It was a big relief for the Springboks to finally get a win over Ireland after three straight losses, but the job is far from done, according to captain Siya Kolisi, as they target a series win over the visitors to South Africa in the second Test in Durban this coming weekend.
The Boks clinched a 27-20 win at Loftus on Saturday night , their first win over the Irish since the last time they toured South Africa back in 2016, when they edged the series 2-1 after losing the first Test in Cape Town before winning the next two in Johannesburg and Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth).
Important to winSince then the Boks lost in Dublin twice and in France during last years World Cup, making this series incredibly important for the entire Bok group, and they are fully focused on backing up their win at Loftus with a second win on the bounce this coming weekend in Durban.
This game was important for us, especially as we havent been able to beat them (since 2016). So for our group its special, but its not done yet, we want to win the series and we know they are going to come back harder next week, said Kolisi after Saturdays match.
Even in the game today (Saturday), it looked like we would pull away but they came back at us. They are a good team so next week is going to be a proper test for us in Durban.
