The goalkicking chickens came home to roost for the Springboks in their 13-8 loss against Ireland, but Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said that the goalkicking wasn't the sole reason for the defeat.
he Springboks missed 11 points from the tee in a game where they were inaccurate on attack and wasted chances.
Manie Libbok's opening penalty would prove to be the Boks' only successful kick to poles on the night as he subsequently missed another three-pointer as well as a conversion, before Faf de Klerk missed a difficult penalty that came off the crossbar and was wide with another. "We had another two opportunities in the second half, which, along with the points from the tee that we missed, is probably the reason why [we fell short].
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