RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP
Boks expect Pumas to be even tougher on home turf
The Springboks arrived in Buenos Aires on Tuesday expecting a backlash from the Pumas for their Rugby Championship return match in Mendoza this weekend. The Boks secured a tough 34-21 win over Argentina in Durban last Saturday‚ scoring six tries in the process, after trailing 14-10 at halftime. SA’s dominant second-half performance prompted Pumas coach Mario Ledesma to say there is not a more physical side in world rugby than SA. That may be so‚ but Argentina will grow an extra limb at home and the Boks will have to be as good as they were in the second half in Durban‚ for 80 minutes in Mendoza‚ to win again. Bok coach Rassie Erasmus was under no illusions that the coming match would be tougher than the clash at Kings Park‚ which was difficult enough. This is only the second Test away from home under Erasmus and the first ended in a 22-20 defeat against Wales in Washington. If the Boks want to become a world force in the game again they need to improve their away record in both the ...
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