Brian Moore tucks in to some humble pie in The Daily Telegraph following South Africa's win over England.
"The report of my death was an exaggeration" – Mark Twain – juxtaposed with the world order of rugby this would be the response of the Springboks to my recent partially inaccurate pontificating on their state of health.
"Saturday's physical annihilation of England at Twickenham showed that against all but the very best, South Africa have the sheer willpower and strength to prevail. The sustained belligerence and controlled aggression was as much a master class in bloody-minded character as it was in the often ignored technical adeptness required to subjugate an opposition pack for an entire game.
"I maintain that against a team who are able to come close to matching their forward effort and who can tackle on the gain line, the Springboks do not have enough guile or subtlety in attack."
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