Rugby: Musselburgh coach urges players to up game again after first defeat
The loss is by no means catastrophic to Musselburgh’s championship chances – they are still six points ahead of nearest rivals Hawick YM having played only one game more – and coach Brian Hughes believes this set-back could be a blessing in disguise.
“It’s not a disaster unless we make it a disaster. It is all about how the players respond. I think it could be a good thing for us if it teaches the guys that they are not invincible,” he said. “We’ve ridden our luck a few times.
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Hide Ad“Hopefully this will be the spur which gets us to up our game for the rest of the season.”
Musselburgh charged into a 21-6 lead thanks to tries from Liam Draycott and Paddy Kirkland, plus nine points from the boot of David O’Hagan. But they let Dunfermline back in with a brace of interception tries and lost the match to a late drop-goal, conceded after a penalty opportunity for Musselburgh under the posts was spurned in favour of a quick tap-and-go which came to nothing.