Eben Etzebeth hailed the Springboks' effort to win the 2024 Rugby Championship, with Rassie Erasmus saying it was a privilege to share the glory with the record-breaking lock.
Eben Etzebeth hailed the Springboks’ effort to win the 2024 Rugby Championship, with Rassie Erasmus saying it was a privilege to share the glory with the record-breaking lock.
“The milestone wouldn’t have been nice if we’d lost this game, so the team really showed up tonight,” said Etzebeth. “I’ve made no secret that the reason I play this game is to play for this team; to perform for my club and to be selected for the national side – that’s the ultimate. “The pressure has been on the players to gel quickly, and I must give credit to the coaching staff and all the backroom team and the guys for keeping on believing despite all the changes,” he said.“We’ve used 49 players this year and 35 in the Rugby Championship. But when you get to these crunch games it’s the older heads and the calmer heads that sometimes pull it through and they help pull though a guy like Manie .
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