Meyer praises Bok fitness
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Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer applauded the fitness and never-say-die attitude of his team in defeating Australia at Newlands on Saturday.
The Springboks scored three tries in the last ten minutes to seal a 28-10, bonus-point victory.
"We played great rugby at times in the first half, but their defence was great.
We became a bit frustrated because of that, but in the second half the fitness levels and impact from the bench was massive for us; I told our conditioning coach Basil Carzis as much afterwards," said Meyer.
"We wanted to make our country proud and hopefully managed that.
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The Springboks scored three tries in the last ten minutes to seal a 28-10, bonus-point victory.
"We played great rugby at times in the first half, but their defence was great.
We became a bit frustrated because of that, but in the second half the fitness levels and impact from the bench was massive for us; I told our conditioning coach Basil Carzis as much afterwards," said Meyer.
"We wanted to make our country proud and hopefully managed that.
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