Rob Houwing offers his player-by-player Springbok performance card after their romp against a weakened, outmuscled Wales.
He was only on the park for the first 40 minutes - probably always the plan - but captain Siya Kolisi nevertheless issued a Springbok statement in no uncertain terms on Saturday:"I'm back and hungry.
"The open-side flanker let out an audible roar upon completion of the anthems at the sunny, mild Millennium Stadium; it was later to sum up his appetite and motivation during a heartwarming shift against callow, outgunned Wales as the Boks duly ran up a 52-16 scoreline in their second-last hit-out ahead of the World Cup.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month.
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