RWC Final: England v Springboks
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@chimoaus said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
@canefan said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
@chimoaus I love that bit when he said they weren't under pressure, pressure was not having a job or ending up dead. Like some at home. Way to put it into perspective
Must admit almost bought a tear to my eye when he was saying these things and the kind words he had for Kolisi. Even the look of contentment on his face in between questions was pure.
Hard to begrudge genuinely humble guys like that
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@Smuts said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
@Luigi @Catogrande and the other Englishmen on here: harsh lines. Your boys showed some heart, particularly fighting back in the scrums.
And I’d be surprised if this English side doesnt keep improving. Which is a frightening thought.
Thanks Smuts and congratulations to you and the other Saffer posters. Deserved winners and in truth it didn't look like going the other way almost from the off. We ddin't really get to fire a shot, which is down to the level of control your boys had. Well played Bokke.
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@MajorRage said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
@junior said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
@sparky said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
@Kirwan said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
@sparky said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
England and their arrogant coach celebrated beating the All Blacks like it was VE day. Hubris.
Nemesis comes in the form of the Springboks.
What a load of rubbish.
Most of the English fans are great. I was thinking about some of the rubbish that has been in the UK media this week.
As with most countries, the real rugby people are wonderful. Sadly, it’s the bandwagon jumpers, bringing their petty footballing fan culture, that ruin it for everyone. England, quite naturally given the size of their population just tend to have more than most
This is the sort of shit that I hate about rugby in this country - the people who put themselves on a pedestal because the like rugby. Or call people “rugby guys” like it’s some sort of compliment.
It’s a sport. If you’re a piston wristed gibbon, you’re a piston wristed gibbon.
Most people in this world are good people. Rugby has no higher ratio of good guys than any other sport - despite what the rugby guys will tell you.
I'm going to disagree with you on that one, MR. Rugby, as a sport, is built on certain values, which are driven not just by tradition, but also what it takes to actually go out and play (courage, determination, teamwork, respect etc.). In short, you have to be a certain kind of person to put yourself on the field and play rugby (even do the bare minimum).
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@booboo said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
"Controversy". I didn't detect any but apparently there was.
Mrs Boo didn't last the match last night so I mention this morning "So the slightly less bad guys won".
She says (having checked news web sites) "Quite controversial apparently". Seems she had read some comment about "Kiwi TMO" Skeenie and forward passes. I've been hunting for said comments but can't find anything.
I can only assume it was referring to the Marx pass to Mapimpi that they had a close look at. From behind (which was the angle they seemed to concentrate on) it looked line ball at worst. From side on it goes backwards. Not much controversial in that.
Did see Stuff.co.nz have a reference to "controversial" in the banner headline that flashed up when I clicked on them, but could find no further reference.
Has there been much comment on the scrum officiating?
All looked clean and good to me.
If that's the case, I find it very interesting, because Youngs throws dozens of line-ball passes every single match to their big ball runners, which no one seems to notice or comment on.
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@NTA said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
@geebee said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
we beat them,i don't view them as world champs.
Dick statement
No one else wearing gold medals.
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@Crucial said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
@sparky said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
Commiserations to England, arguably the best team across the competition.
Considering England, SA and NZ all lost a match I’m not sure how you reach that conclusion.
No 3 in world.
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@junior said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
@sparky said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
@Kirwan said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
@sparky said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
England and their arrogant coach celebrated beating the All Blacks like it was VE day. Hubris.
Nemesis comes in the form of the Springboks.
What a load of rubbish.
Most of the English fans are great. I was thinking about some of the rubbish that has been in the UK media this week.
As with most countries, the real rugby people are wonderful. Sadly, it’s the bandwagon jumpers, bringing their petty footballing fan culture, that ruin it for everyone. England, quite naturally given the size of their population just tend to have more than most
What riles me are the fair weather posh club-type fans. Don't buy tickets to RWC semis because don't want to watch anyone but their darlings. But if England DO make it they all jump on the bandwagon and swarm over. Just the worst winners, because all they can do is gloat.
Know ABs (and yes their fans) have had their arrogant ways, but they handled themselves very well, and the Japanese love them.
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@pakman said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
@Crucial said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
@sparky said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
Commiserations to England, arguably the best team across the competition.
Considering England, SA and NZ all lost a match I’m not sure how you reach that conclusion.
No 3 in world.
As opposed to numbers 1 and 2?
Colour me confused.
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@Crucial said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
@pakman said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
@Crucial said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
@sparky said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
Commiserations to England, arguably the best team across the competition.
Considering England, SA and NZ all lost a match I’m not sure how you reach that conclusion.
No 3 in world.
As opposed to numbers 1 and 2?
Colour me confused.
Just observing that whatever English fans think the official rankings are Boks/ABs/Roses.
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@Machpants said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
Cory Jane was a great player, but he does talk a lot of crap. Not exactly a don't of wisdom, esp if you read his book!
I like Cory , but his on field IQ is much better than his off field IQ
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@MiketheSnow is there generally a big discrepancy in scrummaging ability between Sinckler and Cole? It was a shame that we didn't get to see any scrums before he left the field to see what impact his departure made.
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@Observer77 said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
@MiketheSnow is there generally a big discrepancy in scrummaging ability between Sinckler and Cole? It was a shame that we didn't get to see any scrums before he left the field to see what impact his departure made.
Another poster (was it @NTA ?) had it right in pointing the finger at Itoje. If anyone played their final early it was him. The scrum problems seemed to occur on his side with the sealing evidence when he changed over.
England's scrum wasn't dominant against us. They had some good moments but the Bokke unit were really up for it, they would have troubled us as well (especially when the reserves came on) -
Second row is the engine. Front row is the steering. Yes, props and hookers also push but they simultaneously have to direct the force, using their spine to channel it.
The good thing about the blood roaring in your ears during high pressure scrums: your can't hear your vertebrate creaking, or yourself whimpering 😉
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@NTA said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
Second row is the engine. Front row is the steering. Yes, props and hookers also push but they simultaneously have to direct the force, using their spine to channel it.
The good thing about the blood roaring in your ears during high pressure scrums: your can't hear your vertebrate creaking, or yourself whimpering 😉
Come on. At least you have your guts dragging on the ground as support
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@Crucial said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
@NTA said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:
Second row is the engine. Front row is the steering. Yes, props and hookers also push but they simultaneously have to direct the force, using their spine to channel it.
The good thing about the blood roaring in your ears during high pressure scrums: your can't hear your vertebrate creaking, or yourself whimpering 😉
Come on. At least you have your guts dragging on the ground as support
My gut is the only thing keeping my shoulders above knee level. That's why it is called "prop"
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So I'm finally ready to post some thoughts on this game.
To start, my commiserations to the England guys on TSF. Right now it won't feel fantastic, but you can be proud of your team's performance over the course of this RWC. You played some excellent rugby and were deserved finalists.
But as opposed to SA's semi against Wales where the Boks played not to lose, in the final England ran into a Bok team that actually played to win. In addition to the usual forward grunt, box kicks and swarming defence, the Boks decided to also run at the English. This, together with early good field position, the loss of Sinckler, the Bok scrum dominance and then the first 3 points, I think put the English on the back foot. And they never really recovered.
It was without a doubt the best game the Boks played the whole tournament. Hard, uncompromising, disciplined and smart. I couldn't be more proud of them. This feels at least as good as 1995. Maybe even better because there were no Luyt-like dickhead statements afterwards from SA officials - at least none that I have seen
