Kuridrani had a cracker. He was a real handful in that outer channel. We've still got a lot of issues in the halves, but the flatter style at least saw us get over the gain line.
Commiserations Springbok supporters, that was a shit of a game to lose. Particularly when you played the conditions well and dictated terms for most of the game. Your match against NZ next week should be a cracker, and I bet your boys will come out with intent.
Some thoughts:
- Our set piece needs work;
- Our forwards are not fit enough;
- We don't win enough collisions;
- Our skills are not adequate;
- We aren't physical enough at the breakdown to secure clean ball consistently.
If we want to play an up tempo game, then we need to be mega fit, accurate, and skillful. We need to ensure that we are physical enough at the breakdown to secure clean ball to ensure the opposition is constantly on the backfoot. If you miss that bloke burrowing in and digging for the ball, you are not accurate enough. We need to fix this.
We need to make sure we run on to our passes, they hit the chest, we don't drop the fucker, and we support the ball carrier. Basic skills, along with kicking for touch.
Thing is, the players should all possess these attributes by the time they reach Wallaby level. The coach should merely be harnessing and honing these things.
But anyway, a win is a win.
