Cell C Sharks' Curwin Bosch said the Sharks are ready to hit the ground running against the Emirates Lions on Saturday at 15:00 (SA Time), and were confident that if they execute their game plan they will be okay.
The last time the Cell C Sharks were in action they suffered a humiliating 19-46 loss to the Stormers on 04 February 2023. They conceded six tries and were outplayed in most areas of the park.
They are currently eighth on the United Rugby Challenge log and will have to bounce back in fine style to keep their playoff hopes alive.
“To our standard, that performance was not good enough. We obviously had an in-depth review of what went wrong, I think on the day nothing just went our way," Bosch said.
“We made mistakes we would not usually make and a good team like the Stormers will punish you for those mistakes. They took their opportunities and we couldn’t get back into the game."
“I think one of the biggest factors that let us down during that game was our discipline. We were always on the back foot because of giving away penalties and so it was very hard to get back into the game.
Bosch admitted they learned a lot from the defeat against the DHL Stormers. “It is really important that we start well at Ellis Park."
“We are keen to rectify things this weekend. We know what we are capable of and we are going to hit the ground running.”
“We haven’t approached this any different to any other game, we are sticking to our process and want to get on the park and perform well."
“Training has gone really well and guys are keen to rectify things this weekend and apply all the learnings from the defeat to the Stormers."
"We know the Lions is a team that always tries to play a little bit of expansive rugby. They are a very good set-piece-based team, scrum is strong, so we have done a little prep on them. But our focus is just to try and execute our plan and if we can do that, we will be okay.”
