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Cape Town - Former Springboks were not happy with the current team’s disastrous defeat to the All Blacks in Albany on Saturday.
South Africa’s 57-0 defeat was the heaviest in the history of Springbok rugby.
Loose forward Rob Louw, who played 19 Tests for the Springboks between 1980 and 1984, took to Twitter to express his discontent.
He suggested that some of the players in the South African team are no better than club players.
Well we can't blame coaches for this just so many ordinary players with no X factor in Boks setup ! Many should be club players!
— Rob Louw (@roblouw6) September 16, 2017
That was like a under 19 team playing against a under 14 team wow we were klapped !!
— Rob Louw (@roblouw6) September 16, 2017
1995 Rugby World Cup-winning lock Kobus Wiese said he felt sorry for those who wore the Springbok jersey in the past.
My heart bleeds for the Bok jersey, for every player who ever played in the jersey!
— Kobus Wiese (@4KobusWiese) September 16, 2017
Wiese was also not happy with the excuses given by the Bok coaching staff post-game.
Even more concerning is the fact that our coaching staff are giving the public all the excuses for our performance, instead of the truth!
— Kobus Wiese (@4KobusWiese) September 16, 2017
Former captain Jean de Villiers, who spoke as a pundit on SuperSport, said Springbok rugby was at an all-time low.
“We all thought last year losing to New Zealand by 42 points was a low point and we didn’t think it could get worse. It did today. It is very difficult to find something positive to say about this game,” De Villiers said.
“We need to be honest with ourselves, we got outplayed in every single department of this game and were beaten by a much better team.”
