Springboks V All Blacks
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@siam said in Springboks V All Blacks:
Understand the lack of boof from Scott Barrett, but watch him in the last 15 mins and he was into everything, tackling, linking, pressure on kickers and a try. Pretty good actually
Was he 6 at that point with Tuipulotu on?
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@shadowtrooper said in Springboks V All Blacks:
@stargazer said in Springboks V All Blacks:
Aaron Smith turns 30 in November. Is that old for a halfback?
He looked old out there. De Klerk reminded me of how A Smith used to be, hurdling players to clear the ball, snappy passing, quick thinking etc.
Food for thought. Think this test has thrown up more questions than answers for RWC .During the game I commented that De Klerk was an annoying little shit, which is the highest form of praise possible for a halfback.
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@no-quarter said in Springboks V All Blacks:
During the game I commented that De Klerk was an annoying little shit, which is the highest form of praise possible for a halfback.
I was hoping an AB would smash him in a tackle whenever he had the ball. Call that a back-handed compliment.
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@no-quarter said in Springboks V All Blacks:
On Frizzel, he's way too raw for test footy. He needs a season of (starting!) Super rugby under his belt.
Stupid selection when we have Akira, who has proven himself against the Lions no less, playing domestic footy at home.
Frizell has no sting in his tackles. The Boks were easily making a metre or two every time they ran at him. He needs to up his physicality if he wants to play test match rugby imo. People are critical of Squire and he's by no means a great blindside, but at least he hits hard.
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The worst part of this win ,
It covers up how shit we were ,
And it was off the back of a loss as well , usually when we come out and make a statement
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@kiwiinmelb we won the week before v Argie. We had to fly from Argie and play at altitude. We only beat Boks by 1 last year in Cape Town. I dont think there's reason to go overboard on the worry.
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@bovidae said in Springboks V All Blacks:
@no-quarter said in Springboks V All Blacks:
During the game I commented that De Klerk was an annoying little shit, which is the highest form of praise possible for a halfback.
I was hoping an AB would smash him in a tackle whenever he had the ball. Call that a back-handed compliment.
Isn't he the defence coach?
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@booboo said in Springboks V All Blacks:
@gt12 said in Springboks V All Blacks:
But a totally catchable one - not a fast spiral, just an inside ball at his shoulder (a little behind him). He was set for it and should have caught it - it’s at the 70 minute mark, go check it.
Disagree. Next to impossible to catch IMO
Disagree. Totally catchable.
His hands let him down last weekend and that was another example.
Love his grunt and physicality work though.
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@kiwimurph said in Springboks V All Blacks:
@kiwiinmelb we won the week before v Argie. We had to fly from Argie and play at altitude. We only beat Boks by 1 last year in Cape Town. I dont think there's reason to go overboard on the worry.
But last year wasn't a target game. It was the end of season dead rubber.
Hansen specifically said that this game was a practice for two hard games at RWC. We were going to play the best team available and treat it as a RWC final. If we play like that in a RWC we won't be champions.
I too am reminded of a game we won 6-3 against Oz.
Last game against them many felt we only lost because we gifted them 14 points. Well that excuse doesn't wash in this one.
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@kiwimurph said in Springboks V All Blacks:
@kiwiinmelb we won the week before v Argie. We had to fly from Argie and play at altitude. We only beat Boks by 1 last year in Cape Town. I dont think there's reason to go overboard on the worry.
And the saffas were totally up for it after breaking through in Wellington. We didn't play our best but we withstood everything they threw at us and won. You could see how much it meant from the looks of the players on both sides
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@taniwharugby said in Springboks V All Blacks:
@chester-draws so was a dead rubber RWC practice game....
Bollox that. The Boks beat us, at home, the last time they played us. This wasnt remotely a dead rubber from the AB point if view.
Once again, immediately after the game people forget what was said before it. The build up was about how important it was. It wasn't meant to be practice, but a dress rehearsal. The team selected didn't have any players rotated in for experience as a result.
The ABs set out to play their best game. They failed badly to do that.
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@chester-draws said in Springboks V All Blacks:
@taniwharugby said in Springboks V All Blacks:
@chester-draws so was a dead rubber RWC practice game....
Bollox that. The Boks beat us, at home, the last time they played us. This wasnt remotely a dead rubber from the AB point if view.
Once again, immediately after the game people forget what was said before it. The build up was about how important it was. It wasn't meant to be practice, but a dress rehearsal. The team selected didn't have any players rotated in for experience as a result.
The ABs set out to play their best game. They failed badly to do that.
When we play our best game no one can beat us. This was all about trying to find a way to win against a quality committed opponent when you aren't at 100. That was a knockout intensity match
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@rapido said in Springboks V All Blacks:
the Saffa English language commentators are good quality - excellent and unbiased, non-whiney
I think they are probably the best. Stransky is excellent.
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