Waikato Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan was left frustrated as his side's stellar season ended in disappointment on Saturday following their Super Rugby Pacific final defeat by the Canterbury Crusaders. The Chiefs slipped to a 25-20 loss in Hamilton as the Crusaders retained the title despite McMillan's sid
Waikato Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan was left frustrated as his side's stellar season ended in disappointment on Saturday following their Super Rugby Pacific final defeat by the Canterbury Crusaders.
The Chiefs slipped to a 25-20 loss in Hamilton as the Crusaders retained the title despite McMillan's side having finished on top of the regular season standings with only one defeat in 16 outings prior to the final. "We threw enough bullets to win the game, on a different night maybe we would've got the job done," he said."The championship is defined on a few moments tonight, but a few moments don't define this team.Ill discipline cost the Chiefs, with Anton Lienert-Brown, Luke Jacobson and Sam Cane receiving yellow cards from referee Ben O'Keeffe. While McMillan refused to criticise the officials, he was unhappy with decisions made against his team.
McMillan was particularly disappointed the Chiefs were unable to give a winning send-off to departing quintet Brad Weber, Brodie Retallick, Alex Nankivell, Pita Gus Sowakula and Bryn Gatland, who are all due to move overseas. "We've got some pretty special rugby players that are leaving our environment, and they're going to be hard to replace," he said.Source: Reuters
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