COETZEE’S OPINION
‘Mauling’ by All Blacks does not define Springboks, says coach
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee says his charges should not be judged on their shambolic performance against the All Blacks in Albany 10 days ago. In their last Rugby Championship outing against New Zealand on September 16‚ the Boks were hammered 57-0. The Springboks can put the record defeat behind them when they play the Wallabies in Bloemfontein on Saturday. In the lead-up to the Albany hammering‚ the Boks were unbeaten in six matches. "I want to say it upfront that the Albany game doesn’t define this team‚" Coetzee said. "It was one game where we were definitely poor. We were poor in terms of execution. "The players already know it was substandard, but again‚ we won five out of seven matches and in those wins‚ we were outstanding. The All Blacks showed why they are the No1 team in the world." Despite the bruising‚ the Springboks have a clean bill of health for Saturday, with only the players who missed the Albany Test‚ except for Ross Cronjé‚ still unavailable. The Lions scrumh...
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