After an up-and-down year, and with just England to come after this weekend, the Springboks need a statement win against Italy in Genoa on Saturday 🏉
came against the top two ranked sides in world rugby on their home turf, however it is still not good enough for a team that is wanting to retain their world cup title in France next year.believes that the team has shown growth and that they are moving in the right direction ahead of next year’s showpiece event.
“The All Blacks we play regularly and France we just played in a cauldron which was really intimidating and the boys really handled themselves well. In our supporters view and our view losing is bad, but I think there is a light at the end of the tunnel.”However rugby is a results-driven game in the end, and when you look at the Boks results this year, they have just not been good enough, while they’ve also lacked consistency.
Since then however they have won seven of their last eight games, claimed the Rugby Championship title, and racked up monster wins of 53-3 over Argentina, 40-14 over Australia, and 53-23 over Wales, showing that despite their struggles they are still not a team to be underestimated.
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