South Africa captain Siya Kolisi says the players are enjoying the more expansive style of rugby they showed against France last weekend and are ready to repeat that when they face a buoyant Italy in their autumn international fixture on Saturday.The Springboks moved away from their territorial kicking game and ran at the French in Marseille in a noticeable shift in tactics.
Although they ultimately lost 30-26, it was one of the best performances from the side in 2022. "It's frustrating for us as a team.
We play so well and we lose by such close margins," Kolisi told reporters on Friday. "We are headed in the right direction, but the game is all about results."We ran a whole lot more with the ball and that was a specific plan.
The coaches want us to go back to what we enjoy and to be excited (with their style)... not that we weren't excited with the way we played before."But if you look at the guys in our team, we love to defend as a group, but we also have Cheslin (Kolbe), Kurt-Lee (Arendse) and Willie (le Roux), who creates opportunities for others.