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Cape Town - Springbok assistant coach Dick Muir says he is ashamed of the way the Springboks performed on their recent tour of Australasia.
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He said the Springboks were an "embarrassment" after they first lost 39-20 to Australia in Sydney, and then 40-7 to New Zealand in Wellington.
Muir says the two Test matches were a wake-up call to the Boks, but also admits that they made the wrong choices.
"We expected more from the team. It was a risk to throw so many young and inexperience players in at the deep end," Muir told the Beeld newspaper.
He said it's never nice to be embarrassed in the way they were.
However, Muir has assured Bok fans not to get too despondent ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
"Expect big things from the team. It will be important to win the (Tri-Nations) games in South Africa," said Muir.
Click to BUY the Great moments in Currie Cup history DVD
He said the Springboks were an "embarrassment" after they first lost 39-20 to Australia in Sydney, and then 40-7 to New Zealand in Wellington.
Muir says the two Test matches were a wake-up call to the Boks, but also admits that they made the wrong choices.
"We expected more from the team. It was a risk to throw so many young and inexperience players in at the deep end," Muir told the Beeld newspaper.
He said it's never nice to be embarrassed in the way they were.
However, Muir has assured Bok fans not to get too despondent ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
"Expect big things from the team. It will be important to win the (Tri-Nations) games in South Africa," said Muir.
