Coach Peter de Villiers may have lost an opportunity to win some of his lost favour back from the public when he refused on Saturday night to acknowledge the role that a return to the traditional Springbok structured approach played in the big win over Australia.
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“After 10 Tests in charge, it’s easy to see that De Villiers’s biggest error was to try and move away from the time-honoured nature of Springbok rugby.”
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Springbok coach Peter de Villiers was a happy man on Saturday after his Springbok team had beaten Australia 53-8 in their Tri-Nations match at Coca-Cola Park.
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South African Victor Matfield lead his side to a massive 53-8 Tri-Nations victory over Australia in Johannesburg on Saturday, and lauded his teams’ character in securing the record win.
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A relieved Peter de Villiers had the pleasure of watching his Springboks run in eight tries to one, in their emphatic 53-8 Tri-Nations victory over Australia in Johannesburg on Saturday.
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What a difference a week can make! South Africa bounced back from a month of Tri-Nations misery to secure a record 53-8 victory over Australia in Johannesburg on Saturday, with the Springboks outscoring the Wallabies by eight tries to one.
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A bewildered Stirling Mortlock reflected on his side’s record 8-53 Tri-Nations slump to a rampant Springbok outfit in Johannesburg on Saturday, but admitted all is not lost.
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South African rugby’s first centurion and most-capped Test player Percy Montgomery announced his retirement from international rugby after the Springboks’ 53-8 Tri-Nations win over Australia at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday.
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If nothing else, the Springboks confirmed on Saturday that the ground previously known as Ellis Park is, indeed, their Twickenham in terms of being a hallowed, generally highly productive place for them.
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