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Springboks captain: 'All Blacks favourites'

Saturday, July 25 2015 by SNTV
  • Intro:

    South Africa captain Schalk Burger previews their Rugby Championship second round match against world champions New Zealand at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, on Saturday.

    Script:

    SOUNDBITE (English): Schalk Burger, Springboks captain:

    "Obviously last week's result wasn't ideal, we wanted to get the victory and we came so close - we lost in the 82nd minute. That puts a little bit of added pressure on us to deliver this weekend. But in saying that I don't think there is added pressure because it's World Cup year. Every Test match there's pressure and every Test match when it's one versus two in the world, South Africa versus the All Blacks, it's a great occasion. For us it's to live up to that challenge. The All Blacks, the whole 'haka', it's about them laying down a challenge to us, and our job is not to let them down. We have to accept the challenge and bring to the table what we have as the Springboks."

    SOUNDBITE (English): Schalk Burger, Springboks captain:

    "Look the World Cup is getting closer and for us, obviously, we want to win as many games as possible and get some momentum. In sport, if you've got momentum, it's the easiest thing, it just comes naturally. If you haven't got it, then you strive for it and look for it and it's quite tough to get, so for us it's important to get a good victory in our first home Test match of the season and we're looking forward to it."

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