Jacques Nienaber. (Photograph by Ashley Vlotman / Gallo Photographs)
- Springbok supervisor Jacques Nienaber says his group will not be but the refined product.
- The Boks beat Wales 30-14 in Cape City on Saturday to win the sequence 2-1.
- Nienaber is happy with the progress made in protection however desires the Boks to be extra medical with their refinements.
South Africa saved their finest efficiency final by beating Wales 30-14 within the third check at Cape City Stadium on Saturday, however coach Jacques Nienaber is aware of there may be nonetheless so much to enhance.
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The Boks received the sequence 2-1 and their dominance on Saturday goes an extended technique to overcoming the surprising 13-12 defeat they suffered – albeit with an experimental group – in Bloemfontein the week earlier than.
Supervisor Jacques Nienaber was largely glad along with his group’s enchancment in some key areas, however he is aware of there may be far more wanted if the Boks compete for the rugby championship that begins subsequent month.
New Zealand have their very own considerations after shedding a house streak to Eire on Saturday, however the All Blacks nonetheless stay the most important proof of the place the Boks are. The rivalry shall be renewed on August 6, when the groups meet in Nelspruit.
“I believe there may be nonetheless so much to be constructed. It’s not a refined efficiency but,” Nienaber stated after the sport.
He complained about his group’s lack of ability to complete scoring possibilities, whereas additionally feeling they weren’t as medical as they is perhaps on set items.
“I assumed set items labored nicely, however there have been nonetheless a few hitches,” he stated.
“In the meanwhile of the scrum we’re nonetheless getting used to the brake rule, and it’s one thing that groups from the Northern Hemisphere have additionally struggled with within the Six Nations, however they’ve taken our hand. We are going to enhance on this.
“We are going to nonetheless must construct so much when it comes to the place we’re. For those who take a look at the outcomes presently, I believe for a spectator it’s incredible. There’s quite a lot of competitors between the highest 10 nations on this planet.”
Nienaber was happy, nonetheless, with the development he noticed in protection since Wales’ first check, whereas he was additionally happy with how the Boks ended the sport and sequence on Saturday.
“By way of protection, I believe we constructed it nicely. I do not assume our protection was the strongest division on the sector within the first check, however I assumed we had improved within the second check,” he stated.
“There have been passes right now the place I assumed we may have achieved higher. I assumed Wales had plan when it comes to preserving the ball alive and never entering into breakdowns, so we needed to regulate to half-time a bit, however yeah can ‘Do not blame the gamers for a way private the collisions in protection have achieved, that is all we are able to ask for.
“That is in all probability the great thing about the expertise. They have been there earlier than.
“We had an extended dialog after final week about having to study, when we now have management of the scoreboard and there are 20 minutes left, how do we predict?
“I assumed this week we have been far more aligned and medical on easy methods to play when we now have the stress on the scoreboard. By way of the sort of type we now have to play to complete a recreation, I assumed it was so much higher than final week.”