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Kriel laat dit wiel in Boks win

Francois De Wet|Published

Jesse Kriel of South Africa during the 2024 Castle Lager Incoming Series match between South Africa and Ireland at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 06 July 2024 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

BY FRANCOIS DE WET

15 Willie le Roux 7/10

SAFE under the high ball and kept Ireland pinned in their half with good kicks for touch. Also played a huge role in the build-up to Kurt-Lee Arendse try.

14 Cheslin Kolbe 8/10

BESIDES his game-changing try after chasing a kick to touch, his work-rate on defence and attack stood out in the Bok win.

13 Jesse Kriel 8/10

HE led the Boks’ early charge with some big carries and showed some deft touches with his passes to get teammates in space and bagged the Man of the Match gong.

12 Damian de Allende 6/10

SOLID performance on defence but not always physically dominant on the attack, after getting stripped of the ball in contact.

11 Kurt-Lee Arendse 7/10

SCORED the opening try with some style by beating two 
defenders with slick sidestepping at full tilt. The yellow card he received near the end for offside spoiled a solid performance.

10 Handre Pollard 6.5/10

SHOWED glimpses of knowing how to play an attacking game, but missed three penalties and seemed rusty.

9 Faf de Klerk 6.5/10

HIS usual busy self with good distribution and kicks from the base of the ruck but started slowing down as the game wore on.

8 Kwagga Smith 7/10

HAD a bit of a shaky start, fumbling the ball twice from kickoffs, but steadily got into his work with 12 carries and some big tackles.

7 Pieter-Steph du Toit 8/10

TACKLE se baas once again showed he has the biggest engine in the Bok pack by making a team-high 18 tackles and filling in as captain when Kolisi went off in the second half.

6 Siya Kolisi 7.5/10

PUT to bed questions over his fitness with big ball-carries and hard hits. Ran straight through Irish centre Robbie Henshaw who had to receive treatment.

5 Francois Mostert 7.5/10

STOLE a couple of important lineouts with Ireland on the attack and is also not shy of making huge hits as his 12 tackles shows.

4 Eben Etzebeth 6/10

A QUIET game for the Bok bruiser in terms of bossing the physical exchanges, but gets a pass mark for his faultless lineout work.

3 Frans Malherbe 6.5/10

WAS solid at scrum time and also made a few unexpected carries, while not steeking lyf weg on defence.

2 Bongi Mbonambi 5.5/10

SOLID with his lineout throws and at scrum time, but needs to calm the aggro after getting involved in a ruk-en-pluk with Irish players.

1 Ox Nche 6/10

SOLID as usual at set-piece and cleaned well at the rucks but was not that impactful as a ball-carrier.

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