Jacques Nienaber says the Rugby Championship teams 'are all in the same boat' as the Springboks have closed themselves off from the external criticism after two successive losses.
Jacques Nienaber says the Rugby Championship teams “are all in the same boat” and the Springboks have closed themselves off from the external criticism after two successive losses.Nienaber has come in for criticism after the Springboks faltered to back-to-back defeats in the Rugby Championship by New Zealand in Johannesburg and Australia in Adelaide.
“The only pressure myself and the team feels is the pressure we put on ourselves. That comes from the losses,” said Nienaber. “We all feel pressure, because we want to produce for our country and represent the country. “If you ask me if there is pressure, then yes, there is. But that’s the pressure we place on each other, as a squad. That’s the pressure we can control and do something about.
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