Siya Kolisi runs at Jack Crowley during the first Test at Loftus (Anton Geyser/Gallo Images)
Springbok
captain Siya Kolisi implored his teammates to clean up their breakdown and
lineout act ahead of next week’s second Test against Ireland at Kings Park in
Durban.
They were
able to function well enough to beat their bogey side 27-20 at Loftus Versfeld
on Saturday with an excellent brand of attacking rugby that incorporated
elements of their calculated physical forward play.
However,
their set pieces weren’t always the best, with the scrum not coming off until
late in the second half when they earned two scrum penalties and a penalty try
from a scrum.
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