Written by Jonny Bray.
Sarah McKenna emphasised the necessity to minimize out ‘further errors’ after Saracens Ladies’s 36-10 win once more Gloucester-Hartpury Ladies’s RFC at StoneX Stadium.
The Ladies in Black hosted the West Nation facet and got here away victorious by means of tries from Poppy Cleall (2), Rocky Clark, Lotte Clapp and Deborah Fleming.
Nonetheless in a good first half, the aerial battle was key as each side kicked for territory, and McKenna was essential in an astute back-three efficiency.
Alex Austerberry’s facet stay high of the Allianz Premier 15s desk however the full-back harassed that Gloucester had proved worthy opponents in opening 40.
“We caught to the processes after which these scores got here within the second half.”
She stated: “It was very a lot about our attrition and the way lengthy we might keep within the struggle, we would have liked to try to make no further errors which we had been unable to do.
“We made too many errors in that first half once we might have pulled that rating up a bit however, on the whole, we caught to the processes after which these scores got here within the second half.
“We all know Gloucester are going to be an extremely energetic facet and that they’d keep within the battle, we weren’t getting by means of the place we have now success usually, so it was about constructing these phases and so they put us to the sword for longer than most groups.”
The barrage of kicks from the Cherry & Whites had been effectively defended by a again three of McKenna, Fleming and skipper Clapp.
It was a big strategic side of the sport on a freezing day in north London, a reality not misplaced on McKenna.
“It’s undoubtedly one thing we’ve been engaged on as a again three partnership and the way we counter assault off these alternatives,” the England worldwide added.
“Gloucester did it very effectively at present and there have been some good kicking battles however we all know an increasing number of within the Allianz 15s there’s prime quality kicking battles and it’s on a knife edge simply to who’s going to win that.”
“It’s all about who places in the most effective kick the most effective chase so it’s about linking up all these areas directly.”
