Bok women asked to dig deep into KFC bucket
Paris - Springbok Women's captain Zenay Jordaan has
called on her team to dig deep in their two final Women's
Rugby World Cup clashes on Monday to achieve their
goal of improving on their 10th place finish in the 2010
showpiece.
South Africa will meet Samoa in their penultimate World
Cup clash at the French Rugby Federation in Marcoussis on Wednesday and, should they register a victory, they will secure a place in the ninth and 10th
place playoff on the final day's play on Sunday.
Jordaan admitted the team's performances in the pool
stages were disappointing, but she said they had to
focus on winning their last two matches rather than
dwelling on their past results.
"We have two matches left and we owe it to ourselves,
the coaches and the country to win those games,"
said Jordaan.
"Unfortunately errors at crucial times and bad
decision-making cost us in those matches,
but we showed good signs on attack when we had
possession and we created several point-scoring
chances.
"This time, however, it is vital that we convert those
chances into points. I have no doubt that if we had
done this from the outset our results would have
been much better."
The team returned to the training field on Monday to
prepare for the clash against Samoa after having Sunday
off to recover from the Wales match, and Jordaan was
pleased with the intensity of the training session and
the team's determination to salvage some pride in the
tournament.
"The physical matches in the pool stages and the short
turn-around time between them has definitely taken its
toll on the players, but it is fantastic to see their
commitment to continue fighting for victories.
"We may be ranked in the bottom four in the
competition, but we have not given up.
We will fight until the end and hopefully we could finish ninth in the
competition, which would be an improvement on the 2010 World Cup."
The match-22 to face Samoa will be announced on
Tuesday.
