Coach believes the team are not at the level they were in 2019 because they did not play a lot of international rugby in 2020
Springboks head coach Jacques Nienaber looks on following the Rugby Championship match between the Springboks and All Blacks at Cbus Super Stadium in Gold Coast, Australia, October 2 2021. Picture: ALBERT PEREZ/GETTY IMAGES
Elton Jantjies’ after-the-hooter penalty earned the Springboks a 31-29 win over the All Blacks to clinch second place in the competition behind Ian Foster’s team and reclaim the No 1 spot in the world rankings. “It’s just amazing to play against our Sanzaar partners again,” he said. “We missed out in 2020 and they bring a different style of play, a different mentality of play, which is something that is always nice to compete against because it’s a little bit different to other countries.“For us it’s been a tough four weeks.
They then slipped to a narrow 19-17 defeat in their first meeting with New Zealand last weekend, only to bounce back with Saturday’s victory over the All Blacks.
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