(Reuters) – South Africa quantity eight Duane Vermeulen believes there was an excessive amount of water below the bridge because the Springboks beat England within the 2019 Rugby World Cup last to supply any added confidence going into Saturday’s rematch at Twickenham.
The Boks have been 32-12 winners in Japan two years in the past and may finish their autumn worldwide collection with a 3rd straight win this weekend to cap a season through which they beat the British & Irish Lions and claimed an epic victory over New Zealand.
However Vermeulen says there may be a lot to admire within the England aspect he described as having loads of talent and tempo.
“We have seen a few their current video games, matches in opposition to Tier 1 nations and quite a lot of video games in opposition to Tier 2 groups. They play a bit completely different if the sport opens up,” Vermeulen instructed reporters on Wednesday.
“They have quite a lot of new guys that carry extra pleasure to the sport, particularly the again rowers and a few of the backline gamers.”
South Africa have been dominant within the scrum this season, however Vermeulen believes the breakdown battle may even go a good distance in figuring out the outcome.
“In the event you have a look at Tom Curry, Sam Underhill and Courtney Lawes, who performed in 2019, they’re actually good on the breakdown so it should be a troublesome process. Within the type they’re in, it will be an excellent battle.
“Curry is a large nuisance on the ruck, he is good at his job. I have never come up in opposition to Sam Simmonds and Alex Dombrandt earlier than, however they’re excellent gamers for his or her golf equipment.
“We’ll see what we get on Saturday, but it surely’s a crew with quite a lot of talent and tempo, and one that basically backs themselves. We’ll need to be cautious of who we’re dealing with as people, after which clearly them taking part in nicely as a crew.”
(Reporting by Nick Mentioned; Enhancing by Shrivathsa Sridhar)
