Djukic frustrated as Britain slump to another defeat

GREAT Britain bounced back to earth with a bump on Saturday as they slumped to a 38-26 defeat to Qatar at the Marrane Cup in Paris.

FRUSTRATED: Head coach Dragan Djukic admits his British men's team need to wisen-up ahead of Sunday's final match in Paris (FOTO Wagner, Switzerland)

Head coach Dragan Djukic's men had impressed in Friday's 33-22 defeat by African champions Tunisia but failed to reach the same heights against the Asian outfit in France.

Chris Mohr's six goals were a silver lining in the British performance while Thomas Barker and Sebastian Prieto scored five and four respectively.

But Djukic couldn't hid his frustration after the game and insisted he was expecting improvements for their final game in France against either Algeria, Czech Republic or French host club Ivry on Sunday.

"I'm really disappointed with the performance today," said Djukic. "The first half was particularly disappointing for me.

"We just didn't start like we usually do and found ourselves ten goals down after 20 minutes and the game was lost already.

"We improved in the second half but we have to learn that the game starts at minute zero and finishes at minute 60. We can't afford to turn off at any point.

"It's not enough to have one or two who play well.  We need the whole team to play together."