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Eben Etzebeth and Siya Kolisi. Photo: Rodger Bosch/AFP

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Springboks reveal who they play for in video series

The Springboks continue to share who they play for in a series of videos that promise to give you goosebumps and national pride.

By James Richardson
09-10-23 14:30
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Eben Etzebeth and Siya Kolisi. Photo: Rodger Bosch/AFP

The Springboks have shared who they play for in a series of videos released by SuperSport.

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“For mothers. For daughters. For all the aunties.”

“For each and every South African!”

“For the people that want to be in our position.”

❤️ “For mommy!”

“For all my primary school friends.”

“For the ones looking down on us.”

“For each and every South African. We are who we are, because of you.”

SPRINGBOKS READY FOR FRANCE

Daan Human underlined how challenging the Springboks next match will be.

“They [France]are strong in every department. That’s why they are the No 2 team in the world. They also won all four pool games and did very well against New Zealand, so there isn’t one area one can say they are particularly good at.”

Springbok prop Trevor Nyakane was thrilled to be in the squad.

“I’m very pleased and excited to be here and I can’t wait for the next few weeks of rugby. We’ve been working as hard as we can to achieve our goals and hopefully, we can continue to do so,” said Nyakane, who plays his club rugby for French club side Racing-92 based in Paris.

No 8 Jasper Wiese added that the pressure on the team to perform was no burden, saying: “We talk a lot about pressure, but it’s pressure that we see as a privilege. We are representing the whole squad and 60 million people in South Africa, so we want to give everything on the field.”

Similarly, to Human, both forwards spoke highly of the French pack and their scrum in particular.

“It’s a very important facet in the game in France and in the Top 14 competition,” said Nyakane. “They put a lot of emphasis on that area of the game. If you get it right, it’s a beautiful thing and it gives you a mental boost.

“France will certainly have a difficult set piece to move, but we also pride ourselves on our set pieces and gaining dominance from that. We’ve been working hard on our set pieces and there’s a lot more to do, but we are looking forward to the challenge.”

Wiese added: “They have a very big pack, but we’ll be up for it. It’s always a nice challenge going up against a pack like that. It will be a big forward battle and even bigger collisions.”

The hard-running Bok No 8 said the team had taken valuable lessons from their last encounter against France, which will serve as good preparation going into this match.

“It was an intense game, and we learned a few things from that match,” said Wiese.

“We know we need to front up and try to take their momentum away. They are big boys and if you let them run hard at you, they’ll do it throughout the match.”

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