Well-fortified Ireland blocked Bok forward strengths

Siya Kolisi of South Africa in action against Josh van der Flier of Ireland during the match between Ireland and the Springboks at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, November 5 2022. Picture: RAMSEY CARDY/SPORTSFILE/GALLO IMAGES

“Our line-outs can be better,” the captain started. “It is something we are good at. Our mauls were stopped and then obviously our scrums can be much better. We normally dominate in that area. Ireland came prepared, they know our maul was a key thing.”Most teams know the Springboks use the brute force of their forwards, the persistent brutality of their defence and the precision of their kicking game to suffocate opponents.

Instead it was Ireland that read the Springboks like a James Joyce novel. They didn’t just maintain parity in the scrums but went on the offensive in the second half.Ireland coach Andy Farrell lauded the performance of tighthead Tadgh Furlong, whom he replaced at halftime, but they earned crucial scrum penalties in the second half once both teams had turned to their bench.

Not that the Boks were unaware of the Irish potency in that area. “They scored against us and France, big teams. And against New Zealand they scored twice,” Nienaber said.“Like before in the Rugby Championship, we created many opportunities that we didn’t finish off. Ireland got two opportunities and they scored from both,” said Kolisi.

That would mean a slight reshuffle in their backline selections. Libbok at flyhalf will mean a shift back to fullback for Damian Willemse, while Cheslin Kolbe will vacate that jersey and resume his duties on the right wing.

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