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Johannesburg. – The Cheetahs will be in for a long tour of Australia and New Zealand if they fail to use their chances and don’t improve their discipline and attacking play at the back.
The Western Force beat the Cheetahs 16-10 in Perth on Friday, but with a bit more focus and luck the Cheetahs might have pulled off the victory.
They came close to scoring a few times, but the TMO ruled against efforts by hooker Adriaan Strauss and tighthead prop Bees Roux.
“We have to start converting these opportunities into points. I will never be happy with just a defeat, but am glad we’re creating opportunities for tries,” said Drotské.
“Juan Smith was also over the line later, but the try was not awarded. The ball also did not bounce favourably when Fabian Juries was through in the second half.
“We also played with 14 men for 10 minutes after Wian du Preez was sin-binned.”
Drotské was also not happy with his team’s attacking ability. The problem started with the halfback pairing of Tewis de Bruyn and Meyer Bosman. Their tactical kicking was poor.
Wings Fabian Juries and Danwel Demas saw very little of the ball. Demas scored his try shortly before half-time when Juries came to look for work and sneaked through a grubber.
“We created opportunities from the scrums and lineouts, but I don’t think the backline’s attacking play was good enough. There were way too many unforced errors and hesitancy,” said Drotské.
“I am happy with our defence, which was much better than in the first game against the Lions.”
Force flyhalf Matt Giteau was the master on attack and showed the Cheetahs the way. He created a try for James O’Connor and also contributed 11 points with the boot.
Johannesburg. – The Cheetahs will be in for a long tour of Australia and New Zealand if they fail to use their chances and don’t improve their discipline and attacking play at the back.
The Western Force beat the Cheetahs 16-10 in Perth on Friday, but with a bit more focus and luck the Cheetahs might have pulled off the victory.
They came close to scoring a few times, but the TMO ruled against efforts by hooker Adriaan Strauss and tighthead prop Bees Roux.
“We have to start converting these opportunities into points. I will never be happy with just a defeat, but am glad we’re creating opportunities for tries,” said Drotské.
“Juan Smith was also over the line later, but the try was not awarded. The ball also did not bounce favourably when Fabian Juries was through in the second half.
“We also played with 14 men for 10 minutes after Wian du Preez was sin-binned.”
Drotské was also not happy with his team’s attacking ability. The problem started with the halfback pairing of Tewis de Bruyn and Meyer Bosman. Their tactical kicking was poor.
Wings Fabian Juries and Danwel Demas saw very little of the ball. Demas scored his try shortly before half-time when Juries came to look for work and sneaked through a grubber.
“We created opportunities from the scrums and lineouts, but I don’t think the backline’s attacking play was good enough. There were way too many unforced errors and hesitancy,” said Drotské.
“I am happy with our defence, which was much better than in the first game against the Lions.”
Force flyhalf Matt Giteau was the master on attack and showed the Cheetahs the way. He created a try for James O’Connor and also contributed 11 points with the boot.
