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Nieteenstaande hierdie indrukwekkende begin, bly die Suid-Afrikaanse kamp besadig. Aanvalsafrigter Melusi Mthethwa het Woensdag tydens die spanaankondiging sy respek vir Engeland uitgespreek: \u201cEngeland is nie verniet w\u00eareldkampioene nie; hulle het daardie reg verdien, en ons sal \u2019n gedugte span in die gesig staar. Ons het baie respek vir hulle en sien uit na die uitdaging.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die onderkaptein, Haashim Pead, wat reeds verlede jaar waardevolle ondervinding opgedoen het, is tevrede met die span se voorbereiding, maar waarsku dat Engeland oor opwindende aanvalspel en \u2019n stewige skopstrategie beskik. \u201cOns het ons huiswerk gedoen. Ons respekteer Engeland en verwag dat hulle lewendige rugby bring. Ons gaan egter by ons kernwaardes hou \u2013 fisieke spel, sterk vaste fases en gefokuste skopwerk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pead het verder sy voorspeler-pak bedank vir hul rol in die eerste oorwinning: \u201cTeen Australi\u00eb het die voorspelers ons \u2019n uitstekende platform gebied. Rugby is in die kern \u2019n spansport \u2013 niemand kan dit alleen doen nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wedstrydstatistieke getuig van die gehalte van hierdie twee jong spanne. Suid-Afrika (908 m) en Engeland (579 m) het albei meer grond gewen met dra-aksies as enige ander span tot dusver en is die enigste twee wat dubbelsyfer-lynbreuke aangeteken het. Engeland se taktiese meerderwaardigheid blyk uit hul besit van 41% van hul skoppe \u2013 die hoogste van enige span in die toernooi. Suid-Afrika het daarteenoor met die meeste duikslae geantwoord, wat \u2019n opwindende botsing van spelstyle voorspel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Individueel het Engeland se Jack Bracken en Kane James onderskeidelik elk twee drie\u00eb in hul eerste kragmeting aangeteken, wat die prestasie van Suid-Afrika se Ndlozi en Pead ge\u00ebwenaar het. Bracken verdien besondere aandag, omdat hy die O20 Sesnasies in lynbreuke (10) en omset-wen-duikslae (5) gelei het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rugbyliefhebbers kan hierdie wedstryd Vrydag (4 Julie) om 18:00 regstreeks op SuperSport Rugby volg, terwyl twee jong rugbyreuse vir poel-oorheersing uitspook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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