Johann van Graan credited Tub’s capacity to develop stronger when their gamers had been despatched to the sin bin for Saturday’s dramatic 26-24 Gallagher Premiership victory at Harlequins.
Tub took the lead for the primary time within the 77th minute when Francois van Wyk went over within the left nook and the strive was sufficient to grab a win that had been Quins’ for the taking.
Three of Tub’s 4 tries have been scored when Tom Dunn and Man Pepper had left the sphere due to yellow playing cards and it was this resilience within the face of adversity that happy Van Graan most.
“It’s an 80-minute recreation,” stated van Graan, whose staff sit second within the Premiership.
“We spoke within the week about this being a heavyweight boxing battle. Two excellent groups and it was a really bodily recreation with large collisions. I’m very thrilled with this one.
Factors Circulation Chart
Tub win +2
Time in lead
26%
Possession Final 10 min
74%
“The largest factor for me was that once we have been all the way down to 14 gamers twice, we have been truly the stronger staff. The opposite 14 guys stuffed the area that had been left.
“We took an infinite quantity of stress between minutes 40 to 60 after which we bought a foothold within the recreation.
“Our scrum went very nicely and as soon as we have been 5 or 6 yards from the try-line we created havoc.
“Now we have labored onerous on our execution beneath stress and it confirmed right here. It was a very good staff strive for our fourth within the nook.
“It’s necessary by means of the season to win large video games away from house and that’s three on the bounce from us now.”
Tub’s fourth victory of the marketing campaign got here regardless of the lack of Cameron Redpath to muscle tightness through the warm-up and Alfie Barbeary to concussion within the tenth minute. A bug threatened to skinny their numbers additional.
“We had a little bit of illness in camp simply earlier than the sport. One or two gamers have been affected. It wasn’t a giant drama by way of the entire group,” Van Graan stated.
“As soon as we bought to the tip of the warm-up I checked out them they usually nodded and have been able to go. They carried out very well. It was nearly getting the job achieved.”
Harlequins led 24-14 heading into the final quarter have been camped within the opposition half, however they have been unable to seek out the factors wanted to kill off the sport.
“We didn’t take sufficient factors from stress we created. We pressured yellow playing cards and compelled every part bar scores,” Quins boss Danny Wilson stated.
“Within the final 10 minutes we handed them alternatives by falling our system in defence and in self-discipline. They took their alternatives and deserved their win.”
