The Boks want to carry the high intensity from their match against Ireland into their final pool match against Tonga.
Springbok loose forward Kwagga Smith says the Boks are targeting a bonus point win over Tonga in their final pool match of the competition on Sunday. Picture: Gaspafotos/MB Media/Getty Images
“They’re a physical team, so to play against them will be great for us to know that our physicality is also at the highest level.”and their struggles at the breakdown played a big part in their defeat. “We had a lot of opportunities and we didn’t use those opportunities, which cost us the game. We take the learnings from that and we make sure that it doesn’t happen again because from here on there’s no opportunity to slip up.
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