Mouth-watering prospects, indeed, but the Wakatipu Premiers rugby coach just wants his team to focus first on this Saturday’s home game against Cromwell.
"We treat each game as if it’s our last, that’s the mindset we came into at the start of the year," Jordan Manihera says.
His side beat Arrowtown 29-5 at Jack Reid Park last weekend, but had to defend their line for 30 to 35 minutes before scoring back-to-back tries.
"It was good to see the attitude and the connection on defence working ... afterwards we said to them, ‘that’s the standard they have now set’, it’s up to them to be consistent with that, if not better.
"The result was awesome, getting max [bonus] points, but the fact we left quite a few opportunities out there just goes to show we’re almost ticking.
"We’re just pushing that last pass, and sort of once that lands I’m pretty excited to see where we head."
Thanks to Maniototo upsetting Alexandra, Wakatipu have jumped to second on the table and look likely to host a semi.
Manihera: "You can get pretty deep in the rabbit hole with sorting out who goes where and who plays who, but, you know, you sort of lose focus [on your next game] if you’re worrying about that too much."
Meanwhile, Arrowtown, who lie second last on the points table, one point behind Cromwell, have a bye this weekend.
They close out their season with a home game against Maniototo next Saturday.
- This Saturday, Wakatipu Wanderers v Star’s B, 1pm, Queenstown Recreation Ground; Wakatipu Premiers v Cromwell, 2.30pm, Queenstown Rec Ground
