Leeds Rhinos women's coach Lois Forsell

Coach Lois Forsell reflects on Leeds Rhinos' loss to Wigan Warriors in a Women's Challenge Cup semi-final.

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00:00Lois, obviously a tough one to take. What's your initial reaction?

00:07I just think it was a really disappointing first half from us, first and foremost.

00:11I think they just give ourselves far too much to do, you can't turn up to the final

00:15and defend the way that we did early doors.

00:17I think the points scored against us is really, really disappointing, to be honest.

00:21We've just got some tough lessons to learn around where we turn the ball around

00:26and how we control the game. I think their points that they scored

00:29all come off the back of a penalty or was erroring.

00:31Take them out of the game, they don't get the points on the board

00:33and then we put ourselves in a position right rid of them in the second half to go score.

00:36So I think the first half is just massively disappointing.

00:40I think obviously the second half gave myself a lot to do.

00:44And then even injuries kind of, you know, made it real difficult.

00:48But their girls did front up in the second half and they did some things in areas a lot better.

00:53But still not consistent enough.

00:56They lost other sides to a concussion.

00:59They also came off with a concussion.

01:01Not a concussion assessment, should I say, HIA.

01:05Ruby Walker off with their ankle and Connie Boyd off with their ankle.

01:09So again, benched a better rate in that second half.

01:11And they obviously kept the score a little bit lower than they did in the first half.

01:16So I think it's just that message you take that that first half performance was good enough

01:19and we have to find the ability to start faster and to start smarter.

01:23So I think that's the thing.

01:24Now, there's a little bit more.

01:25I think they probably are the best of the thing.

01:26So I think it's important.

01:27And so I think the other time I have to start so many times when it's looking at the

01:30point of my point of my point of time, I think it's a lot easier.

01:32So I think that's good.

01:33Now, here's a lot of the time.

01:34It's almost to get tough.

01:35It's a lot of the time I've been slurized to regain.

01:36So here, where's the main point of the light, where...

01:37So today, I think is, no, it's a great idea.

01:38Let's play.

01:39So why aren't we going to do the same thing?

01:40So alright?

01:41So I think that's a lot of the time I want to get some more light.

01:42Now I think I'm going to do.