In a loss that felt more like a win, senior pack figures Siya Kolisi and Eben Etzebeth rose majestically to the Bok task in hostile Marseille, says RobHouwing. | Sport24news
Fact, regrettably: these Springboks are now slipping dangerously close to a poorly-on-paper 50 percent win record in 2022.to France in frenzied Marseille saw them come up short for a second successive week on tour and be left nursing a 6/11 record for the calendar year ... with the weekend’s Australian slayers, Italy, next on the radar.
But the outcome also told you nothing about how gallant and resurgent the Webb Ellis Cup-holders looked for large portions of this highly watchable encounter; there were few reasons for widespread despondency in the dressing room.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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