ABs slade by Bokke
With the All Blacks trailing 15-5 at the break in yesterdays test in PE, assistant coach Wayne Smith commented that the ABs had created enough opportunities in the opening stanza to have won two games. But for the Boks scramble defence which was typical of the fight and desperation that they brought to yesterdays test, New Zealand could have been two tries to the good within the opening 10 minutes. Had they been more clinical in converting their line breaks, which came at a frequency which will concern PDV, they would have forced the springboks outside their kick, chase, smash, penalty comfort zone. The selection of Morne Steyn at 5/8 was indicative of the designs that De Villiers and his side had for the afternoon. Prior to the reverse fixture PDV came out and told how Steyn was drinking at the last chance saloon with regard selection for the world cup. However given the failure of the 'more creative' Butch James to create anything at Kings Park the previous week S...