The Boks face a balancing act in wanting to go all out against the All Blacks but also emerging unscathed from the game.
ahead of their final World Cup warm-up match against the All Blacks at Twickenham on Friday night, Etzebeth was asked whether teams would be out to get the Boks but the team’s enforcer believes that the other teams will be worrying about themselves.“All the teams want to win the World Cup. That was our plan for 2019 and that is our plan this year. Some people say there is more pressure for us and that teams will be targeting us. I don’t think that’s the case,” said Etzebeth.
“So I don’t think winning in 2019 puts us under any extra pressure. But I do feel that we put pressure on ourselves to go out there and win it again.”The Boks face a big balancing act in their game against the All Blacks on Friday as they will be looking to go all out against their old foes, while also hoping to emerge from the match without any injuries or bans as the World Cup is just over two weeks away.
They are thus one of the form sides heading into the World Cup and Etzebeth is happy to see them back at their best. “We always knew they were going to come back because they are one of the better teams in the world. So it is great to see them doing well.
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