Wallabies vs Springboks I
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@smuts only Streauli.
Viljoen had a genuine aussie that he brought in (can't bother to look up his name). He also sucked.
As for Staaldraad ‐ Keohane was actually the one that broke the story as well as the Geo Cronje / Quinton Davids debacle.
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@oompb said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@smuts sure.
Craven Week is not the breed of talented players nowadays. Easter Tournaments is more the scouters dream.
But that's the main problem, there only 20odd teams that get invited to these and the players in the stronger teams obviously stand out more.
The whole point of Craven Week is to scout players from across a region so that all players get an opportunity to shine regardless of what school they attend.
I can't speak for the other unions, but in WP you end up with 75% of players coming from the big three Boland schools.
This is also partly due to the fact that these schools do more to develop the players, especially physically, but it also means that late bloomers are lost to the system unless they make it through the varsity cup.
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@smuts said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nta said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@oompb said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nta Keo is an Aussie.
He's a barking mad sexpest, first and foremost.
I have no idea where he was born or what he did prior to writing articles in a very pro-Bok way, but you can't claim he's anything but a South African.**
Wasn’t he the bok media relations officer under Viljoen and Straueli? Which is fairly fucking funny now that I stop to think about it.
That clown is amongst the last people on earth I’d want by my side if I was fronting the rabid English press after I’d knocked my own teammate out while leading the boks to a historic humilification at Twickenham.
Maybe that’s harsh. I mean, he smoothed that whole Staaldraad thing over. Completely. It’s hardly even a national embarrassment.
Yup he was. He is the head troll for Twitter rugby, it's a toss up between him and that other muppet up North.
On a side note, will QC be awarded an Aussie passport if he manages to get a win over the Boks?
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@g-man said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@smuts said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nta said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@oompb said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nta Keo is an Aussie.
He's a barking mad sexpest, first and foremost.
I have no idea where he was born or what he did prior to writing articles in a very pro-Bok way, but you can't claim he's anything but a South African.**
Wasn’t he the bok media relations officer under Viljoen and Straueli? Which is fairly fucking funny now that I stop to think about it.
That clown is amongst the last people on earth I’d want by my side if I was fronting the rabid English press after I’d knocked my own teammate out while leading the boks to a historic humilification at Twickenham.
Maybe that’s harsh. I mean, he smoothed that whole Staaldraad thing over. Completely. It’s hardly even a national embarrassment.
Yup he was. He is the head troll for Twitter rugby, it's a toss up between him and that other muppet up North.
On a side note, will QC be awarded an Aussie passport if he manages to get a win over the Boks?
If Russell Crowe can't get an Aussie passport for bonking Meg Ryan, funding a Koala Chlamydia ward and fighting lions I doubt Quade will for evading tackling.
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@oompb said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@g-man pretty sure all rugby countries have their own Keo versions. Bit silly to generalize their rugby knowledge.
Yes everybody has their own version of Keo, but Keo is just that special one unfortunately.
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@nostrildamus said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@g-man said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@smuts said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nta said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@oompb said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nta Keo is an Aussie.
He's a barking mad sexpest, first and foremost.
I have no idea where he was born or what he did prior to writing articles in a very pro-Bok way, but you can't claim he's anything but a South African.**
Wasn’t he the bok media relations officer under Viljoen and Straueli? Which is fairly fucking funny now that I stop to think about it.
That clown is amongst the last people on earth I’d want by my side if I was fronting the rabid English press after I’d knocked my own teammate out while leading the boks to a historic humilification at Twickenham.
Maybe that’s harsh. I mean, he smoothed that whole Staaldraad thing over. Completely. It’s hardly even a national embarrassment.
Yup he was. He is the head troll for Twitter rugby, it's a toss up between him and that other muppet up North.
On a side note, will QC be awarded an Aussie passport if he manages to get a win over the Boks?
If Russell Crowe can't get an Aussie passport for bonking Meg Ryan, funding a Koala Chlamydia ward and fighting lions I doubt Quade will for evading tackling.
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@act-crusader said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@oompb said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Very strong Wallabies team. Definitely favorates with Cooper back in 10.
Hope Bok rush defense is on it.
Aussies looking good, they’re at home on the sunny Gold Coast. There will be hundreds of people supporting the men in gold(en orange). Quade is back, Hooper is fit, the right halfback is starting, they’ve got experience off the bench with Slipper and Hodge to close out the match, they have devastating runners in Koro and Kerevi.
On the other hand it could be a massive boil over and the Boks win.
I LOVE to see Quade back, and I will watch live just because of him. He and Carlos Spencer are compulsive viewing no matter win or lose. Their highlights reels are matched by their "fail/omg what were they thinking" reels, but they give it a go and they play rugby the way God(TM) intended it to be played**.
