HULL KR: We must resist Rhinos' charge, says Sandercock
HULL KR coach Craig Sandercock says his side must be at their strongest in defence if they are to beat Leeds Rhinos tonight.
And he has warned his side the Super League champions will punish any lapses in concentration.
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Focused: Hull KR coach Craig Sandercock
Rovers' leaky defence was the first area identified for improvement by the new Aussie coach when he arrived at the club last year.
And heading to Headingley tonight, Sandercock accepts they have been handed the toughest of tests when it comes to protecting their own line.
"If you drop your concentration against sides like Leeds, they can put two or three tries on you," Sandercock warned.
"They have 10 England internationals in their ranks, and players like Kevin Sinfield, Rob Burrow and Danny McGuire can hurt you.
"We have to concentrate for the full 80 minutes, in every tackle and every carry in every set.
"If you can keep Leeds to under three tries, you are doing very well.
"Both teams have some good players and I expect points to be scored. But hopefully we come out on the positive side."
Finally taking charge of his first competitive game, Sandercock takes his side to the champions missing a string of key players.
Captain Ben Galea, stand-off Blake Green and new prop Ryan O'Hara will all miss out through injury,
However, despite this, Sandercock says they still head into the clash upbeat about their prospects, and ready to take the game to the Rhinos.
"I am very excited as it's a big occasion for the team against the Super League champions. I'm certainly ready," he said.
"I'd imagine some teams are possibly beaten before they go out to face Leeds.
"We have to go into the game in a good frame of mind and we have to be positive.
"If we are positive in the way we want to play the game, complete our sets and be consistent, then we can be competitive.
"The weather and the state of the pitch may have something to do with it. I'm not sure what to expect at this stage.
"I'll gladly take two points and be unhappy with our performance though.
"I'd rather have that than take a close defeat and be happy with the performance.
"It would be very nice to win as we are out to win every game.
"To get two points at this stage of the season is money in the bank for later on in the year."
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by bridrobin
Saturday, February 04 2012, 9:42PM
“Dixter, I have just read your post at 9:08AM. It is s*d all to do with RL.
Are all the lights on in the dixter household? William of Orange lived in the 1500's, William the Conqueror (William of Normandy) invaded England in 1066. I suggest you have another read of a history book (not the one you are currently using.)
You are embarrassing yourself and are an embarrassment to FC fans on this forum.”
by ossietta
Saturday, February 04 2012, 3:29PM
“Dextertexer was you testing us again, with your history post, see if we were paying attention? You do drop yourself init at times DT, good job you did'nt skipper any of them there fishing boats you claim to have sailed on ! Oh I nearly forgot, "lol"!”
by Forest_66
Saturday, February 04 2012, 2:26PM
“Dipster
Have you suffered with learning difficulties all your life?
If so, I will leave you alone in future.”
by SELLBO
Saturday, February 04 2012, 1:45PM
“Dexter your geography is as good as your history, William the conqueror was a Norman and William of orange was dutch ie the orange is a bit of a clue”
by dextertexter
Saturday, February 04 2012, 9:26AM
“tezza eric clay had the job that stuart cummins has at present,head of the referees after he retired as a ref.”
by dextertexter
Saturday, February 04 2012, 9:20AM
“le.ave it alone tezza”
by dextertexter
Saturday, February 04 2012, 9:14AM
“oh and tezza not blaming the ref, maybe you have forgotten how to read english,could be because of your accent out their in bushtucker country,now read on lol.”
by dextertexter
Saturday, February 04 2012, 9:08AM
“bridrobin,not as good as your exclusive,no william of orange until the 15 century, are once again the ramblings of an idiot,if you read the history of great britain,you will find that the last successful invasion of gt britain was by none other than william of orange(william the conquerer only after he had conquered) in yes you have guessed it 1066,he was also known as willem the first when he set off lol,and lets not forget your parliamentarian is not an mp lol,you really are funny just like your shadows forest and tez,mentioning eric sargeant major clay as if hes a long time fan,i go back to lawrie thorpe the hunchback long before clay ,lawrie was always chased off the boulevard by fans and hattersley and kavanagh,who you say lol.aint that right tez of ozborne st.oh and tezza,eric clay was supposed to be the best ref around at his time in rugby league,and thats were his nickname sargeant major clay came from he stood no nonsense,so you got that one wrong lol.”
by hullkr117
Saturday, February 04 2012, 6:03AM
“Tis i Tezza of OZ .Gday Bridrobin if Hfc get beat ,dexter will be saying straight swop Gentles for Agar lol”
by hullkr117
Saturday, February 04 2012, 6:01AM
“Tis i Tezza of OZ Gday dexter your spreading rumours again Hkr fans blaming the ref ,didnt read that any where .Only bad refs I've seen over the years are Sergent Eric Clay and ,Charlie Appleton ,now they where bad just ask HKR n HFC fans they will tell you”