Despite claiming another series victory over Wales last week, doubts and outright criticism over the Springboks' attacking play remain steadfastly in place. | Sport24news
Notably, a prominent Kiwi scribe argued that Jacques Nienaber's troops will be"physical, direct and unimaginative" when they take on the All Blacks in their Rugby Championship opener in Nelspruit on August 6.
Except perhaps for the 27-9 win in the second Test against the British & Irish Lions, the Boks' dominance should've translated into more points. They made 6 linebreaks and beat 25 defenders yet only won 32-29 following a last-gasp penalty by Damian Willemse. They again held sway in those metrics in last week's series clincher at the Cape Town Stadium with 381 running metres, 3 linebreaks and 13 beaten defenders.
Peculiarly, the Boks enjoyed their most productive first half on rugby in the series - 17 points in the Cape - with just 41% territory.
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