The Springbok Women have reviewed their opening World Cup match against France and are now ready to push for a bonus-point win over Fiji.
The Springbok Women have reviewed their opening World Cup match against France and are now ready to focus on pushing for a bonus-point win over Fiji, their second opponent of the tournament in New Zealand.According to utility forward Catha Jacobs, the score line was not a fair reflection on what happened at Eden Park on Saturday and having had a look at the breakdown of the match, the Bok Women will take on Fiji on Sunday with a very positive mindset.
Jacobs, who recently signed an extension with Saracens in England, played 17 minutes against France and said she is keen to have a go at Fiji, who suffered an 84-19 defeat against England.“We know they can be unpredictable, and they scored some nice tries against England, but they cannot play without the ball, it is as simple as that.
“We dominated the set pieces against France I thought,” she said. “We had the upper hand in the scrums and lineouts and managed to sack their rolling maul a couple of times. “As we saw in the penalty stats, we conceded fewer penalties that France. They conceded more because they were under more pressure than us, mainly because our forwards had the upper hand in those first phases,” she said.
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