PRETORIA : South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber bemoaned his side’s poor first half after they scraped a 32-29 victory against Wales with the last kick of the game at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, but praised their character in overturning an 18-3 halftime deficit.
"The first half did not go our way, I would prefer to focus on the 28 points we scored in the second half. Our kicking game was not functioning, it is something we will have to improve," says Nienaber, who replaced misfiring flyhalf Elton Jantjies at the break. "Damian did well. He is a ‘project’ for us and has been since 2018. Slowly we are giving him more game time and experience, more confidence in our system and what we would like him to do.
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