Handre Pollard didn't envisage being the first Springbok captain to lose a Test against Wales in South Africa and while he looked glum, he insisted he was encouraged by the performance. | Sport24news
Handre Pollard became the first Bok skipper to lose a home Test to Wales, but won't be dwelling on that ignominious"honour".
Handre Pollard didn't envisage being the first Springbok captain to lose a Test against Wales in South Africa and while he looked glum in the aftermath, he insisted he was encouraged by an experimental combination's performance. "But in general, I'm still positive. I think the guys really showed fight and that's all we can ask for. The result is very disappointing and it will take 24 hours for us to get over it, but then we'll look at the detail and determine where we could've done better.Nienaber defends selections after Wales loss: 'No guarantee first-choice XV would've won'
"That's definitely something positive. We were able to create. I'm proud. We just weren't clinical enough in the last minutes.""We were regularly in Wales' half and we definitely didn't capitalise fully. The final quarter's indiscipline held us back, but I was still encouraged," he said.
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