Springboks vs Ireland 1

[W32]

Should be a great game. But there are warning signs for South Africa. Rassie shooting his mouth off while Ireland are quiet. This feels like the Boks are a bit too overconfident.
Cant wait.

[akan004]

Seven Japanese based Boks in the starting XV. Am not sure if those players will be test match ready. Tipping Ireland to win a close one.

[Darren]

My betting app has SA as firm favorites
Ireland $2.30
SA $1.31
The winner probabilities are: 72.46% (South Africa), 4.35% (X), 28.57% (Ireland).

[Tim]

@Darren Need to correct for bookie's odds premium.

[MiketheSnow]

EDIT

SA comfortably

Ireland have created crested the peak

[Machpants]

@MiketheSnow said in Springboks vs Ireland:

SA comfortably

Ireland have created the peak

I assume you mean crested their peak. Which we all know is a quarter final

[pakman]

Martin Healy  /  Jul 5  /  Rugby

Andy Farrell makes surprise inclusions for Ireland team to face South Africa

Andy Farrell has added some fresh faces into the mix after unveiling the Ireland team to take on South Africa in Saturday's opening Test.

[nostrildamus]

why do I think this could get scrappy?!

[MajorRage]

@nostrildamus said in Springboks vs Ireland:

why do I think this could get scrappy?!

I doubt I'll even watch this game. I can't see it being good.

the type of rugby they play can create epics when there is something on the line (RWC pool match) but when the stakes aren't as high, I think it will exponentially highlight everything that I believe is wrong with rugby.

[Smuts]

If this is wrong I don’t want to be right:

[pakman]

@Smuts A thing of beauty!

[Smuts]

@pakman only in the eye of a rugby loving beholder.

[nostrildamus]

@MajorRage said in Springboks vs Ireland:

@nostrildamus said in Springboks vs Ireland:

why do I think this could get scrappy?!

I doubt I'll even watch this game. I can't see it being good.

the type of rugby they play can create epics when there is something on the line (RWC pool match) but when the stakes aren't as high, I think it will exponentially highlight everything that I believe is wrong with rugby.

I see your point but if the Irish beat the RWC reigning champions I doubt they'll be very quiet about it...

[MajorRage]

@Smuts If that 400kg of new front row bought on after 42 minutes, then yes, it's what's wrong with modern rugby.

[MajorRage]

@nostrildamus said in Springboks vs Ireland:

@MajorRage said in Springboks vs Ireland:

@nostrildamus said in Springboks vs Ireland:

why do I think this could get scrappy?!

I doubt I'll even watch this game. I can't see it being good.

the type of rugby they play can create epics when there is something on the line (RWC pool match) but when the stakes aren't as high, I think it will exponentially highlight everything that I believe is wrong with rugby.

I see your point but if the Irish beat the RWC reigning champions I doubt they'll be very quiet about it...

I follow literally zero coverage of Irish rugby so they can be as noisy about it as they want, but I won't see it!

[MajorRage]

@Smuts said in Springboks vs Ireland:

@pakman only in the eye of a rugby loving beholder.

Ease off. Suggesting I'm not a rugby loving beholder is bit sad. Rugby used to come in a lot of different formats and I love a scrum smash up as much as anybody.

I just preferred people like Aki when he was 15kg lighter, and front rows trying to hold it all together at the 70th minute mark when shit starts getting real, as opposed to being close to 30 minutes sitting on their arse on the sidelines.

[Smuts]

@MajorRage sorry. Was typed with tongue firmly in cheek. Obviously rugbylovers would be just as happy to see weak, cynical props broken slowly over 80 shattering minutes.

[Bones]

@MajorRage you working on becoming the most prolific poster in a thread about a game which you can't even be bothered to watch, because you've bizarrely decided it's a shit game? Yeah, that guy.

[Bones]

[MajorRage]

Yawn. A recycled shit meme.

Personal attack followed by a shit meme sums you up very well Bones.

If it wasn’t for me there would only be 4/5 posts on probably the biggest match ytd. I think there something in that.