An insurance policy goal-kicker is a must for any World Cup campaign and the Springboks need to buy shares in the boot of Sanele Nohamba, writes DYLAN JACK.
An insurance policy goal-kicker is a must for any World Cup campaign and the Springboks need to buy shares in the boot of Sanele Nohamba, writesOne of the major aspects that made the Springboks’ 2019 World Cup triumph so unique was that the final was, essentially, won on tries for the first time in the professional era of the game.
In 2003, Jonny Wilkinson wrote his name in England folklore with a 100th-minute drop goal and in 2007, Springbok kickers Frans Steyn and Percy Montgomery combined to down the then-defending champions. The Springboks have Handre Pollard, the man who held his cool to slot the late match-winning penalty in the 2019 semi-final against Wales. While he has had his struggles with knee injuries since that tournament, Pollard has thankfully returned to career-best form with Leicester Tigers in the English Premiership.
This is where Nohamba comes in. The 24-year-old scrumhalf has been a resurgent force at the Lions since leaving the Sharks for the Lions. It took Nohamba just two games in his first full season in Johannesburg to start defining the outcome of games as he scored the winning try against Ospreys in Swansea.
The former Junior Springbok slotted five penalties and two conversions – to go with a well-taken try – in his man-of-the-match performance as the Lions grabbed a historic win at Loftus Versfeld. Since then Nohamba’s form in front of goal has helped the Lions go from winning just one game in five, to finishing their campaign with five wins in their last seven games., he was keen to downplay his goal-kicking ability. But it is clear that it sets him apart from his peers.
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