South Africa handed Italy a heavy 45-0 defeat in Gqeberha, however the novel ways employed by the Springboks have divided opinion.
The Springboks intentionally conceded a scrum from the match kick off to make an announcement in opposition to the Italians.
It was a play that provoked the ire of head coach Gonzalo Quesada.
“Concerning the first action, I prefer not to do any comments. Because I was really surprised, I didn’t take it well. They can beat us without needing to do these kind of tactics,” Quesada stated.
“I feel we had been, these final couple of weeks, extraordinarily respectful, with lots of humility coming to the bottom, the land of the world champions.
“I don’t know if it was something we did or said that created that first move but I will only say that I was really surprised.”
South Africa did innovate throughout the match. Usually play they lifted a person, lineout-like, to create a maul, which in a single occasion arrange a attempt.
Quesada did commend that tactic. “They always have some tricky, nice strikes from lineouts,” he stated.
“In that zone there’s always something a bit special, different, innovative to surprise the opposition. They tried this maul from second phase. It’s a good idea because you have to react super quickly.
“As quickly because the maul is fashioned, in the event you take it down you are collapsing a maul.
“I think it’s part of the really good work they do to always be one step in front of the other teams concerning innovation and good ideas and they have the players for it.”
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Jasper Wiese’s return to the South Africa aspect was spoiled because the quantity eight acquired a purple card for headbutting an Italian participant following a line-out.
South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus revealed that he devised that transfer from an Beneath-14 B faculties group.
“Many teams do different tactical moves and we did a maul in general play with a guy that we lift [to receive the pass],” Erasmus stated. “We actually saw an Under-14 B schools team doing it, Paul Roos Gymnasium [in Paarl].
“You get all the advantages from a line-out in the event you carry a man typically play and it labored for us. However clearly now individuals might be alert for that.
“We tried a few things and sometimes those things work and sometimes they don’t, and you have to take it on the chin if they don’t work.”
