What the Boks did right
For all the talk about ball-in-hand it was the Boks sheer physicality with hooker Malcolm Marx‚ prop Steven Kitshoff‚ captain Eben Etzebeth and flank Pieter-Steph du Toit
09 October 2017 - 08:05
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee’s challenge after Saturday’s thrilling Test at Newlands‚ if he going to see out his contract‚ is to somehow find a way for his team to repeat the intensity they showed against the All Blacks every time they play. The All Blacks won a thriller 25-24 at Newlands but the Boks returned to basics using their sheer physical power to create problems for the visitors.
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