Boks refuse to give up

Leighton Koopman leighton.koopman@inl.co.za

The strength of this Springbok team is that even if they do not play well on the day, they find a way to get a result. Bok coach Jacques Nienaber heaped praise on his resilient warriors after they had to dig deep to beat England 16-15 in Paris on Saturday to reach the World Cup final. It took some resolute defence and a late 10-point swing to secure the victory, but according to Nienaber, there was always the belief his team would pull off the victory. Although they’ve managed to scrape through a knockout match for the second consecutive game, after also beating France by a single point in the quarter-finals last weekend, the Boks will now have to rethink their strategy and player corps to use when they face…

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