FNB NMMU Madibaz head coach, David Maidza remained in positive spirits after his team's fourth loss in this year's FNB Varsity Cup, when they went down 21 - 23 to FNB UFS Shimlas at the NMMU Stadium on Monday night.
"We implemented the strategies we had been working on all week, and it was good to see the team working together to improve," said Maidza.
He said there was definitely a big improvement in the NMMU team’s performance this week, especially when considering how close the result had been against one of the top teams this season.
Maidza added that the effort his team had been putting in to minimise their errors had paid off on the night.
"The best part about Monday’s match was that we stuck exactly to how we practised playing the game."
"We stayed out of our own half for much of the game. We were attacking in the Shimlas’ half, instead of defending in our own all match," said Maidza.
“The effort has been there all along, except for the accuracy, and I think on Monday we were a bit more accurate with what we wanted to achieve in our game plan.”
According to Maidza, one of the key qualities that shone through on Monday night was the players’ willingness to learn.
"Although we weren’t close enough to finish them off, it is all part and parcel of growing as a young group and we will keep on learning."
“I think we have now learnt the steps that we need to be taking to move forward in the next game,” he said.
Madibaz remain seventh on the log, with seven points from five matches. They have scored 107 points and conceded 154, with 16 tries for and 22 against.
Madibaz' next match will be against the sixth placed FNB Maties at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on Monday, kick-off at 6:30pm
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