Sam Cane
The Chiefs may have felt they deserved to win against the Highlanders after dominating play, but that is behind them as they now focus on their tour to South Africa.
The Chiefs next match is away in Cape Town against the undefeated DHL Stormers on 14 March, they then travel up the coast to Durban to take on the Cell C Sharks in what is sure to be a tough tour.
The South Africa opposition does not end there as their 1st fixture back home is to the traveling Cheetahs.
For All Black and Chiefs flank Sam Cane, it is now about learning from the mistakes made on Friday and rectifying them.
Cane said after the match in Hamilton that the Chiefs had let themselves down as a group.
He did however highlight that they would look for improvements and be more determined to get back out on the pitch and rectify the errors.
“It’s a tough competition,” Cane said looking towards the tour to South Africa.
“But the good thing is you get to play pretty much week in week out.”
One of the highlights of the Chiefs in 2015 is their strength in depth, with the likes of impressive young brothers Damien and Marty McKenzie rubbing shoulders with experienced players such as Aaron Cruden and Sonny Bill Williams.
“We’ve got a bloody strong squad, with lots of character and lots of depth,” Cane continued.
“We can’t dwell on the loss for too long, we’ll bounce back because we know we are on that plane on Sunday.”
Cane added that they were looking forward to the tour as a group, as it would be an opportunity to bond together.
“Looking forward to a couple of good weeks away where we can bond as a group and test ourselves against some South Africa’s best,” Cane concluded.
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