RWC QF: France v South Africa

[Billy Webb]

@stodders said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

@Billy-Webb Not disputing Boks aggressiveness or line speed when the ball is slow. I can also see at times they start 1m back (Siya in 100m blocks position).

However when ruck speed is 2-3 secs for consecutive phases, any team, even the Boks brilliant rush defence, finds it hard to get their arses back on onside

Sure. Not claiming they are never offside, just that they are far less so than is the common belief.

As for France - I can't really comment because I haven't paid enough attention. No doubt I will be doing so on Sunday and will repeatedly be telling my television set that the bloomin Frogs are camping offside

[Rancid Schnitzel]

@stodders said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

@Rancid-Schnitzel if France win, England (assuming they beat Fiji) will not be stopping them. This isn't the pig headed English team from 2007 with over the hill greats playing a swansong.

No, but they may field goal them into oblivion. It's France. Anything is possible.

[stodders]

@Billy-Webb France definitely don't give themselves a 1m gap

[MiketheSnow]

France’s biggest vice is Exocet to the ruck

Haven’t been pulled up on it yet

[stodders]

@MiketheSnow yeah. Add it to the list:

Hands on ground before going for ball (Aldritt excepted who is brilliant at pilfering), flopping on the tackler, lazy roll aways, side entries, encroaching offside.

Thing is, they haven't even been subtle about it. They just haven't been pulled up for it. I'd hate for it to start happening on Sunday

[Bones]

@stodders said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

Hands on ground before going for ball (Aldritt excepted who is brilliant at pilfering), flopping on the tackler, lazy roll aways, side entries, encroaching offside.

Ireland thread is elsewhere.

[stodders]

@Bones Best teams do it I'm told. Advantage NH teams

[Bones]

@stodders it's gonna be a whitewash, all the SH teams are favourites at with betting agencies.

Unless you actually check of course.

[mantissanet]

BOK Is an excellent ref and hasn’t got the credit on these boards at least for the last couple years... Very happy to have him rather than Raynal….

[stodders]

@mantissanet You were never getting Raynal

[stodders]

For the SA crew:

[booboo]

@stodders said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

@Rancid-Schnitzel If Fiji win their QF final with England, I hope they beat France as payback for the Paddy O'Brien refereeing tragedy that was the 1999 QF.

(Pool match)

[Bones]

SA are fucked now.

[Machpants]

@Bones said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

SA are fucked now.

More inaccurate memes, who the fuck is Adam Buchanan? Even google doesn't help.

Help me Bones One Colby, you're my only hope

[Bones]

@Machpants I believe autocorrect fucked over the sky caption guy.

[Machpants]

@Bones said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

@Machpants I believe autocorrect fucked over the sky caption guy.

That is fucking funny

[nostrildamus]

@Machpants said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

Help me Bones One Colby, you're my only hope

Their halfback. The cheek of it. You know him by name and product, he invented Lycra, Teflon, Kevlar, Freon, Lucite, Nylon...

Choose #Truthiness #HalfArsedAccuracy

[pakman]

rugbybworldcup.com

Reinach and Libbok start - South Africa name team to play France in quarter-final ｜ Rugby World Cup 2023

South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber has announced his squad to face France in Stade de France on Sunday 15 October.

[pakman]

This is good:

[MiketheSnow]

@pakman said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

rugbybworldcup.com

Reinach and Libbok start - South Africa name team to play France in quarter-final ｜ Rugby World Cup 2023

South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber has announced his squad to face France in Stade de France on Sunday 15 October.

Arguably the strongest backs bench in world rugby