**Biblical references (sadly both omitted by the Council of Trent from 1563 onwards)
Eleventh Commandment
"Thou shalt exhalt the the Spiritual Guardianship of the Lord by playing running rugby 'as the angels do'. Though shalt risk earthly disregard or dishour to please Him through occasional heavenly reverse passes, banana kicks, and mortal heart-attack playmaking from the in-goal area. Amen"Twelth Commandment
"Though shalt not worship at the idolatrous altar of the round ball game. Evil doers that succumb to temptation shall suffer everlasting destruction, and be shut out from the blinding Aura of the Lord forever, for the glory of his One True Game. Hallelujah"(There were more passages about a special place in hell for 'believers' mininimising scrums, removing the breakdown, or any vile "perversions" of His Game specifically involving 10,12, 13 or 666 players).
Seriously I sense Dave Rennie is just starting to lose the selection plot and pander to populist opinion (yeah, including me). The Aussies need game management at both 9 and 10 ... I'd have chosen White and Hodge and have explained why, but dropping Tate MacDermott would be very unpopular - even if he's part of a wider problem imho. So Noah takes the hit.
Quade to play relatively conservatively, Boks by 10-17.
This is the prophecy
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@junior said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Dave's big problem is that Aussie sports / rugby fans will never get behind a team that plays "pragmatic" rugby. They love a winner that plays hard and pushes boundaries, but they really hate dour, defence-first, conservative teams. It's probably part of the national psyche that their sports teams, and people, are meant to have a crack.
Yeah, I don't disagree but even the AB's have been known when to play dour risk free rugby when conditions (wet/windy/greasy), opposition (a crack French pack) or situation ("must win") requires.
Admittedly less so since St. Richie stopped playing in 2015, witness the second half of the RWC final vs France in 2011. But I'd argue that's been part of the AB problems recently ... either tactical inflexibility or lack of ability to switch into this mode.
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@machpants said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@frank said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@oompb said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Very strong Wallabies team. Definitely favorates with Cooper back in 10.
Hope Bok rush defense is on it.
Seriously ? No way.
Totally not serious. He's just desperate for that under dog card. World champion, world number one, lion taming boks are the favourite in every match they play for a while yet
Would it be fair to say that the Boks have a bit of an “aura” about them…? @booboo
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@junior said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@machpants said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@frank said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@oompb said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Very strong Wallabies team. Definitely favorates with Cooper back in 10.
Hope Bok rush defense is on it.
Seriously ? No way.
Totally not serious. He's just desperate for that under dog card. World champion, world number one, lion taming boks are the favourite in every match they play for a while yet
Would it be fair to say that the Boks have a bit of an “aura” about them…? @booboo
Que?
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Oom, one of the intriguing aspects of the 100th match is that we haven’t played the boks for 2 years (September 21 was the date of our our last match) not even the super franchises.
So there is some mystique attached to the boks, a bit like there was in the apartheid era.
Both sides are eager to renew rivalries on the pitch and friendships off it. Winning the 100th will be special.
From a NZ point of view, we feel we are rebuilding a side while the boks have one of their best side in the pro era.
It will be fascinating and let’s hope the match was worth the 2 year wait!
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I honestly didn't even know Quade was still playing rugby. This feels like one of those old stories where some dude was plucked out of reserve grade to start a test on Saturday.
I know you peaked as a coach in 2012 Dave but you can't just keep pretending we're still there.
Quade Cooper. Fuck me dead.
If the Boks drop this I will laugh for an hour.
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@junior said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@machpants said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@frank said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@oompb said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Very strong Wallabies team. Definitely favorates with Cooper back in 10.
Hope Bok rush defense is on it.
Seriously ? No way.
Totally not serious. He's just desperate for that under dog card. World champion, world number one, lion taming boks are the favourite in every match they play for a while yet
Would it be fair to say that the Boks have a bit of an “aura” about them…? @booboo
@dagrubster said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Oom, one of the intriguing aspects of the 100th match is that we haven’t played the boks for 2 years (September 21 was the date of our our last match) not even the super franchises.
So there is some mystique attached to the boks, a bit like there was in the apartheid era.
Both sides are eager to renew rivalries on the pitch and friendships off it. Winning the 100th will be special.
From a NZ point of view, we feel we are rebuilding a side while the boks have one of their best side in the pro era.
It will be fascinating and let’s hope the match was worth the 2 year wait!
Aura and Mystique back together again, but hanging with the wrong crowd.
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@bovidae said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Is To'omua injured? I would have thought he could play a similar role to Cooper in this test, and with some recent form on his side.
He doesn't have any recent form. Fifteen minutes ripping into Bled 1 doesn't offset the rubbish Super season he had playing a rubbish game plan at the Rabble.
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@junior said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@machpants said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@frank said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@oompb said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Very strong Wallabies team. Definitely favorates with Cooper back in 10.
Hope Bok rush defense is on it.
Seriously ? No way.
Totally not serious. He's just desperate for that under dog card. World champion, world number one, lion taming boks are the favourite in every match they play for a while yet
Would it be fair to say that the Boks have a bit of an “aura” about them…? @booboo
Whiff of boerewors?
