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/ 16 November 2008
Peter de Villiers warned his side to gear up for a fierce England backlash after watching the Springboks struggle to get the better of Scotland.
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/ 16 November 2008
Breakaway forward Juan Smith underlined the relief and satisfaction of the Springboks following their jittery success against Scotland at Murrayfield.
South Africa ran in three first-half tries on their way to a morale-boosting 27-3 World Cup warm-up win over Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday. The Scots had dominated in the opening quarter only to be floored by a burst of three Springbok tries in six dramatic minutes.
Scotland coach Frank Hadden has told his World Cup aspirants to prepare for the most physically taxing match of their careers when they square up to the Springboks at Murrayfield on Saturday in the final tournament warm-up outing for both sides. The encounter is billed as a ”friendly”, however Hadden laughed off the notion that the teams would merely be going through the motions.
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/ 19 November 2006
Scotland outgunned the Pacific Islanders 34-22 at Murrayfield on Saturday but they weren’t in any mood for a party at the final whistle. The triumph was soured by two more serious-looking injuries in the build-up to the Six Nations Championship and the World Cup.