Jon Cardinelli

A RELENTLESS assault by the Springboks at the scrum and lineout set the platform for a 30-15 win at Murrayfield on Saturday. While Scotland will dust themselves off to prepare for the next challenge against Japan, they would do well to take these set-piece lessons to heart ahead of their next meeting against the Boks at the World Cup in France.

SPRINGBOK coach Jacques Nienaber will need to strike the right balance when selecting his team for the clash against Scotland this Saturday.

The Springboks won the three-Test series against the British & Irish Lions on the back of a relentless defensive and aerial kicking performance.

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber says that he couldn’t bring himself to watch replacement flyhalf Morné Steyn attempt the series-clinching penalty against the British & Irish Lions at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.

PIETER-Steph du Toit’s injury may force Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber to make further changes to his pack ahead of the decisive third Test against the British & Irish Lions.

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber insists that his side will grow stronger in the lead-up to the third and decisive Test against the British & Irish Lions next week.

The Springboks showed greater power and control in the latter stages to beat the British & Irish Lions 27-9 on Saturday and level the series.

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber believes that the British & Irish Lions’ superior kicking and aerial display swung the contest in the visitors’ favour.

The British & Irish Lions produced a powerful and clinical second-half performance to clinch a 22-17 victory against the Springboks in Cape Town on Saturday. The result sees them taking an important 1-0 lead in the three-Test series.

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber may be without several of his best players and combinations for the first Test against the British & Irish Lions.