Ella moves on from disappointing Scot loss

www.fijilive.com - November 16, 2009

Flying Fijians coach Glen Ella admitted disappointment in their opening Northern tour match against Scotland 10-23 yesterday.

The former Wallaby said he had hoped for a win but their opponents were too strong for them.

“Scotland came at us with everything they had and they deserved the win.”

“I wish it had gone our way but that water under the bridge now. The team was hoping to win this first test, and keep the momentum for the last two upcoming tests but we’ll have to settle for this,” he added.

Fiji following their loss loses their ninth place world ranking to Scotland and move one place up to 10th spot.

They face Ireland in the second of two test matches pending on Sunday.

“The team regroups; we go back assess what we did wrong and work from there. The important thing is that we keep moving forward and not dwell on what has been done,” Ella said.

So far, the only injury in camp is to towering lock Josefa Domolailai who knocked his knee during the clash against Scotland. Ella said after a thorough team assessment, they would then confirm as to which other players are injured.

“Fingers crossed we don’t have anymore,” Ella said