Mens Open

vs. Singapore – Won 9-1
vs. Scotland – Won 7-2
vs. United States – Won 12-1

They are now into the Cup group which means all the big games come out including the showdown between Australia and New Zealand.

Womens Open

vs. England – Won 4-3
vs. Germany – Won 6-0

The ladies will play France to see who finishes top of the group with good odds on the SA Womens team.

Mixed Open

vs. Jersey – Won 13-6
vs. France – Won 11-2

The mixed team has also set up a good platform and will play the USA team tomorrow to see who finishes number 1 in their group.

Senior Mixed

vs. Wales – Won 7-3
vs. Italy – Won 13-0
vs. New Zealand – Lost 0-9

Don’t let the loss fool you, the New Zealand team contains some of the best mixed players the world has ever seen and when it comes to the knock out stages the South African team will definitely be tighter on defence.

Mens 30

vs. Germany – Won 8-0
vs. Australia – Lost 2-16
vs. Luxembourg – Won 14-1

Once again defense let the Mens 30 side down against Australia who contain many of the previous Touch World Cup gold medal winning players. As we move further into the tournament they will definitely be a bit more prepared for the Australian attack.

Mens 35

vs. Scotland – Won 11-1
vs. Wales – Won 11-3
vs. United States – Won 8-4

This team is looking hot and has scored 30 tries in only 3 games. All that needs to be worked on is tighter defense.

All in all the teams are looking set for a great day out on day number 2 and we shall definitely be seeing the best touch over the next few days.

Also to Ewan Strydom, we like to call it Touchies.

Enjoy.

First let’s look at the logic of that statement. If I am a player on the field that gets tired, my immediate reaction is to sub; making your statement pretty redundant. However that is not the issue here. The issue is that players actually sub when they are tired and not before. There are two main issue when you sub after you have reached the point of tiredness.

The first is that if you are tired and on the field it means that you are performing well below your best and at risk of messing up or conceding a try. You also have to get off the field when you finally decide to sub and that takes a bit longer whilst you take a slow Sunday stroll off the field.

The other more important reason is that you run the risk of getting “stuck on” which means you have to defend for a few defenses when you are already tired. Basically what I am trying to say is that if you do get in a position where you are “stuck on” you should be relatively fresh because you have kept your subs rolling. This rarely happens because most people think they can make the difference and tend to sit on longer than they need to.

So next time you are on the side line ready to go on, shout out “sub before you are tired” instead. Just a thought.