Rugby Championship 2022
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@ARHS said in Rugby Championship 2022:
@Mackerzzzz That will be attacking stats. What interests me is how good our defence has stacked up comparatively - after the attacking onslaught from Ireland that allegedly had our defence highly criticised.
Have we contained South Africa as well as the other Championship teams have contained their opponents? I remember an emphatic tackle by a corner-flagging Cane as an example that stood out.
Our defensive structure has been criticized, the individual work and heart by many of our players has not. The structure is leaky as meaning these gut busting efforts to defend the line are far too common
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@Mackerzzzz said in Rugby Championship 2022:
@ACT-Crusader said in Rugby Championship 2022:
@ARHS said in Rugby Championship 2022:
@ACT-Crusader would it read the same if it was done on tries differential? Wonder who has been the best defensive unit, letting in the least tries?
So far
Pumas
Tries - 9
Conversions - 7
Penalties - 5
Drop goals - 0
Points - 74Wallabies
Tries - 7
Conversions - 6
Penalties - 3
Drop goals - 0
Points - 58Springboks
Tries - 4
Conversions - 4
Penalties - 6
Drop goals - 1
Points - 49All Blacks
Tries - 5
Conversions - 4
Penalties - 4
Drop goals - 0
Points - 45Is that attacking or defending stats?
It's both...
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Its crazy how bad the Boks record is playing away to OZ.
The two countries have met 41 times on Australian soil, with the Wallabies winning 27 of those.The Boks have recorded just one win Down Under in the last decade, a 38-12 rout in Brisbane in 2013.
There was also a 23-all draw in Perth in 2017.
In the last 20 years, South Africa managed just three wins in Australia – the 2013 win, 32-25 in Perth in 2009 and 22-19 in Perth in 2005.
The Wallabies and Springboks have never played in Adelaide before, but there have been 14 Tests in Sydney between the two countries.
Australia won eight of those and South Africa’s last win in this city dates back almost three decades – a 19-12 triumph in 1993 at the same Sydney Football Stadium they will play in next month.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Rugby Championship 2022:
Its crazy how bad the Boks record is playing away to OZ.
The two countries have met 41 times on Australian soil, with the Wallabies winning 27 of those.The Boks have recorded just one win Down Under in the last decade, a 38-12 rout in Brisbane in 2013.
There was also a 23-all draw in Perth in 2017.
In the last 20 years, South Africa managed just three wins in Australia – the 2013 win, 32-25 in Perth in 2009 and 22-19 in Perth in 2005.
The Wallabies and Springboks have never played in Adelaide before, but there have been 14 Tests in Sydney between the two countries.
Australia won eight of those and South Africa’s last win in this city dates back almost three decades – a 19-12 triumph in 1993 at the same Sydney Football Stadium they will play in next month.
That's quite interesting really and especially so if you take the impact this would have had on the winning of any series by the ABs. Another thing that was possibly making us appear a little better than we were.
I have to wonder if the Boks aren't very good at avoiding getting dragged into a game that suits the Aussies. I have always thought of the Wobblies as a confidence team and if you let them get their tails up at home you are in for a hard night.
Difficult games to call really. Both teams are wounded. Boks have shown their hand as far as subs and kicking strategy. I believe that they have to back themselves all the way as that game will trouble Australia. The moment the Boks move away from their full court press and aerial pressure things don't go well for them. I'd also think that they might use their loosies in a more direct way with carrying an extra phase or two before the kick.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Rugby Championship 2022:
Its crazy how bad the Boks record is playing away to OZ.
The two countries have met 41 times on Australian soil, with the Wallabies winning 27 of those.It's nuts. I backed the Saffers back in the mid 2000's when they were paying like 7-1. Couldn't believe the odds for a two horse race, with a grinding forward pack like SA had. But ... they got pumped. It's like their strength and precision drains as they cross oceans
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What a crazy day
From a NH neutral perspective this Championship is exciting as all hell
Form book being ripped up
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@MiketheSnow said in Rugby Championship 2022:
What a crazy day
From a NH neutral perspective this Championship is exciting as all hell
Form book being ripped up
The ABs have never had a negaitive points dif in the RC, another record for foster
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@MiketheSnow said in Rugby Championship 2022:
What a crazy day
From a NH neutral perspective this Championship is exciting as all hell
Form book being ripped up
Don't want to sound like a dick, but I've never cared about winning the RC. I honestly couldn't even hazard a guess at the number times each of us has won.
I care about retaining the Bled and about every game against SA, and I've always taken winning against the Argoes for granted (😔)....but never focussed on this as a complete tournament
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@voodoo said in Rugby Championship 2022:
@MiketheSnow said in Rugby Championship 2022:
What a crazy day
From a NH neutral perspective this Championship is exciting as all hell
Form book being ripped up
Don't want to sound like a dick, but I've never cared about winning the RC. I honestly couldn't even hazard a guess at the number times each of us has won.
I care about retaining the Bled and about every game against SA, and I've always taken winning against the Argoes for granted (😔)....but never focussed on this as a complete tournament
Therein lies the rub, Mr Foster
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@voodoo said in Rugby Championship 2022:
@MiketheSnow said in Rugby Championship 2022:
What a crazy day
From a NH neutral perspective this Championship is exciting as all hell
Form book being ripped up
Don't want to sound like a dick, but I've never cared about winning the RC. I honestly couldn't even hazard a guess at the number times each of us has won.
I care about retaining the Bled and about every game against SA, and I've always taken winning against the Argoes for granted (😔)....but never focussed on this as a complete tournament
LOL if we win against the Arg, and the SA and retain the bled, then (surprise) we win the RC. Bizarre statement. We've won it most of the time, same as 3N
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@Machpants said in Rugby Championship 2022:
@voodoo said in Rugby Championship 2022:
@MiketheSnow said in Rugby Championship 2022:
What a crazy day
From a NH neutral perspective this Championship is exciting as all hell
Form book being ripped up
Don't want to sound like a dick, but I've never cared about winning the RC. I honestly couldn't even hazard a guess at the number times each of us has won.
I care about retaining the Bled and about every game against SA, and I've always taken winning against the Argoes for granted (😔)....but never focussed on this as a complete tournament
LOL if we win against the Arg, and the SA and retain the bled, then (surprise) we win the RC. Bizarre statement. We've won it most of the time, same as 3N
Is it bizarre? Do you really count RC wins the way a European pundit cares about 6N wins?
I understand your point that if we win the games i care about then we likely win the tournament too, but I genuinely do not care about this tournament. If we win it as a result of retaining the Bled and beating SA, then great. But I have zero idea who has won this comp the most, I have no idea what the current standings this year are.
All I care about is that we suck, that we split SA, that we might lose the Bled and our Eden Park aura, and that we have made all kinds of history with home losses.
The RC outcome isn't even close to being top of mind.
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@MiketheSnow said in Rugby Championship 2022:
What a crazy day
From a NH neutral perspective this Championship is exciting as all hell
Form book being ripped up
1 Boks come unstuck against Australia
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@MiketheSnow said in Rugby Championship 2022:
What a crazy day
From a NH neutral perspective this Championship is exciting as all hell
Form book being ripped up
Indeed, as a sports fan it's everything you could want! Every chance Boks and ABs win Saturday and the table will be one of the most even seen in a major rugby tournament for many years.
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It’s quite remarkable that each two match series has been split like they have and such disparity in performances from match to match.
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@sparky said in Rugby Championship 2022:
@Machpants said in Rugby Championship 2022:
Normal service resumes
Tighter than a rat's arse.
I wouldn't know.
