RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2)
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@Bovidae said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
SA by 7-10 pts. I expect the Boks to target the Welsh scrum.
I got one prediction right.
You have to give Gatland credit as he has made a fairly limited Welsh team very competitive and they stay in the fight. Wales had their chances, particularly on the LH blind when only Nkosi was covering 15 m of space.
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Just got home. When Wales finally started playing, they got level, but they just never had enough territory to get past the Springboks.
They'd let the play happen in their half and eventually be penalized.
Really disappointing, but SA were as they always are. Wales just didn't play enough rugby in the right side of the field.
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Eternal regrets. Wales have only themselves to blame for that loss. They should have played instead of constantly kicking away their possession. Gareth Davies was nowhere near behind his forwards in order to pass the ball quickly to his backs. Tomos Williams did a little better but nothing decisive. On Saturday, the All Blacks were beaten by a better team. This semi final has seen the less poor team getting an access to the final.
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That game was up there with watching Greece 0 vs Bulgaria 0 in a soccer friendly.
I don’t blame Wales as they have limited resources, especially with their injuries, but SA was Brumbies Jake White in green. Might actually have to support England after that...!
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@Billy-Tell said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
That game was up there with watching Greece 0 vs Bulgaria 0 in a soccer friendly.
Except for the distinct lack of racism in the crowd?
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@rotated said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
@Billy-Tell said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
That game was up there with watching Greece 0 vs Bulgaria 0 in a soccer friendly.
Except for the distinct lack of racism in the crowd?
There was nothing racy about this match, sadly.
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Not pretty at all, but when you come out on the right side of the scoreboard, I’ll take it every day of the week.
Commiserations @MiketheSnow
Your guys were ball-hair close.One arbitrary comment: Alun Wyn Jones is a bloody legend. If Wales handed out knighthoods, he deserves one.
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Every last Kiwi would have taken a 19-16 arm wrestle win to get in to the Final.
End of.
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@Billy-Webb said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
Not pretty at all, but when you come out on the right side of the scoreboard, I’ll take it every day of the week.
Commiserations @MiketheSnow
Your guys were ball-hair close.One arbitrary comment: Alun Wyn Jones is a bloody legend. If Wales handed out knighthoods, he deserves one.
Cheers.
And definite to AWJ
Good luck in the Final.
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@Kirwan said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
@chimoaus said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
England favourites surely.
Nope, Boks can match England’s forwards.
Boks will need to play a bit more rugby than they have been, though. They have so much more skill and talent than they’ve been willing to play with in this tournament. They will not beat England by simply box kicking / mauling / scrumming then off the part like they did today and against Japan.
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@junior said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
@Kirwan said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
@chimoaus said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
England favourites surely.
Nope, Boks can match England’s forwards.
Boks will need to play a bit more rugby than they have been, though. They have so much more skill and talent than they’ve been willing to play with in this tournament. They will not beat England by simply box kicking / mauling / scrumming then off the part like they did today and against Japan.
Going to be an interesting match-up.
The Boks can play differently. Just haven't needed to to date.
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@MiketheSnow said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
Fucking numb.
We had that match just where we wanted it and didn't have the ambition to go wide or the patience & precision to keep on trucking it up.
It was just a matter of time before Graces noticed SA transgressing.
Penalty in front of the sticks.
19-16 us ball kicked back to us. Tuck it up the jumper.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKK
Perhaps we should have taken a leaf out of England's book and ran at them
Wishful thinking expecting Graces to award a penalty there - you had 18+ phases on their try line where he ignored multiple transgressions, so there was little chance he would suddenly whistle something 40m and the winning of the match hanging on it.
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@junior said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
@MiketheSnow said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
Fucking numb.
We had that match just where we wanted it and didn't have the ambition to go wide or the patience & precision to keep on trucking it up.
It was just a matter of time before Graces noticed SA transgressing.
Penalty in front of the sticks.
19-16 us ball kicked back to us. Tuck it up the jumper.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKK
Perhaps we should have taken a leaf out of England's book and ran at them
Wishful thinking expecting Graces to award a penalty there - you had 18+ phases on their try line where he ignored multiple transgressions, so there was little chance he would suddenly whistle something 40m and the winning of the match hanging on it.
You'd think one of the useless fluffybunnies would have called it
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Pollard had been kicking at 60% prior to this game.
Here he landed 100%.
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No that it matters one jot now, but where the fuck was TMO Ben Skeen for the Wales try?
During play, I had a strong suspicion Moriarty knocked on the ball trying to pick it up under pressure from the scrum.
From the replays I have seen, there is every possibility.Whether he did or didn't, it was worth the TMO asking to look.
Marius Jonker did that in the previous semi and correctly had an England try disallowed.
If the Boks had lost, and IF Moriarty had knocked on, that would have been quite a non-call.
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@Billy-Webb said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
No that it matters one jot now, but where the fuck was TMO Ben Skeen for the Wales try?
During play, I had a strong suspicion Moriarty knocked on the ball trying to pick it up under pressure from the scrum.
From the replays I have seen, there is every possibility.Whether he did or didn't, it was worth the TMO asking to look.
Marius Jonker did that in the previous semi and correctly had an England try disallowed.
If the Boks had lost, and IF Moriarty had knocked on, that would have been quite a non-call.
Fair enough but a shitload more was missed that was obvious to the naked eye in real time.
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I want my 80 minutes back....kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick!!!!!!
The Boks better have a plan B for next week as England has plans from A right through to Z. GO BOKKEE!!!!!
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@Kirwan said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
@Tim said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
@Kirwan England were solid favourites at the TAB before this game.
Boks have a good coach and forward pack to blunt England’s strength. I’d put money on the Boks to win it.
Think England played their final against us.
If the Boks can control the pace of the game then definitely. If England's forwards can sustain the same dynamism they had in the SF then the Boks risk getting gassed, same as they did in the opening pool match against AB's.
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