Draw was a World Cup scene setter – Mallett
Draw was a World Cup scene setter – Mallett
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“It was just two well taken opportunities, that chip for the Boks and the turnover for the All Blacks, that resulted in tries. It was a really tight game,” he said.
Mallett said being the last game between the two before the World Cup it was a case of ‘how could you pick a winner when the previous three results were decided by two-point differences, twice, and a draw?’
The outcome had been brilliant for South Africa and a reward for hard work.
“They were under the cosh a bit with the penalty count in the second half. But they came back at the end because they believed.