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I am a die-hard All Black fan from South Africa, as I have previously highlighted. But now that the dust has settled following the defeats in South Africa, I think all and sundry have to accept that the Springboks are the best at the moment.
Debate rages over whether they are a great side.
Well, I think it’s all in the stats – they speak for themselves. If they are beating teams the way they have, in fact since the World Cup, they have to be a great team. We whinge about the laws, the uninspiring rugby they deliver, but the playing fields are hopefully made level for everybody.
It’s not the Boks who make the rules.
They, like all their rivals, surely should just play to them.
The constant up-and-unders are one dimensional and are a right old bore to watch, but then again they have made their strengths work for them.
I think it was Jake White who came up with the rush defence tactic that worked for them in the World Cup. Now many other international sides are adopting a similar defensive pattern.
If teams, who in this day and age have access to a myriad of technological aids and top-heavy management teams, cannot work out the opposition, they should just accept defeat and move on.
After a few years of being propelled back into the hurly-burly of international rugby, South African Rugby, has learned from the mistakes of the past and has definitely put the pride back in the Boks.
Schools rugby has a solid platform, so too Craven Week, University competitions, the local competition, and the Currie Cup, to mention a few that have ensured success in Super 14 and for the Test side.
Many of this current team has played in the U21s together and De Villers, since taking over the reins as coach, has got himself a special team indeed. Winning like they say is about momentum.
The Boks may not be a great team, but they know how to win and have the momentum going with them.
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