“No performance is ever complete. That was a pretty good performance and it was a long time coming.
“We don’t want to maintain it [that form]. We want to do better. It is reset on Monday. Back to the basics‚” said Du Preez.
Set piece excellence and gainline dominance helped set the platform with the record-breaking prop Tendai Mtawarira leading the charge. The result left the Lions with much to ponder. Coach Swys de Bruin didn’t quite know where to start his inquest.
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