Sacha really had a shocker. I blamed our conservative tactics for the bluntness of the backline but it really was Sacha screwing up our opportunities when we were on attack. Those forward out the back passes that he missed killed our attack.
Of course the 9 got a lot of ball. That will always be the case. The problem is the ball went 9 to a forward 9 to a forward. I don’t think the ball went down the backline once.
Hopefully this is a lesson to Rassie that a game of rugby is won on the scoreboard NOT how many scrum penalties you win.
This team needed to be taken down a peg. We have amazing backs and they didn’t get a sniff today because we thought winning a scrum penalty was more important than scoring points.
As always with the Boks we don’t take our chances. Our forwards absolutely minced them the last 20 min but for what? We didn’t get any points. NZ is still in this.
These guys lie to themselves and believe anything they're told. If you speak to these people they are convinced the country is on the verge of bankruptcy when it was "their" government who folded.
Here is a interesting statistic for all those who think it was all flowers and roses back then...