vital match at home against the Dragons RFC at 17:15 (SA Time).
The Lions must beat the Dragons to qualify for the Top 16 of the EPCR Challenge Cup.
“The mood in the camp is really good after a straightforward and tough review of ourselves this week. We have to get our points but it is going to be tough if other teams continue winning."
“At this point, all we can do is focus on ourselves and get the win.”
“We made it tough for ourselves, we shot ourselves in the foot, but we won’t give up the fight.”
“The lineouts were unacceptable last weekend. It is unforgivable for there to be a breakdown in communication between the hooker and the receivers in the lineout."
“Against the Stormers, we shot ourselves in the foot by getting a red card. You can do all the planning and preparation you want but you cannot prepare for playing over 60 minutes without a lock. The balance of the team reacted well to that, there were 21 lineouts and we only lost two.”
