Player Ratings: King Kolisi
OPINION: The Springboks beat the Wallabies 23-12 in Port Elizabeth, but Rassie Erasmus will not be happy with some of his players’ performances.
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15 Willie le Roux:
A poor performance from the fullback. He failed to make a real impact on attack.
4/10
14 Cheslin Kolbe:
A few big hits on defence (he missed a few as well) and he actually knocked over a few defenders with ball in hand.
6/10
13 Jesse Kriel:
Maybe there are better centres in the Currie Cup at the moment. He was poor on attack and on defence.
3/10
12 André Esterhuizen:
He did a lot of good work on defence in that midfield channel and he was physical with ball in hand.
6/10
11 Aphiwe Dyantyi:
He had a great start with that intercept try and he was a constant threat out wide. However, a made a few poor decisions out wide as well.
7/10
10 Handré Pollard:
His accurate boot kept the scoreboard ticking over. He beat a few defenders with ball in hand and he set up Faf de Klerk’s try.
7/10
9 Francois de Klerk:
His kicking game was poor, but he provided his team with some quick service and he got a five-pointer. He gave away a few penalties as well
5/10
8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe:
He hid his fair share of work on defence and he had a few strong carries as well.
5/10
7 Pieter-Steph du Toit:
Another incredible shift on defence from the big guy. Some of the Aussie players will be in pain after that game. He was also a hard man to bring down with ball in hand.
7/10
6 Siyamthanda Kolisi (captain):
A great all-round game by the captain. He made his presence felt at the breakdowns and won a few turnovers. He also had a number of good carries with ball in hand.
8/10
5 Franco Mostert:
Most of his work was on defence in this game.
5/10
4 Eben Etzebeth:
A big presence in the mauls, both on attack and on defence. He stole a few line-out balls as well.
6/10
3 Frans Malherbe:
He went missing for large periods of the game.
3/10
2 Malcolm Marx:
He came to life in the second half and he was one of his team’s best defenders.
6/10
1 Tendai Mtawarira:
It wasn’t one of his best performances in the Bok jersey.
4/10
Replacements:
16 Mbongeni Mbonambi (On for Malcolm Marx, 70th min):
Not enough time to be rated.
17 Steven Kitshoff (On for Tendai Mtawarira, 42nd min):
He put the Wallabies under pressure in the scrums.
5/10
18 Wilco Louw (On for Frans Malherbe, 62nd min):
Solid in the scrums, not much else to talk about.
4/10
19 Rudolph Snyman (On for Eben Etzebeth, 76th min):
Not enough time to be rated.
20 Marco van Staden (On for Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 44th min):
He didn’t really make much of an impact on the field.
3/10
21 Embrose Papier:
Not used.
22 Elton Jantjies:
Not used.
23 Damian Willemse:
Not used.
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