Springboks V All Blacks
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While we finished the game strong ,
That start was nothing short of horrendous ,
We have shown our up tempo game this season and how well it works at times ,
I would like to see a bit of composure football mixed in ,
So we have the two styles that we alternate between , and learn when to flick the switch ,
Perhaps that is part of the master plan for later
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Thought this was the game that underlined that Ardie has arrived as a Test player. Would be completely fine with him starting (at Seven).
Lots of missed tackles out there today, but isn’t it great to have competitive games against the Boks again and the result in doubt.
After 57-0 I thought they were going the way of Wales and being done as a force in world rugby.
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@synicbast said in Springboks V All Blacks:
Poor stuart barnes
At least Stuart Barnes isn't rabidly anti-AB like some.
One of my fondest memories is Clive Woodward's face when the AB's snatched a win in Dublin in '13 after he had been wittering on about "Ireland's great victory".
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@majorrage said in Springboks V All Blacks:
For all flak pat is taking, he really took it to them in the last 10 mins.
Got a lot of go forwards when others weren’t
Yep, his size and athleticism is a huge plus on the bench
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@rapido said in Springboks V All Blacks:
@synicbast said in Springboks V All Blacks:
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@stargazer said in Springboks V All Blacks:
How disappointed all those NH scribes must be!
How many columns have had to be rewritten or binned ...
Spare a thought for those that were timing the tissue grab for the final whistle and couldn’t finish
Poor stuart barnes
I actually quite like Stuart, reminds me of Bill Lawry. Being NZ based i obviously didn't hear the sky UK commentary .
I was listening to a week old Devlin podcast yesterday as I painted the house, he was interviewing a kiwi guy who works for Sky UK who mentioned they were sending their own UK commentary team as there was a lot of interest in the game. My thought was; "that sucks" as the Saffa English language commentators are good quality - excellent and unbiased, non-whiney in games I've watched even when in tough times and Boks were dire. Their viewers would get a better experience if they just left it to the host broadcaster.
Owen Nkumane makes Skinstad sound impartial.
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@victor-meldrew said in Springboks V All Blacks:
@synicbast said in Springboks V All Blacks:
Poor stuart barnes
At least Stuart Barnes isn't rabidly anti-AB like some.
One of my fondest memories is Clive Woodward's face when the AB's snatched a win in Dublin in '13 after he had been wittering on about "Ireland's great victory".
He was sounding pretty gleeful when commentating a game later on the day the ABs lost to SA.
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@victor-meldrew said in Springboks V All Blacks:
@synicbast said in Springboks V All Blacks:
Poor stuart barnes
At least Stuart Barnes isn't rabidly anti-AB like some.
One of my fondest memories is Clive Woodward's face when the AB's snatched a win in Dublin in '13 after he had been wittering on about "Ireland's great victory".
Disagree, hes also a twat of massive proportions. Whoever put this together had some fun.
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@majorrage yup, he is great at coming on and moving bodies and making some metres. Pleased he is back in the side and we dont really have that impact from anyone else in the tight
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@act-crusader said in Springboks V All Blacks:
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@billy-tell said in Springboks V All Blacks:
Mo’unga 10 Barrett 15 please
‘Twas the difference.
Smith at 15. Beaudy off the bench like SBW in 2015 very early in the second half.
They keep preaching it is a 23 man game, it's clear Beauden's best position is off the bench against a tiring defence.
If we are being honest, B. Barrett is the best fullback in the squad. He does everything Bender can do, high ball, counterattack, linking, even the jinking runs. He’s quicker and covers the ground better. He just happens to be a pretty good 10 as well.
I’m a big fan of Bender on the right wing though.
That thought was going through my mind as well re beaudy ,
And I think if Richie continues to improve,
The question will be asked is this 10 .Richie 14 bender 15 beaudy
A better balanced selection than what started last night ,
Not intended as a put down on beauden who one of the first selected each week , but more of where he best serves us
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Just watched a six min highlights package, that was about 30 sec of 1st half and the rest 2nd. From reading posts on here, sounds about a perfect round up of the game in terms of the amount of AB quality.
While I'm glad we won, it's a bit concerning in the lead up to the EOYT that we played 65 mins of pretty shit rugby.
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Haven't read the thread yet, but I know it will make for some entertaining reading.
Fuck me we were awful. We really did not deserve to win that (aside from the fact we got enough points to win
). Annoyingly I didn't even get that elated yes we've won right on fulltime - it was just "what was that crap?"So much shit kicking from Barrett. The midfield were awful, Bizzle seemed to forget how to tackle properly - although Crotty improved when ALB came on.
The forwards didn't impose themselves on the Boks for most of the game but did some good work to get the pick and go tries at the end.
Did we even get two phases in the first half?
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Christ, fantastic finish and excellent play to close it out. However, notice the backs played almost no part in that.
Smith, Barrett (at 10) and SBW all poor.
Consistently terrible option taking and zero patience for 60 odd minutes, with poor individual skill by many - including straight missed tackles (SBW, Perry) and misalignment (Crotty).
SA were like 2009 all over again, just playing for territory then taking advantage of our mistakes, of which we made plenty. They look like a WC team in building, but I suspect lack class to get past Ireland.
Barrett is just shit at 10. That cross kick was shit all day and the one at 69 minutes (when our chaser was Read, while we kicked to their two fastest) was enough to make me scream loud enough to wake the baby.
In the forwards, we just lack class with the number of injuries we have. Romano is possibly a better bet against SA, but he’s old. At 6, who?
Brilliant, and possibly very valuable finish, but we’re bad for 60 to 65 minutes, and it’s due to individuals’ poor choices - whose coaching these skills and discussing options? On form, you’d have to argue that A Smith needs to be sat down, and that our team would be better with Barrett at the back. Probably BFA at 14, which helps to cover for game plan change (Wise isn’t as safe under the high ball and they took advantage).
In the forwards, Moody coming back will make a huge difference - Perry with a couple of shockers in D.
Pat T went OK but still can be counted on to spill it a couple of times, while S Barrett is reasonable off the bench but just not imposing enough against the big boys. So, Lock remains the biggest issue for me - I’ll be surprised if we can keep both Whitelock and BBBR healthy all next year..,
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@gunner said in Springboks V All Blacks:
@kiwimurph said in Springboks V All Blacks:
Get the ball to Rieko in some space in the second half please.
Rieko’s playing?
He spent all first half chasing duff kicks.
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