I watched the game last night from 1:30am-3:30am. I was impressed with how the ABs came out of the gates charging hard and moving the ball around in a quick clinical fashion. The Boks looked slow and stunned a little at the constant onslaught. Then the game changed a little bit when the Springboks managed to keep the ball for a bit, the pace of the game slowed to what seemed like a crawl compared to the opening excitement.
The star player for SA was the young promising player Patrick Lambie. Sensational tackles were delivered by him throughout the match and it is clear that he is a star player to watch in the future. There were glimmers of smart rugby from the South Africans, however just not enough or enough talent to finish the job.
I am Canadian and I want to see a better side from South Africa play. I can only imagine what the Bok-fans are muttering at the moment. Good news is that it is 2 weeks till the next game and they had better deliver, things are looking sketchy at the moment as we near RWC 2011.
Your thoughts are welcome!
