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Western Force : 'It just wasn't good enough'
Article Published: Saturday 21 February 2015
Western Force captain Sam Wykes has admitted that their performance against the Reds in Brisbane, "just wasn't good enough."
The Force were beaten 18-6 by an enthusiastic Reds team who overcame a week of off field troubles including the loss of flyhalf James O'Connor minutes before kick off.
With the match threatened by Tropical Cyclone Marcia, the Force was unable to cross the try line, with its six points coming from two penalty goals to flyhalf Sias Ebersohn.
The Queenslanders held an 11-6 lead at the break, adding a penalty try in the second term to seal the 12-point victory.
Force captain Sam Wykes admitted after the match that they will need to be a lot better next week when they host the Hurricanes in Perth.
"Our set piece was ordinary; we turned over ball at scrum time and lineout time. It's just wasn't good enough.
"The Reds stepped up tonight and they were quality. They were in there for the fight and we didn't match that tonight.
"We'll review this and we'll be ready for the Hurricanes next week. We'll review [this game], we'll flush it and move on.”
Head coach Michael Foley admitted that he was disappointed with the Force's effort after last week's victory over the Waratahs.
"It was a disappointing performance; we got out-enthused at the breakdown and we got beaten at the set piece," said Foley.
"If you can't get the core elements of the game right, you're not going to get a result," added Foley.