Dick Muir Quotes (9 Quotes)

It is desperately frustrating. But we have no choice but to take it on the chin and move on.

I can honestly say that we as the coaching staff tried to impress upon the players beforehand that victory was not the most important thing in this first game. In this competition you can get lucky and win here and there, but if you don't start to consistently produce quality high-class performances, then you go nowhere.

We've been knocking at the door for a while so it was nice for the door to be opened. But it's going to be a titanic battle because the Hurricanes are a great side.

We have given the guys some time off and will only start working with them from November 7.

Tony Brown will make the world of difference for us. He is a clever and very experienced player and you need those qualities in such a key position when you are playing a team as shrewd as the Brumbies.

Against Free State we did all the playing, but we did not play correctly. If we play correctly against Western Province, the win will take care of itself. We really do have an exciting side. We are very much looking forward to rectifying matters after last week's little hiccup.

I would imagine that 40 points would be the cut-off to make the playoffs and I think we might be a couple of points short.

Jake and I chatted at length and a compromise has been reached. We have agreed to carefully manage the players (in other words, they will not be run into the ground) and in return there will be no prejudice against them when Jake selects his squad for the end-of-year tour.

We had been holding our breath that Butch would come through but the knee injury just keeps recurring. We have to plan accordingly.