How Boks Have Been Built to Win | Kitshoff on All Blacks Challenge
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What did the Springboks learn from their recent match against Argentina?
Kioda and welcome to another Altero Rugby Pod collaboration with For the Love of Rugby South Africa where we're joined by Steven Kitzoff, Rugby World Cup winning spring box prop to get into where the All Blacks might have shown them some weaknesses, what went wrong with South Africa and Argentina and what does it mean, plus some really solid insight into what the rest of the box squad is up to right now preparing for the All Blacks. as well as why their scrum is so damn dominant. What is it that they're doing that no one else is doing and what do the All Blacks have to do to stay in touch with them at scrum time? So plenty to get into. Steven, thank you so much for joining us on the podcast. Well, I mean first and foremost, let's start with the box, shall we?
What did you make of how it went down against Argentina? It wasn't clinical, but we weren't necessarily expecting that.
100%. Uh and yeah, thank you so much for having me guys. It's just awesome to to catch up and have a little conversation. But um, yeah, I think about the box, it's it was a bit scrappy. I think there was a lot of new New f like old familiar new faces uh with with Ibencia, Louett, those guys coming back, having Sasha back in the mix. Um, we we expected it's gonna be a little bit scrappy. These guys haven't played rugby for for a couple of weeks now, and um, but just still to get the the win at the end is impressive because the Argentinians in Buenos Aires is a tough team. They they play with a lot of passion. Um, we could see even with the Anthem, they did the full anthem so just that five minutes of waiting uh plays a role emotionally on the game.
So I think for the Springboks, the way that they managed that game and the way that they they fought their way through for the eighty minutes. Um It's it's I think they did an exceptional job in those circumstances.
I thought the Argentinians, considering that first five, ten minutes and even in the first half, like they probably if you do think that if Vandermeer doesn't score that try, it's probably ten three. They probably should have been up a little bit more. What did you see in that first half? That wouldn't concern you, but something that you did see in the first half that maybe that the All Blacks I know you're probably not gonna see the inside here. But that you maybe saw with the setup and struggled in that first forty minutes.
We used to having like this fast start from the from the South Africans. So throughout the entire nations uh championship they they got up, they they were ten, fourteen points up before the first twenty minutes of the game. And I think what the Argentinians did well, they they s almost strangled and sacri sacrificed or got took the momentum momentum away from the spring box. They didn't allow them to to get into this the scrum battles, into those lineup battles where they can play the territory game well and almost build pressure in the red zone. So I think what Argentina did well, they They played in behind the box. They they moved the ball away from the the breakdown area. They moved the ball to the wider channels where they found a little bit of momentum.
Um and they just kept the the spring box turning. And I think that's where they almost made the spring box not uh not have opportunities to to score points.
I remember watching Scotland a few weeks ago and I know it was against a probably an an under strength South African team, but the offloads have been able to go through the middle to be able to keep that forward g that that ball going forward. And I think if you do look in that first half, Ross, the fact that they were able to do that and the lightning quick ball and been able to, I guess, have the South Africans go backwards and not be set, even though they are I wouldn't say they're reckless in terms of their line speed, but they want to put skill set pressure. But as you know, Stephen, like It is really, really hard if you are getting over the advantage line, you know, it's very, very difficult for a centre or a m or a winger and even fussy is coming if he's coming into the line when they have that quick ball.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What did the Springboks learn from their recent match against Argentina?
0:00–3:37
2
How does the Springbok scrum achieve its dominant reputation?
3:37–8:12
3
What training methods and live‑scrummaging drills keep the Boks test‑ready?
8:12–12:28
4
How has Rassie Erasmus’ and Rusty Fraser’s coaching shaped the Boks’ game plan?
12:28–16:14
5
What tactical lessons did the Stormers expose for the All Blacks and Boks?
16:14–20:56
6
How will the Sharks’ set‑piece and back‑line strategy challenge the All Blacks?
20:56–25:27
7
How does squad rotation and mid‑week training affect South Africa’s consistency?
25:27–27:54
8
Where can listeners follow Steven Kitshoff and the podcast for more rugby insight?
27:54–28:49
Speakers
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