Springboks forwards coach impressed by England’s pack‘It will be a big challenge,’ says Matt Proudfoot South Africa’s forwards coach Matt Proudfoot has spent the week working out a response to the performance by England’s pack against
New Zealand last weekend that he summed up in one word: “wow”.
New Zealand, the favourites to win the semi-final and keep hold the trophy they had retained in 2015, were knocked back in challenge after challenge, culminating in their captain, Kieran Read, being stopped dead on the charge by Sam Underhill.