High-quality Superfan Saturday gives Bok coach a boost
Saturday’s first post-Covid-19 lockdown rugby matches would have left Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber in a much more positive frame of mind as he plots a course for the Rugby Championship in November.
Realistic fears that Springbok players will be hopelessly underdone when they take on the might of the All Blacks, Wallabies and Pumas in November might be unfounded after two tough encounters in Pretoria on Saturday.
Understandable concerns were slightly allayed after South Africa’s leading players produced some scintillating, structured and intense rugby in their first serious outings for more than six months during “Superfan Saturday” at Loftus Versfeld.
Read the full story on: Daily Maverick.
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