We fought hard and well to get that win. A desire that's become more apparent recently.
Really solid defensively under a lot of pressure. Everyone played their part in getting in key tackles.
Azaz and Downes really stood out for me, giving us that strength in the spine. That helped the others to do well.
It's a shame Stewart wasn't available. Larin was out of puff before the switch. And Archer just isn't the player our system needs. Azaz tried to pick up some of that work, but he's needed elsewhere.
Pleased for Matsuki. He worked very hard. He didn't know much about the goal. But that's where he's trained to be, and it paid off, as we've seen before.
A tense bit of added time. But it was a penalty. Charles got done, not long after he came on. But, like the others, got in some good tackles and passes too.
Really pleased for the win, that keeps us in contention.