Bok powerhouse prop Ox Nche. Photo by David Winter/Shutterstock
Reaction: The entire rugby world falls in LOVE with Ox Nche
Ox Nche inspired the Springboks’ comeback against England with a stunning scrumming performance that was celebrated far and wide.
Bok powerhouse prop Ox Nche. Photo by David Winter/Shutterstock
On Saturday night, the Springboks completed a stunning comeback win over England in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals, a result largely inspired by the impact of Ox Nche.
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The powerful prop came off the bench and won a series of scrum penalties that completed changed the momentum of the Test, with the final match-winning penalty having resulted from another three-pointer earned at the set piece.
Nche, who is a popular and colourful character, was widely celebrated after the game, with most onlookers clearly stating that he should have been the Man of the Match.
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Check out the reaction to the performance of Ox Nche below:
Springboks celebrate result
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber and captain Siya Kolisi lauded the team’s fighting spirit in their nail-biting Rugby World Cup semi-final victory against England on Saturday night.
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The Springboks staged a dramatic second-half fightback from 15-6 down with ten minutes to go to score a converted try and vital penalty goal in to snatch the dramatic victory by 16-15.
“Credit to England – they had a good tactical plan and they put us under pressure,” said Nienaber.
“We’ll have to improve on that if New Zealand uses the same tactic (in the final). But one has to commend the strength of this team for the way they find a way to get a result.
“It took us 70 minutes to get a foothold in the match, and the players refused to give up and fought until the end. I’m very proud of them for that.”
Kolisi echoed his coach’s sentiments: “England are a world class team, and a very different team to a year ago. We had to dig deep to get the win and I’m proud of the way the players fought.”
The Bok skipper added: “It’s great to be in a position to defend our title. It was not about how ugly the game was, for us it was about South Africa winning the game.
“England were outstanding on the night with the way they played, and we had to fight to make it through to the final.”
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