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, which coach Hawies Fourie wants to make sure that they make the most of.
So far they have beaten French side Pau 21-16, but then lost 45-26 against Scarlets, and they will be looking to improve in the return fixtures against both sides over the next two weeks. “We haven’t achieved anything yet. We won our first game and lost our second by quite a big margin. Our goal is to try and qualify for the top 16 , which are still a way to go for us,” explained Fourie.“In my opinion we need at least five log points from the next two games to get into the top 16. But anything can happen.
“If we get into the top 16 I would say it has been a successful campaign for us. The most important thing for me as the coach of the team was to prove that we are worthy of playing in this competition.”Fourie continued: “We are an invitational team. So we wanted to prove that we belong in international rugby and that first win against Pau was very crucial in showing everyone that we are still on par, even though we haven’t played at the international level for about three years now.
“It is difficult to make that step-up and play at a higher level, with higher intensity and a quicker game. You have to adapt, but I think we have proven that we belong here. If we don’t achieve our goal of making the round of 16 we won’t be satisfied.”
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