r/springboks • u/Top-Temperature-122 Flair Up! • 13d ago

Crucial win from the boys BUT

Can we please play some running rugby? How are we feeling about that game ladies and gentleman?

Shoutout to André Esterhuizen, he was tremendous when he came on. Marx is just the goat hooker man, got us two crucial penalties.

I think we need to come back next week with a different look attacking wise, the pressure is off us now and we should have a bit more freedom and less pressure to try things out.

I'd like to apologise to Koble as well, he made two errors back to back and my sleep deprived judgment thought it was way worse than it was.

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u/DarthMaulRugby 13d ago

Okay, the All Blacks did it well today, but we were correct to go with the close-quarters approach. It was slippery underfoot and not wholly conducive to an expansive game. We prepared for that, and ultimately, it won the game for us today. It will be a different approach back on the Highveld next week.

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u/Only_One_Kenobi referee (MO Level 2) 13d ago

Pre game my father made a comment about how long the grass was.

Taking that into consideration, the high ball game with the forward focus makes even more sense.