Nienaber: Elton will be better next week
Jacques Nienaber was delighted with Damian Willemse’s match-winning performance against Wales on Saturday, but also defended Elton Jantjies’ error-strewn first-half showing.
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Jacques Nienaber was delighted with Damian Willemse’s match-winning performance against Wales on Saturday, but also defended Elton Jantjies’ error-strewn first-half showing.
The Springboks overturned a 15-point half-time deficit to narrowly beat Wales at a packed Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Wales conceded four yellow cards as the Springboks needed a last-gasp penalty for the win on Saturday – how do you rate the performance of the referee?
The Springboks, All Blacks, Wallabies and Los Pumas all began the Test season with victories over northern hemisphere opponents on Saturday.
Damian Willemse slotted a penalty after the hooter to see the Springboks come from a 15-point half-time deficit and beat Wales in the Test series opener in Pretoria on Saturday.
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Powerless to prevent load shedding, Siya Kolisi has promised South Africans some joy by seeing to it that the Springboks beat Wales at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Former Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards has given Wayne Pivac’s men a chance of defeating the Springboks when the two sides clash in Pretoria on Saturday.
Nick Mallett says it would be a ‘massive disappointment’ if the Springboks don’t wallop Wales by at least 15 points in their Test series opener at a packed Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday.