Springboks prioritise points to win the prize; Johnny Sexton feels the heat with Ireland and debutants Chile bank on their band of brothers
Springboks prioritise points to win the prize; Sexton feels the heat with Ireland and Chile bank on their band of brothersSpringboks revert to type for Scotland clash
Scotland’s squad is not short on South African influence, with the wing Duhan van der Merwe and the prop Pierre Schoeman having represented their country of birth at youth level. Assistant coach Pieter de Villiers is also South Africa-born, although he played 68 times for France. “You must have the ability to score points,” Nienaber said. “Whereas in 2019 you could grind it out with a good defence, a good kicking game, a solid set piece. We had to adapt.”
“I know we always get tarnished with [the fact] we haven’t got past the quarter-finals, but we have some amazing memories from World Cups,” said the Leinster fly-half. “We’ve been very successful in our pools over the years, come away with some big victories, so a lot of good memories from World Cups. Obviously a few of them have ended badly but we’re very much looking forward to it and we’re not carrying any of that baggage.
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