Hot on the heels of relentless tackling eliminating the world's best attacking team, France have waved a red flag in front of the charging Springboks by claiming to be the masters of defence.
Hot on the heels of relentless tackling eliminating the world’s best attacking team, France have waved a red flag in front of the charging Springboks by claiming to be the masters of defence.
Under Jacques Nienaber, the Springboks have been seen as the standard of excellence on defence. It was Nienaber’s defensive masterplan that helped the Boks defeat England to win the World Cup in 2019.However, ahead of Sunday night’s quarter-final clash in Paris, centre Gael Fickou made the audacious claim that his France team have surpassed South Africa as the true kings of tackling.
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