Jaco Peyper has laughed off criticism of the Springboks' famed Bomb Squad, while pointing out that Ireland employed the same tactic to defend their Six Nations title.
Jaco Peyper has laughed off criticism of the Springboks’ famed Bomb Squad, while pointing out that Ireland employed the same tactic to defend their Six Nations title.
The famed Bomb Squad once again proved effective for the Boks, with a 78th-minute penalty try from a five-metre scrum proving to be the decisive score in the Test. When Peyper was asked whether the 6-2 split was dangerous on Monday, the former Test referee had a chuckle before pointing out that Ireland also used the tactic during their successful Six Nations title defence earlier this year.
“It makes it dangerous when players take a risk in the air and don’t respect the other player in the air. I don’t think the Bomb Squad or a 6-2 split makes it dangerous. Ireland played with a 6-2 split three times in the Six Nations, nobody talked about them.
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