Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has demanded a more accurate performance underpinned by better decision-making from his side when they take on the All Blacks at Newlands on Saturday. The Springboks go into the match on the back of a three-match losing streak. But Coetzee remains confident his team is creating enough opportunities, but that their finishing is letting them down. "We played well against Australia at the weekend, but a couple of opportunities went begging and if we made better decisions in those situations, we would have scored a few more tries‚" he said. "We’ve addressed those issues in our analysis since the match and we will be looking to execute much more effectively this weekend. "It was rewarding to see the number of opportunities we created, but the finishing has to be better." Coetzee‚ though‚ said that his team would not retreat into its shell and play boring rugby against the All Blacks and that they would stick to their ball-in-hand approach. The All Blacks ...

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