Although he was happy with the struggle proven in opposition to Edinburgh, Van Rooyen was upset with the way in which his group began each matches in Scotland.
He put it all the way down to inconsistency. “It wasn’t an effort factor. We made 11 errors within the final 30m in assault. It’s then very tough to transform strain into factors.”
Salt was rubbed into the Lions wounds with the information that their Bok flank Ruan Venter would require a scan on Monday. He left the sector within the first half.
Van Rooyen counted the bodily price of the tour.
“A variety of wounds, cuts and open grazes from the three consecutive video games on synthetic pitches. There are sore joints and our bodies.”
He stated the 4 remaining matches (Benetton, Connacht, Scarlets and Ospreys) within the URC offers them a chance to achieve their aim which is the highest eight.
“It is crucial for us to search out our id and keep true to it,” Van Rooyen stated.
If the Lions are nonetheless trying to find their id seven months into the 2024/25 season it maybe explains why they discover themselves so totally within the doldrums.
