We sent a lot of good messages to the other teams that this team is going to be a threat.

We've got the South African teams now, in a row, and we just can't give the South Africans that much ball.

He lived for it. It was his life. The cycling team was his family out here. He was incredibly dedicated to the sport.

This is what this team has been about all season. A lot of teams would have folded against a good team like Scobey, but these kids showed the kind of heart and character they have.

They had two really good teams those two years, but they've got a really good team this year. I'm hoping upstate this time they can really make a difference.

The good thing was we had a win, which will boost the confidence of the players, and I thought it was a pretty good spectacle. It's early days and we can't take too much out of these games, so we've got our feet firmly on the ground.