Tremendous Rugby winner Stephen Hoiles has known as on the NSW Waratahs to play with extra attacking âriskâ after falling to the Blues 12-10 at Sydneyâs Allianz Stadium final weekend.
Trying to bounce again from their heartbreaking defeat to the Highlanders in spherical three, the Waratahs received struck first towards the Blues with Tane Edmed changing a Twenty second-minute penalty.
Whereas the Waratahs have been by no means actually out of the battle, the hosts must wait till the 78th minute to attain once more with alternative Jay Fonokalafi crashing over a strive on the demise.
It kept the Tahs in with a chance of snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, but time wasnât on their side in the end as the Blues hung on for an unconvincing win.
With the Waratahs losing two matches in a row against New Zealand opposition by a combined margin of four points, a former Wallaby has called on the New South Welshman to change up how they approach attack.
âItâs hard at the moment for the Tahs. Theyâve won one and lost three,â Stephen Hoiles said on Stan Sportsâ Between Two Posts.
âTheyâre not playing poorly at all, theyâre showing signs.
âBut this canât go on for too much longer otherwise it gets away from you.
âTheyâre playing tough and theyâre brave and theyâre hanging in there and theyâve got good qualities and theyâve got a few good players coming back but the beauty about this competition, whether you like it or not⦠(top eight making the playoffs) it does keep teams like the Tahs playing for plenty cause theyâre still a genuine chance of playing finals footy.
âYouâd much prefer them not giving in on themselves and having to work on a few technical things than worrying about attitude, thatâs not an issue for them at the moment.
âI donât think theyâre probably taking enough risk to be honest in attack⦠the Tahs look as though theyâre sticking to the script a bit too much.â
The Waratahs are currently just outside the top eight with just one win to their name from four starts, with the Western Force the only Australian side below them.
New South Wales started their season with a big loss on the road in Brisbane before stunning defending champions the Crusaders 37-24 in Super Round.
As Hoiles discussed, the Waratahs arenât a bad team but they may have to reassess their mindset and how their approach Super Rugby Pacific matches.
âIâd like to see the Tahs in a game where it just has to go toe-to-toe,â Hoiles added.
âTheyâre playing not to lose rather than playing out there to win. There is a difference in that mentality.â