Boland look to reset and sharpen discipline ahead of Griquas test

The Kavaliers went down 33–24 to the Dotsure SWD Eagles at Outeniqua Park in George this past weekend, in a competitive SA Cup round four encounter that slipped out of their grasp during the closing stages.

Fourie admits his team showed glimpses of promise on attack and managed to test the opposition at times, but says those passages were too inconsistent and were undone by basic handling mistakes.

"I don't think there's any departments that we feel we really dominated. We scored a few good tries from our phase play when we took the ball through a few phases and asked questions of their defence, but it didn't happen often enough," said Fourie

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"We made too many handling errors, especially in the first three phases. We conceded possession, and that played into their hands, so we've got to improve in many areas. We've got a week and a half to do it before we face the reigning Currie Cup champions, Griquas, which will be the most difficult game of the competition.

"So, we have to prepare well this coming week as well as the following week before we play against the Griquas."

Fourie also highlighted discipline as a major area of concern following the defeat. 

The Kavaliers were heavily penalised throughout the match, a factor that disrupted their rhythm and handed momentum to the opposition.

He adds that repeated infringements ultimately resulted in three yellow cards, leaving the side under pressure for large parts of the contest.

With only the top four teams progressing to the Currie Cup Premier Division, the stakes continue to rise with each round of the competition.

Fourie says his side cannot afford to be reduced in numbers so frequently, stressing that playing with 13 or 14 men makes it extremely difficult to stay competitive at this level.