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26 WEDNESDAY 1 May 2013
Too easy for high scoring Rabbits Phillip Rollo
Deon says when the team is playing to its structure they look really Richmond Rabbits have hit 50 plus good, but he admits there are times points for the third straight week, when their play becomes messy. thrashing Wanderers Wolves in “There certainly are times when their own backyard on Saturday, we don’t look so good. There are always things to work on but we’re 64-6. But with three important fixtures just happy to be on the right side of coming up over the next three the ledger.” weeks, against other top of the table But he puts the current success sides Stoke Cobras and the Tahu- down to the availability of players nanui Tigers plus the Wairau Tani- with a full-strength line-up reguwha away, assistant coach Deon larly taking the field. “The last two Charles believes it’s hardly the best to three weeks we’ve been able to build up. “It’s going to be really settle on a fairly consistent side tough playing Stoke then backing which always helps with the game up against the Tigers who have al- plan we are trying to play. Callum Smith celebrates with team mates after scoring a try in the Richmond Rabbits game against ready beaten us this season,” says The Rabbits have always been the Wanderers Wolves on Saturday. Photo: Blair Hall/imagepress.co.nz. Deon. “To be honest we certainly encouraged to play an attacking would have liked tighter games brand of rugby league, which is leading up to these tough weeks but clearly working, scoring 14 tries on our locals pick Saturday in Brightwater. “But that it is what it is.” their winners But he is under no illusion that if doesn’t mean we try to score every the Rabbits can win the next three time we touch the ball. We don’t games that will give them some ever take anybody lightly but there breathing space at the top of the is never a lack of motivation when table. “First and foremost we’ve got we play Wanderers.” to win but this is the toughest three In the round’s other TRL matches, Blues Rebels Highlanders Force Southern Kings Bulls Brumbies vs vs vs vs vs vs vs weeks of the competition. Travel- the Stoke Cobras beat the VicRounD 12 Reds Waratahs Hurricanes Crusaders Stormers Chiefs Sharks ling to Blenheim after those two tory Phoenix-Vikings 74-10 while Jason Stack 44/68 games will be difficult; it’s a really the Tahunanui Tigers edged the ARTWORK PROOF Wairau Taniwha 28-26. tough road /DESIGN trip.”
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