JOHANNESBURG : South Africa managed to grind out victory in a 'proper test match', edging Argentina 22-21 in their final Rugby Championship fixture at Ellis Park on Saturday, as coach Jacques Nienaber hailed their defence and composure under pressure.The trophy had already been won by New Zealand earlier
JOHANNESBURG : South Africa managed to grind out victory in a"proper test match", edging Argentina 22-21 in their final Rugby Championship fixture at Ellis Park on Saturday, as coach Jacques Nienaber hailed their defence and composure under pressure.
"We expected a proper test match, if you look at what Argentina have done in the last few seasons with wins in New Zealand and Australia. We knew it was going to be a grind," Nienaber told reporters.The Boks kept Argentina at bay for 75 minutes until the visitors, who dominated possession, scored two late tries.
"We had a proper defence session," Nienaber said."I thought our defence was quite poor in the first 17 minutes against New Zealand but there was a massive improvement." "They didn’t play with the ball a lot. They kicked it and pinned us in our half. I think we could have got out of our half a little bit better, but they suffocated us there and that led to penalties."
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