The attitude of the Springbok camp after their comprehensive 33-7 win over Australia in Brisbane is as influential in installing them as overwhelming favourites for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship title as the strong statement they made during the 80 minutes of play.
The World Cup champions could not have asked for a better start to their quest to add the Championship crown to the global title they retained in France last October. Take away the disciplinary infractions that led to three yellow cards and saw them finish with 13 men, some inaccurate lineouts in the second half and the decision making errors that otherwise would have seen them top the 50 mark, and it is hard to find any fault in their game.
The greater strike power brought about by the attacking adaptations have done something else - they’ve also made try scoring bonus points more likely. In the past dominance hasn’t always led to a full house of log points like it did in Brisbane, and it adds to the tally of factors that make it unlikely the Boks will come marginally short like they did in this competition in 2022.Recalling 2022 introduces the inevitable caveat.
“Next week is a new test and we want to give other players a chance, but that said we know Joe Schmidt and how he can turn things around,” said Erasmus. But still, some of the Olympic events have shown us how sport can make an ass of those who are too confident, which should make the following words from Kolisi welcome to South African ears: “Next week is going to be a completely different challenge and we know it will be tougher, so we need to remain focused and keep working hard.
“This was an important away win for us, and a special one too,” said Kolisi. “In the last few years, we didn’t start well away from home, so to get this win was special and we are really happy about earning the bonus point.
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