Springbok scrum coach Daan Human said they were happy with the decisions made to kick despite Saturday's 13-8 Rugby World Cup loss against Ireland in Paris as Sunday's Tonga clash looms.
Springbok scrum coach Daan Human said they were happy with the decisions made to kick at goal after Saturday's 13-8 Rugby World Cup loss against Ireland in Paris.
The Springboks, through Faf de Klerk, took long-range shots at goal which were missed when the option of taking the lineout was on. Had those kicks gone over, the Springboks would've had less to sweat over regarding Sunday's final Pool B game against Tonga in Marseille, a game they need to win with a bonus point, from where they let other fates take care of the rest of the pool.
The bulk of the lineouts were for Ireland, with the Boks' choice of taking penalties instead of going for the corner also affecting the number of mauls they set up in Ireland's 22m.RWC 2023 dishes up Terrific Toulon, Beautiful Bordeaux, Mad Marseille, Petty Paris
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