Steve Hansen on why the All Blacks will beat the Springboks - South Africa v Wales

Scotland’s strong win over Fiji and South Africa’s comfortable win over Wales set up one of the most interesting tactical conversations Rugby Unity has had in weeks: how do you actually beat the Springboks? David Pembroke, Ewen McKenzie and Steve Hansen look at Scotland’s increasingly attacking identity, Fiji’s improvement, and then go deep on the details of South Africa’s power game — their contestable kicking, physical dominance, ability to play fast once opponents are exhausted, and the subtle ways teams might be able to disrupt that pattern. It becomes a pure coaching conversation, with ideas around short kick-offs, footwork into contact, high-ball contests, manipulating Jesse Kriel’s rush defence and making the Boks think instead of simply letting them get what they want.

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In this episode:
00:00 🏴 Scotland beat Fiji and continue a strong Nations Championship
01:00 ⚡ Scotland’s low-kick, attacking style catches the eye
03:00 🇿🇦 South Africa overpower Wales in Durban
04:00 🦘 Wales’ short kick-offs offer one clue against the Springboks
05:00 🏉 How South Africa win the air and why that is always in the exam
06:00 🦵 Footwork into contact and leg tackles as the first step to competing
07:00 🎯 Steve Hansen on rethinking the high-ball contest against the Boks
09:00 🧠 Make South Africa think and deny them what they want
10:00 ↔️ Use the short side, target Jesse Kriel and stress the hinge defenders
12:00 👀 Why Steve and Ewen wish they were coaching this series themselves

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