Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said the monkey wasnt quite off their back despite the current Bok player and coaching group finally breaking their duck with a first win over Ireland since coming together in 2018.
The hosts got their Incoming Series off to a great start with a hard fought 27-20 win over Ireland at Loftus on Saturday night, but it was a game of close margins and with a few calls going their way they were able to emerge with the victory.
Heading into the second Test in Durban this coming Saturday the Boks will have plenty to build on and work on if they want to clinch a clean sweep and walk away with a 2-0 series win.
Far from perfectOverall, the goal was achieved, but it was far from a perfect performance. Ireland are a team weve had zero success against since we took over in 2018 and the next worst record is against New Zealand, which is a 50 record, and theyve really had our number, explained Erasmus after the game.
There were instances where they came back so strongly in the match on Saturday at Loftus and if they didnt have one or two big injuries the game would have been much tighter.
