{"id":432712,"date":"2026-05-18T01:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T01:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/432712\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T01:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T01:59:08","slug":"jackson-questions-drua-response-after-bye-week-defeat-fbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/432712\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackson questions Drua response after bye week defeat \u2013 FBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Swire Shipping Fijian Drua head coach Glen Jackson admits his side\u2019s performance in yesterday\u2019s Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific 50-35 loss to the NSW Waratahs fell well below expectations, particularly after coming off a bye week.<\/p>\n

The Drua struggled early in the match at HFC Bank Stadium, conceding points through defensive lapses and failing to match the intensity shown by the visitors during the opening stages.<\/p>\n

Jackson was critical of the team\u2019s start, saying the performance did not reflect the preparation done throughout the week.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first 20 minutes is not what we trained.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Drua coach also acknowledged the Waratahs deserved credit, despite arriving with a youthful squad and facing several challenges surrounding their campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cFair play to the Waratahs\u2026 they brought a pretty young team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jackson questioned whether his players might have underestimated the opposition, particularly with the lack of energy and defensive execution shown early in the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey played from around the back of the lineout that we\u2019d practiced all week to defend\u2026 and we didn\u2019t do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The coach also took responsibility for the team\u2019s performance and admitted the extended break may not have benefited the side as expected.<\/p>\n

\u201cI take it on my shoulders\u2026 the boys needed a rest, but we\u2019ve found out a rest isn\u2019t ideal for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jackson says the coaching staff will now reassess their approach moving forward as the Drua continue their push toward the playoffs.<\/p>\n

The Drua travel to Perth next week to take on the Western Force.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[Source: File] Swire Shipping Fijian Drua head coach Glen Jackson admits his side\u2019s performance in yesterday\u2019s Shop N…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":432713,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[111,139,69,213],"class_list":["post-432712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/432713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}