With the result of the 27-points deficit loss still stinging PNG Kumuls Coach, Justin Holbrook, getting better for the final game is pivotal to getting revenge against the old foe.
The Kumuls have one chance to get back against the Fiji Bati in the Pacific Championships Bowl final this Sunday.
Holbrook said that his side wasn’t able to handle the speed off the ruck and admitted that they will need to improve their discipline, something that they have been doing for the past few games.
“We just gave Fiji too many opportunities which we don’t want to do this week.”
The Kumuls coach said last week he wanted to give the guys who made the effort to come over from the UK a chance to run and so far, some of the boys over the previous matches in camp have made a good impression for Holbrook.
He said he was happy with the players’ individual performances, but rather of the team performance as a whole.
“I wasn’t happy with any individual performance; I was unhappy with the way we played collectively as a team. But you got to learn from it.”
He said for the last couple of weeks they have been doing well and the expectation to win easily cost them the game.