CAPE TOWN : South Africa captain Siya Kolisi said those who believed the Springboks would struggle to find the passion and endurance to beat the British & Irish Lions two weeks in a row to clinch the series had no idea of the focus and determination of his side.
There had been the suggestion, not least from Lions coach Warren Gatland, that the Boks had put so much emotion into their 27-9 second-test win that they might struggle to reach the same level again. "I laughed when I heard we would not get up emotionally for this test," Kolisi told reporters."You can’t motivate people with rugby stories anymore, it is what is driving everyone that matters.
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