Springboks v All Blacks
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I hope South Africa can learn to play that way every week!!! Great to have a test.
In saying that they lost, let's reflect how good ABs were to win that with all adversity with players out inj etc as well as handling errors!
Can't fault any ABs, all played there part, DMAC, never thought he would stand up to this type of test but proven wrong and happy for it.
All the SBW hate, get over it! He did his job, his d with Crotty has been amazing. On attack he is not going to make every offload stick but in the greater scheme he attracts players and opens space which doesn't show on stats. -
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@98blueandgold I'm pretty sure Williams' job isn't to turn over the ball every second touch.
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My concern with sbw , he seems to be out of sync with the rest of the backline lately ,
Initially it was his X factor in attack which was his strength , more recently , he resembles a forward standing in the backline
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Marx was outstanding, but reckon as usual Marshall prone to hyperbole claiming it was the most complete performance ever.
Great to see a solid Bok team!
Red card was a joke, yellow yes, although at that point in game effectively the same thing, except he now has a Visit to the judiciary.
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@taniwharugby said in Springboks v All Blacks:
Marx was outstanding, but reckon as usual Marshall prone to hyperbole claiming it was the most complete performance ever.
Great to see a solid Bok team!
Red card was a joke, yellow yes, although at that point in game effectively the same thing, except he now has a Visit to the judiciary.
Contact with head meant it had to be red.
As for Marx a lot of his 'moments' at the breakdown were only good because he had the support of the ref. His running etc was great but in another game he would have been pinged off the park -
@crucial doesnt always happen though does it, however that rule is supposed to be ruled.
Same as lifting tackles, they looks at the resultant potential injury (or lack of) on the landing as a factor in determining the colour of the card, regardless of how bad the lift was.
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@justanotherfan said in Springboks v All Blacks:
This game will be remembered for the TMO decision and red card. It went on for extra 10 mins in one half. Bok fans said if we win by 1 point it is a win. If we lose by 1 point it is a still a fucking loss. What a turnaround from their worst loss in history. Overall I am proud enough to say a great passionate game of rugby. Boks could have won if they had started with some other 1st choice players.
And the ABs could have won by more with Moody, Frank's, Retallick, Smith and full 80 Barrett and Skudder.
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@crucial said in Springboks v All Blacks:
@stargazer said in Springboks v All Blacks:
BB is having a good game thus far; try Crotty?
I think BB is terrible. He is shoveling on an passing to no one
What an absurd comment. I hope you were drunk when you wrote it.
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If I was a SA I'd be gutted. They really played well today, their pack and defence was outstanding. Best game I've ever seen from Etzbeth, and Marx was outstanding.
For NZ, Havili has taken to test rugby like a duck to water, and that was another decent game from DMac. Gutted for NMS, guy has had no luck with injuries.
For a while there, I thought we had run out of ideas. It was asking for TJP to change things up but TKB was actually pretty decent when he came on.
Harsh red.
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About fucking time!!!! What a fabulous test match. South Africa were awesome and at their best.
I know the hooker played well but that Elizabeth is probably the best lock in the world equal with Brodie and Whitelock.
Still buzzing. Glad I got up as I didn’t intend to
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@hooroo said in Springboks v All Blacks:
About fucking time!!!! What a fabulous test match. South Africa were awesome and at their best.
I know the hooker played well but that Elizabeth is probably the best lock in the world equal with Brodie and Whitelock.
Still buzzing. Glad I got up as I didn’t intend to
damn that auto-correct aye
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@chris-b said in Springboks v All Blacks:
Jeez - no way red. Not that it makes a difference with five minutes left.
Red or yellow no difference with less than 10 on the clock.
Harsh? Not really. The guy stopped, re-set, aimed at Sopoaga, raised his elbow and connected with the neck and jaw.
It was:
- late
- high
- intentional
- with force
Pretty much left Garces with no choice regarless that Sopoaga wasn't maimed.
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@rocky-rockbottom said in Springboks v All Blacks:
du Toit huge at 7. Kind of dwarfed Cane.
Given one was playing blindside and the other open it's a tough comparison...
...Saffas play 6 and 7 opposite to normal countries.
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In spite of the lineout debacle last time, I thought Karl Marx was pretty damn impressive. Showed it tonight. Boks pack in general was very good. Incredible defence and commitment.
Thought ABs should have been up by more at the half. 2 bombed tries and other fark ups in attack (cough cough SBW) gave SA a sniff. Drop off from Lima to BB is pretty huge. I rate him but just isn't anywhere near the same kind of threat. Bit ironic that Dmac and Lima missed a kick each (albeit difficult ones). Havili is a keeper. Just the kind of player this team needs.
