Bok coach Nienaber was happy with an impressive turnaround from the kickers, as they nailed every shot at goal.🏉 Read more here👇
thminute after Antoine Dupont was also sent off, the Boks battled manfully to take a 26-22 lead into the final 10 minutes of the match.However a yellow card to replacement Deon Fourie and a few dubious calls in the closing stages conspired to see the French rally to clinch a valuable 30-26 win in the end.
“I’m not going to share the tactical plans, but the pack put in 10 percent extra and I think that’s why the loss hurts that much. They kept us in the game, and although we were 13-0 down , they kept on fighting,” said Nienaber.“We’re four points behind France, who are the second-best team in the world and three points behind Ireland, who are the best team in the world. France are the Northern Hemisphere champions, so that’s where we are right now.
Looking at the game against France, Nienaber claimed that they were better prepared, having gone into the game against Ireland a bit undercooked after a number of their players had been rested after the Rugby Championship and missed out on URC game time after games were cancelled.He was also happy with an impressive turnaround from the Bok goal kickers, as Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk and Damian Willemse combined to nail every shot at goal throughout the match.
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