The Springboks duly beat Japan 26-3 in their quarter-final after only leading 5-3 at the break. “We were nervous coming in against Japan and with their home support and the way they have played, building momentum,” said Erasmus, who had picked his side specifically to bludgeon Japan into submission. “Going in at halftime we were only up a few points and leaving some points out there, there was a lull in the changing room,” Erasmus said. “We don’t have to improve in specific departments, it is more we have to concentrate for 80 minutes of rugby. That is where we need to improve to win the World Cup.”(Editing by Tony Lawrence)

Source: National Post October 20, 2019 14:15 UTC