Three key points from past weekend
SA Rugby magazine identifies some of the good, the bad and the ugly to take away from the Boks’ opening World Cup defeat to the All Blacks.
Ratings: Kolbe shines, De Klerk struggles
The All Blacks outsmarted the Springboks to record a 23-13 win in their opening World Cup clash. JOHN GOLIATH rates the Boks following another fierce Test between the two teams.
Stat attack: ABs put boot into Boks
DYLAN JACK looks at where the World Cup clash between the All Blacks and Springboks in Yokohama on Saturday was won and lost.
Kolbe: Boks mustn’t let heads drop
Cheslin Kolbe has called on the Springboks to pick themselves up after a disappointing attacking performance against the All Blacks. JON CARDINELLI in Yokohama reports.
Kolbe, Savea share emotional moment
Wing Cheslin Kolbe and flank Ardie Savea showed great camaraderie, embracing after the All Blacks’ 23-13 win over the Springboks in Yokohama on Saturday.
Erasmus: ABs showed great discipline
Hear the reactions of the Springbok coach and captain, as well as their counterparts, following the Pool B opener in Yokohama.
In pictures: Boks vs All Blacks
Check out some of the pictures from the Boks’ 23-13 Pool B World Cup loss to the All Blacks in Yokohama on Saturday.
Boks sweat on Nyakane
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has confirmed that the calf injury sustained by prop Trevor Nyakane in the match against the All Blacks is serious. JON CARDINELLI in Yokohama reports.
Highlights: All Blacks vs Boks
The All Blacks used their counter-attacking play to devastating effect in a 23-13 victory against the Springboks on Saturday.
Yokohama showdown will provide World Cup answers
The biggest clash of the pool stage will reveal whether the Springboks or the All Blacks are early favourites for the World Cup title, writes JON CARDINELLI in Tokyo.
