The usual howls from the POP GUN set, but the Boks clearly were the stronger team in the game, negated by penalties and some unfortunate breaks. Here are the relevant stats:
Tries....Boks 4....Wales 3
Metres gained.....Boks 424....Wales 249
Clean Breaks....Boks 9....Wales 4
Defenders beaten....Boks 19....Wales 15
Rucks won....Boks 91%....Wales 93%
Mauls won .... Boks 91%....Wales 83%
Tackle success...Boks 90%....Wales 84%
Scrum success ......Boks 100%...Wales 83%
Lineout success...Boks 92%...Wales 83%
The reports I read on this Board are of course a fiction. We played a sloppy match after two big wins, but had the ticker to come back and record one of the great saves in test rugby. A cause for Bok pride....not this pathetic shrewish bitching
