Why the Springboks have to go back to the drawing board

Man of the match against the All Blacks, Damian Willemse believes that the Springboks still have a lot of work to do ahead of the Rugby World Cup.

After shocking the rugby world by picking apart the All Blacks at Twickenham, Willemse said that attention would quickly shift to Scotland.

Springboks have to go back to the drawing board

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Willemse feels the Sprinboks have plenty of work to do on the training ground to get ready for the Scots.

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“It was a great game and a special occasion,” said Willemse of the Springboks win over New Zealand.

 “It was a good team win for us and we are over the moon. We can take a lot of confidence from this into the World Cup, which is only a few days away.

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“We are very happy with the way we played. But that said there are a few things we have to work on, and we’ll get back to the drawing board on Monday and work on that.

“We are facing Scotland in our first game, and they are a quality outfit.”

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The pack lead the way

Willemse bossed the game from the back as he was kept busy by the All Blacks kickers.

However, he gave all the credit for his performance to the platform laid by the forwards.

 “I must give credit to the forwards,” Willemse said. 

“They gave us a great platform to attack from and that’s where it all started.

“Personally I’d just like to continue working on my fundamentals. It was great to get some minutes under the belt, and I plan to go back on Monday and see if I can improve on my game.”