adminBRISBANE. — Coach Allister Coetzee has called for South Africa’s discipline to improve after they let slip an early lead to go down to Australia in the Rugby Championship in Brisbane on Saturday. The Springboks travel to New Zealand for their next match in the tournament against the world-champion All Blacks on Saturday, and Coetzee said his team must make better on-field decisions.
South Africa began boldly with tries through Warren Whiteley and Johan Goosen for an early 14-3 lead inside the opening 20 minutes. But Australia fought back to trail 14-13 at half-time before edging South Africa 23-17 to snap a six-game losing streak. Lock Eben Etzebeth was yellow-carded in the match and the Springboks conceded 11 penalties to deny their chances of winning their second match in this year’s southern hemisphere tournament. — AFP.
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