Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said they were hurting after their nail-biting defeat against Argentina in the penultimate round of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in Santigo del Estero on Saturday night.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said they were hurting after their nail-biting defeat against Argentina in the penultimate round of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in Santigo del Estero on Saturday night and that they would take their travel day on Sunday to get over the defeat before regrouping on Monday for what is now a competition final in Nelspruit next weekend.
Erasmus also gave the Pumas credit for their performance: “It was a great match by Argentina, while we made crucial mistakes at vital times, so all credit to them, they deserved the win. The Bok coach refused to place the blame on replacement flyhalf Manie Libbok, whose penalty goal attempt went wide in the last minute: “If we didn’t miss the penalty kick in the end, there would have been smiles all around. But if you look at the game, there were a few things that didn’t go our way.
“Argentina are a tough team to play at home, and as we said in the week, if you do not pitch up fully, they can punish you, and they showed that.” “But we should have put them away early on. That said, they did well to exploit the yellow card, and that’s where the momentum swung.”
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