Springboks v All Blacks
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@Rapido said in Springboks v All Blacks:
I'm at halftime. Groan at the TJP try decision, groan at the Retallick non-try decision.
Evens out I guess.
Still stink though, to have those decisions made.
Rolling the ball on the ground has never felt OK to me.
Why the hell weren't they talking about Kieran Read and Sam still being bound to Retallick??? FFS, what they let people bind in mauls, and then pick that up. Poor decisions
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@Billy-Tell said in Springboks v All Blacks:
@Billy-Tell said in Springboks v All Blacks:
@cgrant said in Springboks v All Blacks, whos in?:
The Springboks won't be easy meat this time. They are always hard to beat in their garden.
Yes they will.
Not any more.Retrograde step to go back to the first XV out of "fear factor".
And there we go.
They were easy meat.
Well played Sir.
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@Billy-Tell You're dead right. ALB looks world class, and it seems we've found 50% of the RWC 2019 midfield already. An extraordinarily quick jump he'.s made.
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The weirdest thing with ALB is he wasn't really in the frame until injuries struck. They were still really keen on Seta and Fekitoa.
Can't really remember the last All Black who snuck in on the back of injuries and then turned out to be what we are looking for? Maybe Brad Thorn when he came back?
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This is from South African media after the game. Made me laugh
"The All Blacks haven't lost at Eden Park since 1994 so the chances of them not getting the record are almost zero, but the way they are playing at the moment you'd back them to win a game played on the moon against the rest of the universe with no limitations on the number of players that team could include."
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@Hooroo said in Springboks v All Blacks:
This is from South African media after the game. Made me laugh
"The All Blacks haven't lost at Eden Park since 1994 so the chances of them not getting the record are almost zero, but the way they are playing at the moment you'd back them to win a game played on the moon against the rest of the universe with no limitations on the number of players that team could include."
Well they are the Men in Black. Much better weapons at their disposal, but as a bonus these guys will let you remember.
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Are we sure the ABs won? Reading most of this thread, you'd think we stunk the house out and Barrett's goalkickng actually "cost us".....
Most of the tests this year the ABs have started slowish and built pressure. Then there's a period of screboard pressure that effectively takes the opposition out of the match.
Today seemed no different.
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Well, that was, um, something
Firstly, South Africa are complete shit.
Our first half was deplorable. Shit options, poor skills, and some of our usually best players were crap (K Read, B Smith, the wings. Oh and TJP sucked).
2nd half was new AB rugby at it's best, get ball, continually move ball, take risks and chase points. And scoring was almost too easy. South Africa really are rubbish.
Best on ground the locks, 4 year veteran ALB, and Squire off the bench.
Really noticed Crotty today, his work rate and clean up work is vital. He and ALB are a ripper midfield
We're taking the piss this year
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On ALB and his conradesque qualities. For that charge-down try - just the little things, realising he is in a 2 horse race with Barrett and pulling out of that contest and instead positioning himself for the crazy bounce if it were to occur.
Guy makes the right decisions in real time. No white line fever.
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@Mokey said in Springboks v All Blacks:
@Hooroo said in Springboks v All Blacks:
This is from South African media after the game. Made me laugh
"The All Blacks haven't lost at Eden Park since 1994 so the chances of them not getting the record are almost zero, but the way they are playing at the moment you'd back them to win a game played on the moon against the rest of the universe with no limitations on the number of players that team could include."
Well they are the Men in Black. Much better weapons at their disposal, but as a bonus these guys will let you remember.
Give yourself an uppercut
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@ACT-Crusader said in Springboks v All Blacks:
Are we sure the ABs won? Reading most of this thread, you'd think we stunk the house out and Barrett's goalkickng actually "cost us".....
Most of the tests this year the ABs have started slowish and built pressure. Then there's a period of screboard pressure that effectively takes the opposition out of the match.
Today seemed no different.
I thought today was different. We weren't building pressure, we were releasing it off a poor side by fumbling or taking bad options. The 2nd half was much more accurate
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Sit back and appreciate the qualities of Retallick and Whitelock. You may never see a better locking combo again.
Does anyone else think Barrett kicks too front on. What about more rotation in the strike. I reckon a change in technique. I'm sure he can work it out.
Never thought I'd ever see a more influential AB 7 than Jones but did. Also thought I'd never see a more influential 10 than DC. Could be wrong again. Never seen a 10 dominate a game like Barrett anywhere, ever. -
@Rapido said in Springboks v All Blacks:
On ALB and his conradesque qualities. For that charge-down try - just the little things, realising he is in a 2 horse race with Barrett and pulling out of that contest and instead positioning himself for the crazy bounce if it were to occur.
Guy makes the right decisions in real time. No white line fever.
I think Fekitoa just dropped a rung on the pecking order
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On a day when BB didn't have his GK sights in that was a powerful display. Sure, in the first half we were inaccurate but the effort endeavour and confidence didn’t waver. Some of those tries were magnificent, a mix of relentless accurate attack and some freakish touches of skill. In the last 25 minutes we blew them away with our fitness and any time you can put 50 on the boks at home it's an achievement. They were well up for the fight early but the Boks simply showed a lack of ambition and were punished accordingly
