Springbok captain Siya Kolisi was in a spicy mood at the teams pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon ahead of the second Test of the Incoming Series against Ireland at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday evening (kick-off 5pm).
Kolisi was in no mood to entertain complaints about the Boks, famed in some corners and infamous in others, Bomb Squad, which received renewed criticism this week, after coach Rassie Erasmus deployed all six forward replacements at the same time in the first Test.
There is every chance that the Boks could do it again this weekend, if Erasmus feels the need to try and swing the momentum, and Kolisi was adamant that the team had grown used to the complaints about a legitimate tactic.
It (complaints) happens so much that we just dont care. If you look at the rule book you will see that none of the stuff we do breaks any rules, said Kolisi when asked about the noise around it.
You never hear us speaking about other teams tactics, the focus is always only us and what works for this team. It is all about what we need to do on Saturday. It is always related to the teams we are playing. The coaches explain to us what they want, and we understand the selection around that.
