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a boost as they make a late play to try and force their way into the URC play-off conversation, although a loss against Benetton will end any lingering hopes of reaching the top eight.
“So we have built confidence from these past two wins. But two wins isn’t enough, we really have to build on what we have done in the past two URC games and implement that this weekend.“The message from the coaching staff is to just focus on this weekend’s game. We have put ourselves in a position where we have to rely on certain teams to lose and certain teams to win, which is an unfortunate place to find ourselves.
“Coming to Italy we know the Italians are quite emotional people and they have a very strong, supportive fan base. So when you come here you always know it is going to be a tough game,” said Tshituka.
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