Philip Snyman praised his staff after a surprising victory over New Zealand that can see the Blitzboks contest for an Olympic Video games medal in opposition to hosts France on Saturday.
South Africa beat Japan by 49-5 to sneak into the playoffs – they needed to win by 21 factors or extra – after which confirmed sheer defensive willpower to get rid of New Zealand by 14-7.
“They need to be within the semi-finals, as they’ve executed and delivered all the pieces I’ve requested from them at this time,” Snyman stated after the quarter-finals.
“We didn’t play poorly on day one, we simply couldn’t get our palms on the ball, however at this time was a special efficiency, a very inspiring one.
“We would have liked to win large in opposition to Japan and scored seven well-worked tries, however in opposition to New Zealand, our defence was going to be essential and I’m so pleased with how the blokes responded.”
Snyman stated he had a great feeling concerning the means of the gamers chosen to journey to the world showpiece.
“As soon as we made it into the quarters, I instructed them to begin believing that it’s attainable,” stated Snyman.
“I had a great feeling concerning the means of the aspect, so as soon as we have been into the final eight, it was time to remind them of that.
“This was such a terrific win, constructed on defence and workrate, whereas we struck after we wanted to. The truth is, we left one other attempt or two on the market. These guys need to contest for a medal, they confirmed that tonight.”
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