The Springboks remain well-positioned to defend their World Cup title despite an underwhelming Rugby Championship campaign, writes SIMON BORCHARDT.
The Springboks remain well-positioned to defend their World Cup title despite an underwhelming Rugby Championship campaign, writesThe Springboks are a World Cup team. Unlike the Proteas, who have gone into several Cricket World Cup tournaments as favourites only to crack under the pressure, the Boks tend to fly under the radar and then produce their best when it matters most.
So anyone writing off the Springboks’ 2023 World Cup chances based on their performances in the recent Rugby Championship is making a big mistake. In a World Cup year, the only results that matter are those at the World Cup, but that’s not to say the Springboks should ignore the warning signs from their Rugby Championship campaign. They clearly need to address certain areas of their game if they are to win a fourth World Cup.
There’s also no hiding from the fact that the Boks were awful against Argentina at Ellis Park. They lacked Test-match intensity, were disjointed on attack, conceded too many penalties and were sloppy at the ruck. But their defence was excellent and they were able to grind out an ugly win while down to 14 men, an experience that could prove useful should they find themselves in a similar situation at the World Cup.
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