I feel that the first half was a great spectacle of what is to come but it seems that the All Blacks used it more as an assessment. The defended well and absorbed the pressure applied by the Boks.
The second half was totally different. The All Blacks came back a united team of 15 and the Boks came back as 15 individuals. Impossible to beat an All Black team of that calibre like that. Goosen has proved to be a find and his loss so early was not great. Jantjies is a good player but he hasn't the command of Goosen who is just booming with raw talent.
I think the South African team is over flowing with talent in their youngsters and just need time to unite as a team. The potential is definitely there.
The second half was totally different. The All Blacks came back a united team of 15 and the Boks came back as 15 individuals. Impossible to beat an All Black team of that calibre like that. Goosen has proved to be a find and his loss so early was not great. Jantjies is a good player but he hasn't the command of Goosen who is just booming with raw talent.
I think the South African team is over flowing with talent in their youngsters and just need time to unite as a team. The potential is definitely there.