Duane Vermeulen and Frans Steyn hailed for role in win over Wales
A jubilant Bongi Mbonambi celebrates with Elton Jantjies after SA's win over Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Picture: STEVE HAAG/GALLO IMAGES
This Saturday the Boks face Scotland in Edinburgh before travelling to London to take on England in their final game in the Autumn Nations Series. “We knew Wales were going to stick to the same plan with a high kicking game. Our back three did very well and we knew it would be a tough game, especially up front.
“I must say that the bomb squad [the replacements] made a huge difference. We knew that us starting the game [Ox Nche, Trevor Nyakane and Mbonambi] we would have to put them under pressure with our scrums and mauling. “I think playing SA, in those wet conditions which is ideal for how they want to play the game, was always going to be a testing time,” he said. “I said we stood up to that Test well.
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