Springboks V All Blacks
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With McKenzie on the bench.
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I really hate when teams alter their game plan and try to defend a lead for 20 minutes. It never works out. Same as american football's "prevent defence". All it does is prevent you from winning. Keep playing the way that got you there in the first place.
Congrats to the All Blacks for doing what the All Blacks do best!
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@rotated said in Springboks V All Blacks:
@billy-tell said in Springboks V All Blacks:
Mo’unga 10 Barrett 15 please
‘Twas the difference.
Smith at 15. Beaudy off the bench like SBW in 2015 very early in the second half.
They keep preaching it is a 23 man game, it's clear Beauden's best position is off the bench against a tiring defence.
If we are being honest, B. Barrett is the best fullback in the squad. He does everything Bender can do, high ball, counterattack, linking, even the jinking runs. He’s quicker and covers the ground better. He just happens to be a pretty good 10 as well.
I’m a big fan of Bender on the right wing though.
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@rebound said in Springboks V All Blacks:
Can we get rid of all these shit refs that seem to be hell-bent on being the reason the ABs lose. I mean God there has been way too many just not even Borderline calls. Just beyond home town bias. But that just make this win so much better
Ref was fine. Patch off my friend. Or try reffing yourself.
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@stargazer said in Springboks V All Blacks:
How disappointed all those NH scribes must be!
How many columns have had to be rewritten or binned ...
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@rustycruiser said in Springboks V All Blacks:
I would like to start a petition that rugby games be shortened from 80 min to 70 min! Any seconds in the room?
Nah, the Boks outplayed us for 70 minutes and are obviously improving. Great to see them so competitive against us rather than the shellackings they've got over the last few years.
Love the rivalry and respect, and the way the 2 teams mingle after the game.
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@tim said in Springboks V All Blacks:
Reminder that this South African team lost to Argentina and Australia this year.
Yes and no. The Boks are France-lite. They raise their game on the Highveldt and against the ABs (providing they haven't decided they don't care about that particular fixture beforehand which is a very French trait in itself).
But yes, we were one handling error away from losing a brace against the Boks which should still be a huge wake up call for a team that failed at a major hurdle each of the past two years.
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Not a great All Blacks performance, but an amazing comeback. So happy to win. The All Blacks were only ahead for one second of that game, fortunately it was the last one.
So much respect for the Springboks and the Rugby supporters of South Africa. Your team outplayed ours for most that Test.
The All Blacks against the Springboks is the greatest rivalry in sport. Always special to win a close one away from home
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@chimoaus said in Springboks V All Blacks:
@booboo said in Springboks V All Blacks:
Wifey went to bed at 61 mins (30-13)
So did mine, still 4am over here so I can't blame her.
Yeah 3am here ... but got up to watch Richie's conversion, and has now insisted on watching the replay ( @Chris-B ) of the last 20 minutes.
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Can't knock a win, phenomenal thievery
It's fun laughing at the ends of games.
It was almost like shag had this dead rubber pegged for "newbie last minute win" initiation.
That first half needs discussing though, scoring first phase wonder tries against disinterested frogs or woeful wallabies is one thing but against a willing foe that impatient attack can fuck with game momentum
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@booboo said in Springboks V All Blacks:
@stargazer said in Springboks V All Blacks:
How disappointed all those NH scribes must be!
How many columns have had to be rewritten or binned ...
Watched the game with the Saffa commentators audio (who are actually very, very good) as Sky had the appalling Miles Harrison and Barnes doing the match.
Wish I'd switched over to Sky for the last 20 minutes now....
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So ... we out play them in Welly and we lose by 2
They outplay us in Pretoria and we win by 2
Some sort of symmetry
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@victor-meldrew said in Springboks V All Blacks:
@booboo said in Springboks V All Blacks:
@stargazer said in Springboks V All Blacks:
How disappointed all those NH scribes must be!
How many columns have had to be rewritten or binned ...
Watched the game with the Saffa commentators audio (who are actually very, very good) as Sky had the appalling Miles Harrison and Barnes doing the match.
Wish I'd switched over to Sky for the last 20 minutes now....
Not sure really what you watched. I can't remember any of the commentary as being either good or bad ... which, like a ref, is usually a good sign.
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@majorrage said in Springboks V All Blacks:
Not sure really what you watched. I can't remember any of the commentary as being either good or bad ... which, like a ref, is usually a good sign.
Normally I don't actually mind listening to Barnes but he was really rubbing one out as the Springboks got to 30 points...and he'd been more than usually strident from minute one, enough to make me mute him. TBH I'd about given up on the ABs for this game, because they were unable to get any cohesion going and almost no ball.
