The scrumming contest against the All Blacks will be a huge but fair challenge this weekend after the Wallabies’ alleged underhand moves. After last week’s 27-27 draw against Australia in Bloemfontein‚ Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx suggested the Wallabies used skulduggery at scrum time to upset the rhythm of the set-piece. Bok forwards coach Matthew Proudfoot also hinted the Wallabies used nefarious tactics but was adamant the All Blacks would present a more honest contest. "It takes three entities to have a good scrum — us‚ the opponents and the referee‚" Proudfoot said. "The scrums were a bit untidy [against Australia] and we could perhaps have managed it a little better. "When the opposition presents you with a problem, you need to adapt to it quickly because errors at set phase can cost you games. "It will be a tough challenge again this week‚ because the All Blacks tend to want to take you on physically with a very settled scrum system. "They present you with more brutality tha...
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