Boks upbeat for Los Pumas clash
Grant Williams said the Springboks would take positives from their Rugby Championship loss in New Zealand as they look to bounce back against Argentina at Ellis Park.
Grant Williams said the Springboks would take positives from their Rugby Championship loss in New Zealand as they look to bounce back against Argentina at Ellis Park.
While referee Mathieu Raynal got a thumbs-down from fans after South Africa went down in Auckland, Rassie Erasmus said the Boks were the masters of their own demise.
SARugbymag.co.za readers had their say and voted Cheslin Kolbe the standout Springbok on Saturday after a try-scoring performance in the loss to the All Blacks in Auckland.
The Springboks showed no appetite for a contest in a humiliating opening quarter of their loss to the All Blacks on Saturday, according to MARK KEOHANE.
Argentina came back with a try at the death to clinch a dramatic Rugby Championship victory against the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday.
John Smit says the Springboks were “properly beaten” by the All Blacks in Auckland, but raised a concern over how often the visitors ended up on the wrong side of the referee’s whistle.
Steven Kitshoff rued a terrible first 20 minutes and a “free for all” at the breakdown after the Springboks were comfortably beaten by the All Blacks in Auckland.
Head coach Jacques Nienaber lamented the Springboks’ hesitant opening minutes of a crushing defeat against the All Blacks in Auckland on Saturday.
The Springboks’ hopes of a rare win in Auckland were demolished by the All Blacks on Saturday.
The All Blacks brought the Springboks crashing back to earth by claiming a decisive Rugby Championship victory on Saturday to extend their unbeaten run in Auckland.