ICYMI: Player buzz
Catch up with some of your favourite players and what they had to say about the weekend’s rugby drama. ? ?
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Catch up with some of your favourite players and what they had to say about the weekend’s rugby drama. ? ?
Alun Wyn Jones was flabbergasted after the veteran lock was yellow-carded for doing nothing wrong in a historic win for Wales over the Springboks.
Eben Etzebeth is set to become the seventh – and youngest – Springbok to win 100 Test caps when he returns to Cape Town for the series decider against Wales.
Wales skipper Dan Biggar is questionable for the series-decider against the Springboks in Cape Town on Saturday after the flyhalf suffered a shoulder injury in the Bloemfontein Test.
Midfield maestro Ethan James is expected to be in action again on Tuesday when unbeaten South Africa face Wales in the Treviso final of the U20 Six Nations Summer Series.
Wayne Pivac was delighted to become the first Wales coach to claim a victory over the Springboks in South Africa after stunning scenes in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Replacement flyhalf Gareth Anscombe’s coolly-slotted touchline conversion in Bloem on Saturday was the difference as Wales secured their first away win against the Springboks.
Jacques Nienaber says the new-look Springboks provided management with “answers” despite the world champions being stunned by Wales in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
How do you rate Australian referee Angus Gardner’s performance in South Africa’s first home loss against Wales?
Wales stunned the Springboks with a converted try at the death to clinch their first win in South Africa, beating the world champions at Free State Stadium on Saturday evening.