RWC QF: France v South Africa

[stodders]

@MN5 he might be able to. Not sure his legs are long enough like Jordie’s 😂

[nzzp]

@Rancid-Schnitzel said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

@mariner4life said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

DDA gets a bit of grief on here but i think he's fantastic. He gave the Irish midfield kittens, he was huge today as well. That try was good fucking work.
Jodie Barrett is effectively lanky DDA and yet he's loved.

Don't see DDA kicking for touch or taking goal kicks.

This really pleased me.

Jordie did exactly what we hoped for, with extras.
Carried hard into contact straight.
Defeneded well
Kicked monster penalties

and added to that with a try saving move that ultimately won us the game

[NTA]

@game_film ok so who is the best player in the world?

[Crazy Horse]

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

@game_film ok so who is the best player in the world?

Blackadder.

[game_film]

@NTA Colin Charvis.

[PN]

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

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

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

Oh and the ref has been great.

Yup I was cheering France and BOK was fine. The French choked, they didn't have calmness at all- especially under pressure. Kwagga was a game-changer

Kwagga cracks me up- he looks like the Boks were a man short for the match so they just grabbed some oke off his farm on the way to the ground. No emotion, just rips in and gets shit done.

Nick Mallett revealing how Rasnaber measure players: Battle Stats.

Turns out, Kwagga has the best Battle Stats in the world.

https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/comments/16tg54b/kwagga_for_the_win_some_good_insight_by_nick/

[antipodean]

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

Rarely see a scrum called from a mark. Clever if you've got the dominant scrum

Interesting listening to Rassie. They identified the last time they played France that there wasn't many scrums, so they wanted to take opportunities to try to tire them and force them to move across the field, rather than their preferred option of presenting a defensive line or launching from a lineout.

[canefan]

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

@Rancid-Schnitzel said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

@mariner4life said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

DDA gets a bit of grief on here but i think he's fantastic. He gave the Irish midfield kittens, he was huge today as well. That try was good fucking work.
Jodie Barrett is effectively lanky DDA and yet he's loved.

Don't see DDA kicking for touch or taking goal kicks.

This really pleased me.

Jordie did exactly what we hoped for, with extras.
Carried hard into contact straight.
Defeneded well
Kicked monster penalties

and added to that with a try saving move that ultimately won us the game

The one extra thing I wish they'd ask him to do is kick massive touch finders when we are exiting deep in our own half

[nostrildamus]

@Crazy-Horse said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

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

@game_film ok so who is the best player in the world?

Blackadder.

To infinity and beyond! Just don't tell him his rocket pack isn't real...

[Canes4life]

The angle no one saw. Bloody questionable.

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[MiketheSnow]

Shoulder shuffle and forward lean

Off you go

[canefan]

@Canes4life said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

The angle no one saw. Bloody questionable.

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The angle you didn't see 😳 #rugby #rugbyworldcup #worldcup #springboks #cheslinkolbe #sarugby #motivation.

Wow, 10m headstart easy. Way to shit the bed TMO

[chimoaus]

@Canes4life said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

The angle no one saw. Bloody questionable.

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The angle you didn't see 😳 #rugby #rugbyworldcup #worldcup #springboks #cheslinkolbe #sarugby #motivation.

I thought it odd at the time they did not check it, perhaps they simply did not have the footage but you would think that would be standard. Anytime someone can block a conversion surely they need to check if they were onside. I guess we will never know if he would have kicked the conversion but that is not the point. I do wonder if they will introduce the offside technology they use in soccer in Rugby when chasing kicks etc.

[stodders]

@canefan Ramos has a slow run up and kicking action. He'll be working on that for sure!

[booboo]

About 5 pages behind, but in the meantime ...

... watching Between Two Posts on Stan.

25.25 in they show the Kolbe charge down end on.

I reckon he's bang on the split second as Ramos lifts his right foot.

I'm saying the chargedown was fair.

Hate myself.

[Dodge]

i guess the question is when does Ramos start his run up, did he move in any direction before Kolbe crossed the white wash - i am not sure he did, but i'm not certain he didn't

[booboo]

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

@game_film ok so who is the best player in the world?

Whilst I know you're getting shit answers I'll try and be serious ...

... if I could take one guy from the other teams ... After long and considered err consideration...

... Etsebeth.

And that's even with our talent at lock. Not sure who I would drop though.

[game_film]

@booboo we should probably all get together over drinks and canapés and decide this in 2 weeks, no?

[booboo]

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

@booboo we should probably all get together over drinks and canapés and decide this in 2 weeks, no?

Fair.

But right here, right now?

[pakman]

Parsons at 16.13. Smith hand on ground, which BOK didn't see. Correct decision penalty France:

So we have endless replays for non-scoring events, but TMO can't tell ref he made a clear mistake? With ten to play in RWC quarter!

France only had themselves to blame for not taking that, but completely sympathise with ADP's view of reffing.