Makazole Mapimpi scored a brace of tries as the Springboks beat Scotland 30-15 in their Test match at Murrayfield in Edinburgh on Saturday afternoon.
This was their second win for the Boks on this outgoing tour after they overcame Wales 23-18 last weekend in Cardiff, a result that will definitely serve as a further confidence boost for next weekend’s crunch clash against England at Twickenham.
It was a day of contrasting fortunes for the Jantjies as scrumhalf Herschel had a nightmare and it came as no surprise when he was replaced by Cobus Reinach at the beginning of the second half. The Boks were made to rue not notching points from the kicking tee when Finn Russell opened the scoring with a penalty, which he put away much to the delight of the Murrayfield crowd.
Three minutes into the second half the Boks retook the lead with a second try of the match for Mapimpi, who benefited from an offload from De Allende after SA won back a contestable ball.
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