So being a Boks fan I knight be biased. So stating that upfront. To contextualise the speed at which the AB played, how many line outs were contested and many attempts were made to contest the ball on the ground? This is normally the biggest building blocks of the Boks defensive game. I think very little of that was done in the first half, but please let's check the stats to confirm. This leads me to think that the Boks were under instruction to give the AB easy ball and enable them to play at pace. But I might be reaching here and my opening comment applies
Nail on the head Gus: agree 100% with you on everything. Fine analysis.
So being a Boks fan I knight be biased. So stating that upfront. To contextualise the speed at which the AB played, how many line outs were contested and many attempts were made to contest the ball on the ground? This is normally the biggest building blocks of the Boks defensive game. I think very little of that was done in the first half, but please let's check the stats to confirm. This leads me to think that the Boks were under instruction to give the AB easy ball and enable them to play at pace. But I might be reaching here and my opening comment applies