Blues 'distraught' after mauling by Lions
The Auckland-based side conceded seven tries to one in pouring rain at Ellis Park and the Lions didn't wait long to start their onslaught – scoring three tries in the first 10 minutes – with centre Lionel Mapoe scoring a second-half hat-trick.
Looking ahead to next weekend's match against the Force in Perth, Umaga says his starting line-up for the Round 13 fixture is still up in the air after the dissapoinment.
"It's a bit early to make those decisions," said Umaga.
"I'd like some time to sleep on it and have a think and do what's best for the group [but] something has to happen after a performance like that."
When the former All Blacks centre was asked about their shortcomings in the game, specifically what went wrong, he replied: "Everything."
"We weren't able to get into our game and that started from the kick-off when we couldn't get that.
"All of a sudden we were 19 points behind and trying to play chasing rugby in that kind of weather, which is probably not a good thing.
"It just didn't get any better and there's not too much to be positive about, to be honest, in terms of the performance.
"Obviously there are some pretty distraught players around, along with the management."
The Blues' fading playoffs hopes were lifted when they beat the Kings in Port Elizabeth last weekend, but they are all but done now.
"For us it's always been about getting a bit of respect back for the Blues and trying week to week to get better," he said.
"We thought we were heading on a pretty good tangent – not a steep one – but we were steadily improving.
"This one kind of puts us back a bit but we've got to make sure we don't drop our lip and go back to square one."
Skipper James Parsons, who was replaced by flank Kara Pryor who scored a consolation try for his team with seven minutes to go, shared Umaga's sentiments.
"That was a big blow, not only individually, but as a group," said Parsons.
"We had set a few goals about restoring a bit of pride back in the jersey and we had made some good steps forward in that area, but tonight was probably a step back.
"I can tell you that there are 27 guys here that a pretty eager to right the wrongs from tonight against the Force."
