RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks

[Chris B.]

Hmmmm, I was expecting 6-2.

7-1 is a bit of chaos.

Spoiled for choice on his dropping of Vincent. Koch-blockers?!!!

[MiketheSnow]

SA looking to pummel and apply scoreboard pressure early

[sparky]

There are some outstanding forwards in that SA 23. We’re right to be worried, especially if they can slow the game down and use the conditions and the currently inadequacies of how World Rugby regulate the sport to their advantage.

The All Blacks are going to have to perform at their very best if they are to stop the Boks.

[Billy Webb]

@sparky said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

@Canes4life said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

Boks gone with a 7-1 split again. I hope it blows up in their face.

What are they going to do at Half Back if the Dartmoor Pony gets hurt in the second minute?

Likely back-up for Faf will be Kolbe - not Willie.
In which case either Willie covers the wing, or they do a big shuffle with Willie to 15, Willemse to 12, de Allende to 13 and Kriel on to the wing. Probably the former, simpler version though but then again, this is the Rasnaber combo - they don't do conventional.....

[thelemmning70]

Boks are betting on rain.....

[Chris B.]

@thelemmning70 said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

Boks are betting on rain.....

Yeah - slow the game down. Don't play wide. Kick and smother.

I wonder if that team changes with the weather on the day?

[Bones]

@Chris-B said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

Justin looks rough

Tough crowd. Looks normal to me.

[Billy Tell]

Hopefully a couple of back injuries and we see how super sub the Ox goes against Jordan on the wing.

[sparky]

@thelemmning70 said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

Boks are betting on rain.....

Heavy rain in Paris today and looking very likely on Saturday night too.

Fine, there are plenty of examples from history of the ABs playing our style with distinction in the wet.

[kiwiinmelb]

I heard yesterday, the forecast for Saturday was rain through the day but not so much at night

[MajorRage]

Wouldn't surprise me if the team is changed due to injury a couple of hours before kick off ...

[kiwiinmelb]

Just had a google, nah doesn’t look great on the hour by hour forecast , 90 percent rain between 7 - 10 pm in Paris

[sparky]

@kiwiinmelb Rain during the match is very likely.

Long term weather forecast for Stade de France

Weather forecast for Stade de France for the next 10 days.

[stodders]

Going to be a fair number of scrums and kicks

[pakman]

Boks bench means at 60 tight five will be same as that which chowed through Tamaiti, Sami and Fletch in scrums in Twickenham friendly.

Can't blame them for trying to replicate that.

[pakman]

I'm leaning towards Ofa, Colesy and Nepo to bring Bill home.

[stodders]

@pakman which back packed down for NZ in the scrums after Barrett’s red at Twickenham?

Who was in the second row - Lord and ?

[Billy Tell]

@pakman said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

I'm leaning towards Ofa, Colesy and Nepo to bring Bill home.

We should select to our strengths not react to theirs.

[pakman]

@Billy-Tell said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

@pakman said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

I'm leaning towards Ofa, Colesy and Nepo to bring Bill home.

We should select to our strengths not react to theirs.

That is true in general, but the undue influence of scrum penalties late on can easily be worth 10 points, so simply cannot be disregarded.

[sparky]

@stodders Sam Whitelock.