'The worst thing is the Waratahs are in the semifinals'
SUPER RUGBY SPOTLIGHT: Former All Black wing Jeff Wilson was not impressed with what he saw from the Waratahs in their 30-23 Super Rugby quarterfinal win against the Highlanders.
Wilson said the Highlanders “panicked a little bit” and leaked three tries after Waisake Naholo received a yellow card in the second half.
“The worst thing is the Waratahs are in the semifinals on the back of seven minutes of rugby,” he told Radio Sport.
“They were pretty average for the rest of it but in seven minutes they scored three converted tries and that was good enough to take it. The Highlanders had the opportunities and they’ll be bitterly, bitterly disappointed like a lot of us Highlanders fans are.
“But the reality is they have to suck it up.”
However, Wilson, now a rugby pundit on New Zealand television, had to admit the Waratahs performed when they had to with their backs against the wall.
“They’ve been a bit like this all year. When they’re on they’re outstanding but it hasn’t happened very often,” he said.
The Waratahs will face the Lions in a semifinal in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The Lions humbled the Waratahs 29-0 in their only previous meeting this year.
Source: AFP
