Amabokoboko coach Rassie Erasmus was impressed with how his side handled the business against Scotland.
Springboks registered 32-15 points against their tough opponents in the opening Test of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour in Edinburgh on Sunday.
Erasmus emphasized that he want his troops to keep up the momentum that will allow new faces to gell well with the rest of the squad.
The Springboks scored four tries to none by the hosts, with all Scotland’s points earned compliments of penalty goals, but both Erasmus and Springbok captain Eben Etzebeth felt the scoreboard flattered the visitors.
After the match Erasmus pointed out that the scoreline is not a true reflection of the whole Eighty(80) minutes but he is happy that they didn’t concede a try against Scotland in the previous two meeting.
He said “The scoreboard doesn’t tell the whole story, but we can be proud of the fact that we didn’t concede a try in the last two matches we played against them.
“We had to work hard to beat them, so in general we are not pleased with our performance today.”
Erasmus went on to emphasize what he said on his statement and he also mentioned that he is happy with the way away from home.
He said “I was happy about the effort the team showed and winning by 17 points away from home, but we need to work on trying to sync better on the field and handle things better if in case we get injuries.”
Eben Etzebeth also mentioned that they were more prepared for the test and they knew it that it would not be easy task for them.
He said “We said from the outset Scotland are a quality team, and one of the best in the world, I think (winning by) 17 points flatters us a bit. We knew it would be a grind of a match, and credit to them, they played well today.”
Erasmus pointed out that during their next fixture against England at the Allianz Stadium in London on Saturday, they will face wunded side that will be desperate for a win.
He said “Next week against England will be a different challenge as we will be facing a desperate team that come off two losses in matches they could have won.”
The Springboks will travel from Edinburgh to London, today (Monday) and begin their on-field preparations for their clash against England on Tuesday.
BY LUCKY SEANEGO
