Springbok captain Siya Kolisi praised the superb crowd in Mbombela, who were in full voice throughout the final game of the competition as they cheered the Boks on to a famous Rugby Championship title on Saturday. Kolisi and his men beat Argentina 48-7 to claim the trophy in emphatic fashion. ‘You are our fuel’ It was the Boks’ fifth win in six matches in the competition, their only defeat being against the same opposition in Argentina last weekend.
“Look at this crowd. Every single game has been amazing,” said Kolisi after the match. “Mbombela you never disappoint us.
Actually everywhere we went this year was incredible. Honestly, you are our fuel and the reason we get up every time we fall on the field. “When we are tired and have to get up in the morning, we do it because of what you give us.
Coach Rassie (Erasmus) always tells us you can’t say thank you in words, you have to do it with action and this is how we wanted to say thank you for your support. You mean a lot to us.” The Boks scored seven tries to the one by the Pumas but they didn’t have it all their way over the 80 minutes.
Kolisi hailed the growth of Felipe Contepomi’s side who despite the loss on Saturday ended the competition with wins against all three other nations in the Rugby Championship — the first time they have achieved that. Argentina power After getting off to a flying start, as they did a week earlier, it looked like Argentina were going to fight back again as they got on th.
