Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said improving discipline would be a pivotal part of their Rugby Championship focus.
The world champion Springboks played with 14 men from the third minute in Bloemfontein and twice had only 13 players on the pitch.was given an early yellow card for head-on-head contact after a crunching tackle forced fellow centre Jose Lima to retire concussed.‘Discipline is something we will need to look at’ – Rassie Erasmusyellow-carded in the 35th minute for a dangerous clear-out at a ruck.was also sent to the sin bin after playing an opponent in the air.
Conceding 10 tries but scoring three was no disgrace for Portugal in their first meeting with South Africa, and coach Simon Mannix said he could not have been prouder of his team.
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