Happy after using a full squad to secure successive bonus-point wins in Australia, Rassie Erasmus has already turned his attention to a 'massive mini-series' against the All Blacks.
Happy after using a full squad to secure successive bonus-point wins in Australia, Rassie Erasmus has already turned his attention to a ‘massive mini-series’ against the All Blacks.The Springboks completed a perfect start to their Rugby Championship campaign by powering to a bonus-point victory over the Wallabies in a wet-weather contest in Perth.
“We’ve always struggled against Australia, so we are just happy that we got away with two wins,” Erasmus said. “Getting a bonus point from each game is a bonus. That’s why we call it a bonus point. The conditions made it tough for rookie halfbacks Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Morne van den Berg to impose themselves on the game. The Boks were also robbed of using their scrum as a weapon, as Australia’s concussions reduced it to uncontested scrums.
“It was nervous. I was nervous until the 70th minute,” Erasmus said. “We were on our own goalline and conceded two penalties. We were making errors, but then Eben and the guys buckled down and said not another penalty.
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