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Nienaber calls on Boks to be sharper in opposition 22: 'You have to nail the chances'

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In ToulonSpringbok coach Jacques Nienaber said the conversion of opportunities is something they have to get better in Saturday's Test against France in Marseille.The Boks have been accused, and rightly so, of not converting their opportunities across their Test matches this season.Even in the Tests they lost to Wales, New Zealand, Australia and last week's defeat to Ireland in Dublin, they were in control for the better part of the games, but didn't have the points to show for their efforts.Nienaber has acknowledged that this facet of their game has demanded attention.With the excellence of France's game and the fact they haven't lost in any of their last 11 matches, they pose a defensive threat that the Boks will have to get the better of to ensure they don't suffer a second defeat in a row.LIVE | On tour with the Springboks: Boks train in Marseille - pictures"That's why we don't always go for goal and when you play the top teams, you're lucky if you get 22m entries," Nienaber said."We got four in the game against Ireland and we didn't convert.

You don't get a lot of opportunities and Ireland used theirs."That's something we need to improve on and we had a similar issue in the Australia Test in Adelaide where we had numerous entries.15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox NcheSubstitutes: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Marvin Orie, 20 Kwagga Smith 21 Cobus Reinach, 22 Manie Libbok, 23 Makazole Mapimpi"There was the Makazole Mapimpi issue in that game, but in the

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