Player Ratings: In the dumps
There were glimpses of what they are capable of producing but those moments were out-weighed by some simple errors and a defensive system which made the players look lost at times.
However, with all that said, this was probably the most impressive performance they have produced.
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15 Johan Goosen
There were times when he justified his selection but that was overshadowed by numerous errors on defence.
4/10
14 Bryan Habana
As always, he went looking for work when he felt out of the game but his defence let him down.
5/10
13 Jesse Kriel
The impact he made was minimal, even when he was moved to fullback.
5/10
12 Juan de Jongh
Led the defensive line fairly decently, although he needs to find the balance in providing an attacking option as well.
6/10
11 Francois Hougaard
Gained some momentum when he got the ball and stood up well to the aerial challenge while under some serious pressure.
6/10
10 Elton Jantjies
He was a bit over-eager on defence which resulted in conceding a few penalties and was the target in the first channel but managed to hold onto quite a few tackles.
3/10
9 Francois de Klerk
This performance proved once again that he is not a kicking scrumhalf as his kicks rarely found touch.
3/10
8 Warren Whiteley
Played out of his skin and finally produced the type of workhorse performance that many have craving to see.
8/10
7 Teboho Mohoje
It was certainly a quiet game as it seemed as though he was comfortable to make minimal contact with the opposition.
4/10
6 Francois Louw
While he may have been good at the odd breakdown he got to, he is still not dynamic enough to compete with the more mobile loose forwards.
6/10
5 Pieter-Steph du Toit
One of his better all round games with some strong carries and solid tackles while he work rate off the ball must be commended.
7/10
4 Eben Etzebeth
Rather quiet game and seemingly went unnoticed through the encounter, although he had the occasional good run.
4/10
3 Vincent Koch
Justified his selection with a good outing in open play but his display at scrum time leaves much to be desired.
4/10
2 Adriaan Strauss
The questions around his selection continues to linger but you cannot fault his execution at line-out time.
3/10
1 Tendai Mtawarira
Had the odd carry in open play but failed to get over the advantage line while the only impact he had was at scrum time.
3/10
Replacements:
16 Malcolm Marx (on for Strauss, 44th min)
Brought a new dynamic with ball in hand but let himself down with poor execution at the line-outs.
4/10
17 Steven Kitshoff (on for Mtawarira, 60th min)
He could maybe have made a bigger impact had he been granted more time as he did not offer anything worth mentioning.
3/10
18 Lourens Adriaanse (on for Koch, 72nd min)
Not enough time to be rated.
19 Franco Mostert (on for du Toit, 63rd min)
Forced into a defensive role which he stood up to with ease.
5/10
20 Willem Alberts (on for Mohoje, 51st min)
Looked to make a physical impact but that never materialised while he slipped some tackles as well.
3/10
21 Jaco Kriel (on for Louw, 60th min)
Never got the opportunity to make a real impact off the bench.
4/10
22 Morne Steyn (on for Jantjies, 60th min)
He made sure of finding touch this time around.
4/10
23 Damian de Allende (on for Goosen, 51st min)
He learned to pass the ball but his option taking and receiving the ball while static failed to provide the spark.
4/10
By Tauriq Ebrahim
@Tauriq365
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