“The arrow of time has broken on the cold South African steel and, with it, our hope, our dream, our heart. I would like to pay tribute to South African tactical intelligence. I was the first to be doubtful about the composition of the South African team before the match, but everything became clearer on the pitch, in the application of a clear strategy. While it was expected on the French side, the tactical intelligence was indeed among the Springboks. A rugby of nags? Above all, they were smarter than the French.
