The Springboks would do a detailed review of their performance in their 28-26 defeat against the Wallabies following Sunday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship encounter in Gold Coast as they look to rectify their mistakes and keep alive their hopes of defending their title.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber and captain Siya Kolisi pinned the defeat on ill-discipline and a few missed point-scoring opportunities, as the South Africans conceded 11 penalties, played with 14 men for twenty minutes, while they also missed four shots at goal and two additional try-scoring chances.
“It’s hard to say (if there’s one lesson one can take from this),” said Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx, who scored two of the three tries.
“It is a tough pill to swallow. We’ll have to look at the game in detail and see where we need to improve.
“There’s always room to grow, so we’ll have a look at the detail and work on that for next week.”
Marx expanded on this statement saying: “There is always work to be done, no matter how a team performs – win or lose – so you can get better regardless of the result. There are a few things we’ll focus on this week and work to improve on that for next week’s game.”