{"id":22156,"date":"2013-08-27T13:53:29","date_gmt":"2013-08-27T11:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/springboks-admit-they-need-to-improve\/"},"modified":"2013-08-27T13:53:29","modified_gmt":"2013-08-27T11:53:29","slug":"springboks-admit-they-need-to-improve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/springboks-admit-they-need-to-improve\/","title":{"rendered":"Springboks admit they need to improve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=14671\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14671\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14671\" alt=\"Springbok captain Jean de Villiers says they were not happy with their below-par performance against Argentina. Photo: Daniel Salvatori \/ Reuters\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/abe7a_3495705518.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Springbok captain Jean de Villiers says they were not happy with their below-par performance against Argentina. Photo: Daniel Salvatori \/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p>South Africa skipper Jean de Villiers stated yesterday that an unimpressive win over Argentina was a timely reminder that the Springboks must improve before tackling Australia and New Zealand during September.<\/p>\n<p>A subdued national squad arrived in Johannesburg after two late Morne Steyn penalties scraped a 22-17 win against rivals they had whipped by 60 points in Soweto a week earlier.<\/p>\n<p>The Springboks tackle Australia in Brisbane on September 7 and world champions New Zealand in Auckland seven days later in the Rugby Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Centre De Villiers told reporters at OR Tambo airport outside Johannesburg that a lot of hard work lay ahead if the green and gold were to be competitive in Australasia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to improve before the next games \u2013 there were too many handling errors and too many other mistakes in Argentina. That match was a wake-up call for us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatch statistics showed there were only 29 minutes of play and that is too little by any standards. It was a stop-start game and we could not pick up the pace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe get together again this Thursday and will be preparing well for the trip abroad,\u201d said the 32-year-old <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/new-captain-for-springboks\/\" target=\"_blank\">who became captain when John Smit retired after the 2011 Rugby World Cup<\/a>. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">AAP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more Springbok news,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/tag\/springboks\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more breaking sporting news and views, visit MySport24 on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySport24\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mysport24?ref=hl\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/springboks-dont-cry-for-argentina\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/abe7a_194655888_80_803.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/springboks-dont-cry-for-argentina\/\" target=\"_blank\">Springboks don\u2019t cry for Argentina<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/abe7a_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Springbok captain Jean de Villiers says they were not happy with their below-par performance against Argentina. Photo: Daniel Salvatori \/ Reuters South Africa skipper Jean de Villiers stated yesterday that an unimpressive win over Argentina was a timely reminder that the Springboks must improve before tackling Australia and New Zealand during September. 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