Referee Wayne Barnes had a bad night with some inconsistent refereeing, which now sees him add critics from South Africa to his New Zealand critics' "fan" base.Above the poor officiating, the Boks were their own worst enemies and turned in their worst performance this year! Credit to the Wallabies as they deserved their win with a far more superior performance with the only tries being scored by Adam Ashley-Cooper and the young O'Connor.
The Boks made school boy errors and did not prize the ball as they should have. They were outplayed by the Wallaby forwards and need to up the intensity to the usual level that we are used to. There were a few moments of magic by the Boks with some try saving tackles, and also de Villiers and Fourie once again combining well in the midfield.
The Wallabies simply never allowed South Africa to play and the young Aussie outfit showed that they have real talent in their ranks. Robbie Deans will surely be delighted at the result and knows that he can build a formidable team with his young squad.
I always said that I don't mind if the Springboks lose playing well against a good side, but lose like this often enough and the Boks will have some fans turn to critics.
Let's just hope yesterday's performance was just a brain freeze and that it was a learning lesson for the World Champions. We all know that it is difficult to win away from home in the Tri Nations, but with this Bok side it has now become expected.
It's times like these when management need to step in to eradicate, vindicate and motivate!
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