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Article: 'The World Cup is ours for the taking'; Five down, two to go. That's the situation the Springboks find themselves in at the World Cup in France. Jacques van der Westhuyzenquizzes three former Boks on their impressions of coach Jake White and his charges' chances of coming home with the trophy.(Sports)
- Article from:
- The Star (South Africa)
- Article date:
- October 12, 2007
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1. Would you consider the Springboks reaching the semifinals and then falling out a successful campaign?
Ollie le Roux: Most certainly not! From the position we're in right now, we should go on and win it. Anything else would be a big disappointment.
Corne Krige: We'll always expect the Boks to reach the final, simply because of our history. Losing to Argentina in the semis will not be seen as a massive failure, but a huge disappointment. They're not a top team, so we should make it through.
Mark Andrews: No. With the draw we got we always knew we'd make the quarters, and the fact that we played Fiji and now face Argentina, we'd expect them to ...