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South Africa captain Jean de Villiers previews the Autumn international against England.
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SOUNDBITE: (English) Jean De Villiers, South Africa captain (on England's recent record):
"I think they (England) are probably the team who have evolved the most and improved the most. And you look back at that year, and the four games that we played each other, narrowly won the first two in South Africa, drew the third and beat them by one point in the last game so there's not much between the two teams and I think they are a very different beast now in 2014. New players coming in. Still there's experience within that squad. So, I think that the mix that they have there is pretty good -- and obviously Stuart Lancaster is a guy that believes, or what I have read, he believes in the team culture and that's very important from our point of you as well."
SOUNDBITE: (English) Jean De Villiers, South Africa captain (on the fact no English player in Saturday's has ever beaten the Springboks):
"I think what comes through in those tough situations is your instinct. And I am sure a lot of those guys have won tough games -- whether it be at international level or at club level throughout their careers. The fact that it will just be a team in green jerseys against them - I don't know if that will make a big difference. Just from personal experience, a big part of our group never experienced beating the All Blacks and we managed to do that earlier this year. So, it's the whole thing about records. They are there to be broken..."
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England 'much improved' - Springboks captain
Saturday, November 15 2014Category:Rugby