Handling error a concern for Dudley Under-16 side

The Dudley High School (DHS) Under-16 head coach has urged his players to minimise their handling errors before their next game on Saturday.

The boys from Toorak were held to a 12-all draw by Lomaivuna High School in the first round of the Southern Zone Secondary Schools rugby competition.

DHS led 12-0 at half time.

Head coach Savenaca Vakasesei told SUNsports on Saturday, they were not expecting a draw.

“We expected to have more points on the board, but unfortunately, it came to this. There’s a lot of things that we need to work on.

“We will take the draw as a learning step towards our journey for this season,” Vakasesei said.

He said they will go back and review their performance and be back stronger this week.

“We have identified most of the areas that we are weak on, especially those handling errors.

“We were expecting more continuity with our play, but I think we will work on our handling errors. Whatever we have made mistakes on, we will work on this week,” he said.

He has acknowledged their supporters for supporting their team.

“I would like to thank our parents, especially our parents for the under-16s team. We have seen their support in our game today, their numbers and all our fans out there,” he said.