Springbok captain Siya Kolisi was full of praise for the supporters who packed Mbombela Stadium to the brim and inspired the team to a 26-10 Rugby Championship win over New Zealand on Saturday.
The win was the first for the Springboks over New Zealand on home soil since 2014 when Pat Lambie slotted a 52-metre penalty in the dying minutes at Ellis Park.
The victory was also by the largest margin since SA returned from international isolation in 1992 and the second largest of all time.“The way they turn up with everything that’s going on in our country. People who can afford it come along and fill up the stadium for us and it means the world to us as a team.
“Running out and hearing people screaming like that it drives us as a team. That’s what Jacques always reminds us. If I make a mistake in the game, you keep going because it’s about the people who are coming each and every time to watch us play.The win was secured through two tries by winger Kurt-Lee Arendse and replacement back Willie le Roux while the All Blacks replied through a try by Shannon Frizell and Jordie Barrett with one penalty and a conversion.
The other notable contributor for the victory for the Springboks was flyhalf Handré Pollard who sparkled with the boot as he kicked two conversions, three penalties and a drop goal for his handsome return of 16 points.“We spoke about it in the week and all we asked was to pitch up with intensity and try and be accurate in what we had planned and I thought we did it well,” said the coach, admitting that they are not the finished article yet.
“I don’t think we’re the finished product yet but we did a good assessment after the Wales series. I think we have improved, I think we have built on stuff that we thought there wasn’t good growth in the Wales series.
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