RWC SF: England v Springboks
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@Billy-Webb said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
Relief.
But if that level of performance is repeated in the final we are going to see our backsides against the ABs.I hope not, for your sake and my eyes. Forgive me but the SA 23 don't bear any resemblance to Charlize Theron. Besides, you are defending RWC World Champions and number one, play in the NH, and had some good matches to tune up and reach match fitness. We are definitive underpups.
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@Bones said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@Catogrande I'm not surprised you've missed my umpteen posts prior to this incident calling him a moron, but they're there. Makes SBW look like a genius.
Steady on.
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@W32 said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@Rancid-Schnitzel are you as willing to accept that curry might have made it up ?
Unlikely, since the ref apparently also heard it. But they both could have misheard. I don't think this is an issue, but if you'd like to stand down the whole starting front row (or the reserve bench) against the ABs, I won't complain.
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@nostrildamus said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
since the ref apparently also heard it
Where have you seen that? Pretty damning of O'Keeffe if so and if not that's another false yet damning slur.
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@Bones said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@nostrildamus said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
since the ref apparently also heard it
Where have you seen that? Pretty damning of O'Keeffe if so and if not that's another false yet damning slur.
From the fine and impartial writing of the Sun
England'S Curry accuses South Africa's Mbonambi of racial slur during semi-final
ENGLAND star Tom Curry accused South Africa’s Bongi Mbonambi of calling him a “white c***” in a staggering World Cup race row. And World Rugby chiefs are now under pressure to BAN the Springbo…
In the conversation, picked up by the “ref link” microphone, the Sale flanker went up to the official and said: “Sir, Sir, if their hooker calls me a white c*** what can I do?"
O'Keeffe responded: "Nothing please. I’ll be on it."And I did say, "apparently" but hmm, yes it still depends on the "if their"...ok this is a real hypothetical.
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@nostrildamus so you're not talking about what Mbonambi said? Because it sure as heck seemed that's what you were saying.
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@Bones said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@Catogrande I'm not surprised you've missed my umpteen posts prior to this incident calling him a moron, but they're there. Makes SBW look like a genius.
I think I’ve seen most of the, just don’t agree with any 😀
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@nostrildamus said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@Billy-Webb said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
Relief.
But if that level of performance is repeated in the final we are going to see our backsides against the ABs.I hope not, for your sake and my eyes. Forgive me but the SA 23 don't bear any resemblance to Charlize Theron. Besides, you are defending RWC World Champions and number one, play in the NH, and had some good matches to tune up and reach match fitness. We are definitive underpups.
Steady on there! No claiming underdog status for the AB's.
You're bookie favourites (I say so with zero empirical evidence - which is the Fern way of course)
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@sparky said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
Good. Get it sorted and put to bed rather than let it rumble on.
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@Victor-Meldrew by Friday would be good. But not before then.
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@Billy-Webb 4 years under the worst AB coach in professional rugby history up against a battle hardened Bokke that are potentially the greatest rugby side ever with back-to-back RWC's and a series win over the Lions?
There can only be one plucky underdog in that mismatch
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@Billy-Webb said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
Relief.
That was my overwhelming emotion after that game.
I was concerned that the Boks were coming off that epic battle against France and would be flat.
And they were. They were at least 10% down on individual performance across the park.Having said that, I give immense credit to England for blunting the Boks in almost every facet of the game - bar the scrums once Ox and Koch came on. They kicked and chased well, were excellent in the lineouts and the loose and their defence was heroic. They suffocated the Boks virtually out of the game. In the end, it was immensely unlucky and almost cruel for them to lose the game in the 78th minute.
On the (one tiny) plus side for the Boks, they showed enough character to win ugly when they really were well outplayed. I'll take that. But if that level of performance is repeated in the final we are going to see our backsides against the ABs.
I also felt relief. But it was more the kind of ecstatic satisfaction that follows a tough night of spadework with an aloof smokeshow with her motherhen constantly trying to cockblock you and a constant stream of dickheads with no real hope of scoring trying to interfere. And then when you finally get back to her place you’re regretting all those brandy & cokes and the nagging doubts start rolling through. But when you step up to the tee, in the swirling wind and the driving rain with the hostile crowd booing and BOK struggling, you know you were designed by god for this moment. And the rapture sweeps you away as you drive it straight home.
At least, that’s how it felt from where I was sitting on the halfway, up where the air was thin amongst the sour French, glib kiwis and at first disbelieving, then hopeful and as KLH knocked it on, gloating, English.
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Remember folks, you heard it on The Fern first...
Fans claim Mbonambi was speaking in Afrikaans after alleged slur
England flanker Curry complained to referee Ben O'Keeffe following the alleged incident at the Stade de France, before World Rugby later launched an investigation.
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@W32 said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@Rancid-Schnitzel are you as willing to accept that curry might have made it up ?
Yeah sure. For shits and giggles during the middle of the game Curry decided to make up a story about hearing a racial slur. He even planned it out with Marler and Farrell in advance. They made a pact to do it.
