Bok captain Kolisi and assistant coach Stick wary of desperate England

Kolisi added what could make England even more dangerous is the pAs a result, Kolisi and Stick are anticipating an epic 80-minute battle against England during their Outgoing Tour match at Twickenham on Saturday (7.40pm SA time). rospect of going into what will be their first meeting since the Rugby World Cup semifinal, which the Springboks won 16-15 in Paris last year.

“They will be dangerous because we know how it feels to lose a few games in a row and what it took to turn things up again,” said Kolisi.

“We lost a few on the trot in Australia before and such a situation can definitely pull a team together. They are also playing at home and will have their home crowd behind them, so we they’ll be geared up for the challenge.”

Asked to talk about their own game, Kolisi said they want to improve their record at Twickenham.

“We want to rectify our record here as a team [the Boks have lost three of their last four matches at the iconic stadium], and though we won last week (against Scotland), we have high standards, and it’s important for us to return to those standards as a group.”

Stick echoed the Bok skipper’s sentiments saying England cannot be taken lightly.

“Losing two matches right at the end of the game doesn’t make them a bad team. In the World Cup semifinal many people didn’t give them a chance against us, and they caught people by surprise with the way they played in that match.

“When we say they are desperate, it certainly isn’t negative, we mean they will have more motivation. They’ve named a quality team and they have a strong kicking game, so if we are not at our best, they can beat us.

“They’re playing at the Allianz Stadium in front of 85,000 fans, so we cannot afford to be less than our best because we know it’s going to take an 80-minute effort, so we cannot switch off.”

Kolisi was taken aback by the support for the team on the Outgoing Tour thus far and said they owe it to their supporters to put up a good performance as they look to secure their second victory in the three-match tour.