Alotau side struggling to compete in seven series

TEAM Alotau Kedewas representing Milne Bay is struggling to cope in the Kumul Petroleum Super Sevens Challenge.
Alotau Rugby Union vice president Terence Torea said the team had faced tough encounters since the start of the competition last weekend.
“They’re new boys that we selected and are new to the code,” the vice president said.
“Most of them are not too familiar with sevens format as well.
“But we’re slowly adjusting to the game.”
Torea said recovery had been one of the challenges for the Kedewas.
“In a day we play three games,” the vice president said.
“Recovery time is a bit slower than what they normally play.”
But Torea was enthusiastic that the team would deliver good results in the next two weekends of the series.
“I’m hopeful that the boys will get there,” he said.
“It’s just a matter of learning and adapting to the game.”
With a focus to expose the rural based talents at the national level, Torea said their aim now was to obtain the experience and learn new ideas for the growth of the code in the province.
“We came with aim that whatever regimes or ideas that we take out from this challenge, we’ll take them back and develop the code in Alotau,” Torea said.
“Especially with the young players, we hope that the experience they gain will groom them to be smart and skillful players.”
After the completion of the sevens series, the vice president said Alotau Rugby Union would establish its sevens competition.
“We plan to run a competition for our six existing teams,” Torea said
“Because of low player base population, we will only run sevens competitions.’’
Meanwhile, the Alotau Kedewas were yet to establish a win in the super sevens challenge.