LAST TEST IN SERIES
Upbeat Kolisi believes the spirit is returning
Springbok vice-captain Siya Kolisi believes that despite the 27-27 draw against Australia‚ it was an improved performance‚ which will give the team confidence with the All Blacks clash looming. SA and New Zealand meet at Newlands in the final round of the Rugby Championship on Saturday with the title already in the All Blacks’ hands for the fifth time in six years. New Zealand are undefeated after sending a second-string team to Buenos Aires‚ which beat the Pumas 36-10 in the early hours of Sunday morning. The Boks have not beaten the All Blacks since 2014 and in three matches against New Zealand under Allister Coetzee’s coaching, they have lost by an aggregate score of 52-9. "I definitely felt it [the draw with Australia] was an improved performance from two weeks ago‚" Kolisi said. "Against the All Blacks‚ everything went against us from the bounce of the ball to not scoring points when we should have. They punished our mistakes‚ but this week, we managed to put it behind us. "We ...
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