I couldn't write the Saffas off in this comp. On the one hand, they've been beaten by Japan and, last month, by Argentina. Are they playing shit or are they perhaps distracted by the recent race politics? On the other hand, maybe it's just a couple of blips. Schalk Burger
says they're going to treat their game against Samoa as a final. That game will be telling, I think. Keep in mind that Samoa provided a decent challenge for NZ recently. Can they play with the same amount of pride as they did on home soil? I'd like to think that Samoa has come up with the sort of self-belief that they can potentially beat SA.