Note to Wairarapa-Bush boys: Must do better!

It will be back to basics for Wairarapa-Bush in their Heartland championship rugby match with East Coast at Ruatoria next weekend..
Coach Peter Russell was unhappy with several aspects of his team's play in their 31-18 victory over West Coast in Masterton with the lack of patience shown in attacking situations being at the head of his grouch list.
Russell believes Wairarapa-Bush should have had victory all parcelled up inside the first 20 minutes of play but prime scoring chances had been "bombed" by a combination of poor passing and handling.
So rather than be well ahead at halftime Wairarapa-Bush actually trailed 15-11 and were staring a shock defeat in the face.
In Russell's mind it wasn't any lack of skill which created that situation, more a fact of backs being too either hurried in their passing as the tryline beckoned or, as happened at least twice, taking their eye off the ball.
"We were treating the ball like a hot potato, we weren't looking where we were passing," he said. "We were simply trying too hard, we needed to slow down and ensure that the passes stuck and at least another two or three tries would have been scored."
Russell was disappointed too with the reaction of his forwards to the "niggly" play of their opposition, especially in the second 20 minutes of the first half.
"We had talked before the game about how they (West Coast) would probably look to get in our faces and annoy the hell out of us and that's exactly what they did," he said. " When that happens you need to stay controlled and keep your discipline but we became rattled and loosened up and that's what they wanted."
Their lineout play has been a strength of Wairarapa-Bush through most of this season with Tomasi Kedarabuka tending to rule the roost there but the Coasters worked hard at nullifying his influence and Wairarapa-Bush's success rate in that department suffered as a consequence. In fact, many of their own throws were either taken down or spoiled by their opposition.
Russell considers the lineout hassles were mainly caused by a lack of communication between thrower and jumper or indifferent calling.
"Again it was a matter of not doing the simple things right, we just got into bad habits," he said.
Saturday's result was, however, good enough for Wairarapa-Bush to maintain their position as joint leaders in their pool and they will be warm favourites to beat East Coast, who were beaten 20-18 by Buller in Westport.
Russell, however, is well aware that playing East Coast on their home track at Ruatoria is always a huge challenge and he says that for Wairarapa-Bush to win their approach will need to be far different from what it was against West Coast.
"We have to get rid off the silly stuff and stick to the basics otherwise we'll be in trouble," he said. "They (East Coast) are an entirely different kettle of fish at home, they always have the crowd right behind them and they respond well to that."
Russell won't confirm his starting XV for Ruatoria until later in the week but admitted yesterday he was giving serious consideration to making a couple of changes from that utilised against West Coast.
Two forwards who made a big enough impression from the reserve bench on Saturday to have some chance of forcing their way into the starting line-up are lock Langi Peters and No.8 Brodie Duffin while the bumbling defensive play of the outside backs could see Tommy Harmon given a wing berth.