France vs Springboks
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clearly wasnt thinking, as there was no way to make a cleanout there, without connecting his shoulder or head with the Frenchmans head...it required him coming in attaching and driving.
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@taniwharugby There were even two Springboks involved. Obviously, only one of them contecting, but it was a double "clean-out", whick kind of makes PSD's worse.
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that maul showed everything that is wrong with officiating of them...SA joins ahead of the ball, then the Frenchman comes around as well, yet the French are pinged
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did the French guy go off for an HIA?
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did anyone even see Kolisi go over?
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Etzebeth is playing a blinder.
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14 man SA really holding their own against the French, solid performance so far.
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I'd like WR to change the rules so that once the ball is under the 8s feet, the scrum is all but over and teams cannot hold it and play for a penalty, if something happens then, is a free kick or reset instead of a penalty.
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@taniwharugby said in France vs Springboks:
I'd like WR to change the rules so that once the ball is under the 8s feet, the scrum is all but over and teams cannot hold it and play for a penalty, if something happens then, is a free kick or reset instead of a penalty.
What if the scrum is going forward and the defending front row collapses to prevent a pushover try?
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@Frye I did say all but over, although TBF, more often they collapse due to pressure, not deliberate, which is where I have an issue with playing for pens.
But I guess like alot, rules are looked at differently in different parts of the field, I mean you arent gonna try march up the field at scrum time from 80 are you, you are playing for a pen.
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This game is brutal. France are stringing a heap of players together at the ruck to give Dupont unobstructed clearing kicks.
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Scrappy first half with both teams playing a defensive style with a lot of kicking. Boks have already had 12 lineouts (lost 3 of them).
That PSDT clean out was very reckless. A red mist moment for sure.
Boks do scramble well defensively when down a player so it will likely come down to whether France know how to create space. They will need to change their tactics a bit because I think they got sucked in a bit to playing too narrow. What I will say about France is that I don’t think they mind playing defence on this Springbok attack.
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Sheesh that fall was ugly. Another RC
