The worst of times

Mendoza Munching

Argentina sprung a serious bear trap on the Boks through a 32-19 win, in which nothing went right. They slipped to a second defeat in three games.

Washed up in Cape Town

The England series was won by the time the Boks arrived in Cape Town. In what was an acid test for what the Boks could expect in Europe, the Boks were outmuscled at Newlands. Elton Jantjies had his worst Bok Test.

Brisbane Bumbling

The Boks have won only once in Brisbane since 1993 and played like a side that didn’t look like winning. They started well but Mbonambi fluffed a 5m lineout from where Australia scored and he was unfairly hauled off by Erasmus.

Malcolm misses his Marx

While the recent Twickenham Test against England will always be remembered for Angus Gardner’s gaffe, Malcolm Marx had a game to forget, missing his jumpers and the proverbial barn door at crucial lineouts.