Springboks prop Steven Kitshoff says their defeat to the AllBlacks in the Rugby Championship match feels like a wake-up call.🏉 NZLvRSA NewZealand SouthAfrica Read more below 🔽
in the Rugby Championship on Saturday at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland feels like a wake-up call.
A rather sluggish start to the match saw the All Blacks race to a 17-0 lead in the opening 15 minutes. The Boks were under the pump and at halftime were 20-3 down, with their only points coming from a Faf de Klerk penalty.From there on it seemed as if the game was lost until there was a swing of momentum in the second stanza thanks to the Boks’ Bomb Squad.
After the dominant 43-12 win over Australia in Pretoria the week before, the Boks were expected to build momentum but were instead given a wake-up call ahead of the Rugby World Cup in France later this year.“It always feels like when you lose a game it’s a wake-up call,” said Kitshoff when speaking to the media after the match.“For us, we‘re trying to play a certain style, a certain brand that we worked on the whole pre-season in Pretoria.
“Yes, it is a bit of a wake-up call, we understand Australia was a tough match but went away because of altitude but we knew coming to New Zealand, playing a strong All Blacks team, it was going to be a tough one,” he said.After a crushing defeat like the one the Boks experienced, it often feels as if it’s all doom and gloom. However, the match has provided perspective lessons with the most important one being they can’t afford a slow start against top-ranked teams.
“Team structures are so good defensively, attack-wise, and set-piece, you can’t afford to go 20 odd points and expect to fight your way back,” he said.
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