RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks
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@sparky said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
The BBC thinks Ardie Savea is closing in on greatness:
Good read.
He would thoroughly deserve it IMHO. They win on Saturday and he must be odds on.
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@Dodge said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
@Billy-Webb said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
@Frank said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
@Billy-Webb said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
@Frank said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
@OomPB said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
@Frank Rassie always produce something exciting for us. They worked since 2018 for this final. Expect the unexpected.
I don't think you understand my meaning.
I don't mean something "exciting".
I mean Bok forwards being pulled off by the coaching staff, pretending it is for an HIA assessment when really it is to give them a rest and bring them back on later when they are "cleared".
Which I suspect is what happened against France.
I think @OomPB understood you perfectly.
As he said - Rassie always produces something exciting for Bok fans
Will be exciting if Wayne Barnes punishes them for it on the pitch. But I guess that won't happen if it is within the rules.
And to be fair, if our coach was coming up with smart moves, I'd probably be right behind him.
The thing with Rassie is that he stays within the laws as they stand at that time.
He just finds ways to try and get an advantage within those rules all the time. It may not be as the rule was intended, but it is still within the rules.
If WR doesn't like it - as in the "waterboy" scenario - then they must change the rules.
But if he is not breaking any rules at the time, the ref can't interfere.You think it’s not against the rules to fake HIAs?
If you're genuinely faking it, then it is at the very least against the spirit of the rule.
But given the (correct imo) focus on the long term risks of playing on with head injuries, who makes that call to check a player out after a head clash? Who decides if an HIA is warranted or not?
If it were my responsibility, I would most definitely err on the side of caution. Your potential liability, never mind the serious risk to the player is simply too big.So a tough one to police, or for that matter for fans to make judgement on from the sidelines.
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Boks gone for a 7-1 bench
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1 Ethan de Groot, 2 Codie Taylor 3 Tyrel Lomax, 4 Brodie Retallick, 5 Scott Barrett, 6 Shannon Frizell, 7 Sam Cane (c), 8 Ardie Savea, 9 Aaron Smith, 10 Richie Mo’unga, 11 Mark Tele’a, 12 Jordie Barrett, 13 Rieko Ioane, 14 Will Jordan, 15 Beauden Barrett.
Reserves: 16 Samisoni Taukei’aho, 17 Tamaiti Williams, 18 Nepo Laulala, 19 Sam Whitelock, 20 Dalton Papali’i, 21 Finlay Christie, 22 Damian McKenzie, 23 Anton Lienert-Brown.
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No surprises. Nepo & Sami T on to strengthen scrum in last 20.
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Feel for Newell but it’s probably a sensible decision.
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Where the fuck is Cam Roigard?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Is that still a thing?
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Come on Foz you got this
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@African-Monkey Frizell? Why do they keep picking him? Ioane isn’t a centre. Beaudie is past it. Our old locks aren’t up to it. Why is Codie starting and not Sami?
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@ACT-Crusader said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
@African-Monkey Frizell? Why do they keep picking him? Ioane isn’t a centre. Beaudie is past it. Our old locks aren’t up to it. Why is Codie starting and not Sami?
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Yadda, Yadda.
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@Billy-Tell said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
Feel for Newell but it’s probably a sensible decision.
Williams sure has had a meteoric rise. He will be finishing off the biggest game and yet he’s still a 23yo pup.
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@pakman said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
@Smuts Boks have many eggs in Pollard basket.
Boks starting with plan B with plan A sitting in the stands?
Running rugby versus anti-rugby in a true good versus evil showdown. Or am I just over dramatising this because of how slow the week is going?
