{"id":2767,"date":"2017-11-02T12:39:39","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T12:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maccabi.co.za\/site\/?p=2767"},"modified":"2017-11-02T12:45:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T12:45:11","slug":"kevins-campaign-israels-rugby-xv-hits-snag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.za\/site\/community-sports-news\/kevins-campaign-israels-rugby-xv-hits-snag\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin\u2019s campaign with Israel\u2019s Rugby XV hits a snag"},"content":{"rendered":"<input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"2767\"\/><p>A week earlier they beat Andorra 27-22 after leading 7-5at half-time. Both were away games for the Israelis. However, according to their South African coach,Kevin Musikanth, all is not lost. \u201cA lot depends on how the other teams do, but we do have to win our next two matches against Bosnia and Malta.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At least the final two matches will be played in Israel but, as Musikanth points out, Malta has a very good team.<br \/>\nMusikanth coached the South African team at the Maccabi Games in July. The Israelis liked the idea of having a top rugby coach who is also Jewish, and they offered him the opportunity to coach their 15-man team for this<br \/>\ncampaign. Currently Israel plays in the South Division of the FIRA Championship Division Two and if they are to progress to the next level, they will have to win the whole division.<br \/>\nThat means they need to finish top of the South Section which includes Andorra, Croatia, Bosnia and Malta. If they achieve that, they then have to play off against the winner of the North Section, which comprises Latvia, Sweden,Hungary, Lithuania and Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Musikanth joined the team on October 10 and says he has little to complain about after the first match. \u201cI\u2019m very happy with the way in which they played in the match against Andorra,\u201dhe said. \u201cThey had a new coach and then five players who are overseas met up with us in Andorra. They then produced a solid defensive game which shows they are buying in and are committed to the programme.\u201cWe are now working on finishing as we dominated possession and territory, but just didn\u2019t seem able to finish. We also need consistency at the line-outs, but overall there were many more positives than negatives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musikanth received his cap at an official capping ceremony, but typical of Israel, the \u201ccap\u201d turned out to be a kova tembel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A week earlier they beat Andorra 27-22 after leading 7-5at half-time. Both were away games for the Israelis. 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