For someone who had just declared the door shut on the prickly matter of 2016, Springbok forwards coach Matt Proudfoot did a good job rolling out the welcome mat. "About last year …" is the least acknowledged question in the Bok ranks, especially near cameras and microphones, but after a bit of prodding, Proudfoot waded in on Tuesday. "That door is closed. Sorry I can’t answer that question," he said, offering initial resistance. "I’d say a lot of good came out of last year in the sense that no lesson is a bad lesson. Last year’s lessons were priceless and we have taken those lessons on board," said Proudfoot, still basking in the afterglow of SA’s series-clinching win over France in Durban. "If we think about where we are now we’ve created an environment where players can grow and thrive. We’ve come a long way from where we were last year." The Springboks and their crimes of 2016 have been indivisible in the build-up to this series. Naturally, scapegoats find it hard to shake cross...
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