Springboks v British & Irish Lions I
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I thought that no try call was pretty harsh. The angle they used was from behind the kicker so of course he's always going to look in front.
Maybe they should have a chat with EUFA about those fancy lines they used for offside in VAR.
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@mikethesnow said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@gibbonrib said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@sparky said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
Lawes, AWJ and Itoje has been massive for the Lions.
I thought Lawes was terrible and AWJ invisible in the first half. But good second half from all of them.
Ha fucking ha
Lawes should have been MOTM
Then Kwagga
Expected Lawes to be mom. He really delivered throughout.
Expected to hear more of the Itoje 5m turnover while kneeling on players though. That strange non-call had a huge impact on the game. Berry v good otherwise.
Thought only Daly and Curry under performed for Lions. But the Boks lost it with a poor impact from the entire bench. I did not expect that. -
@mn5 said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
Rassie Erasmus said something nice on twitter which I’d share if I knew how.
In reply to official Twitter result tweet
No excuses this side!! You are far away from home, families and going through same tough covid protocols like we do!! Congrats and well deserved !!!
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Was funny seeing Gats celebrating at the end, I thought he's going a bit OTT, then I remembered that's his first win in a loooong time.
I'm in the expected Lawes to MOTM camp too, apparently Itoje just has to turn up though.
I want the Boks to win the next two, one because I can't support the Lions, their ok parts (Scotland and Wales) are cancelled out by the other two. Plus, I want the Boks (assuming we get to play them) to be on top of their game when we play them, and not broken from a series loss.
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@nepia said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
I want the Boks to win the next two,
Should be a really tight series; eitehr side could easily have won that game if tight refereeing decisions fell their way. Next weekend will be huge - I may well get up for it, biggest game outside RWC in this cycle I reckon
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@nepia said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
Was funny seeing Gats celebrating at the end, I thought he's going a bit OTT
He was showing no emotion in every other shot of the coaches box. Face masks hide any facial expression.
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Have the boks won a test since the wc ?
Imagine if they lost this 3-0 , I don’t think it’s an impossibility, gats had them pretty determined on the Nz tour ,
Be a massive fall from grace
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@kiwiinmelb They havent played since.
Given the country is falling apart i don't think it would be that shocking.
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@kiwiinmelb do they lose ranking points?
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Georgia was an official test wasn't it?
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@nzzp said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@akan004 ah bollocks - yeah< i thought a card would be the right call. It's like head high tackles though, the framework just gets ignored.
Actually, I didn't really mention it, but I thought that was a bad call, in the context of a TMO that went back for a 'head high' that was amrginal earlier in the game.
There was a massive hit in the first half from a springbok that I thought they might have reviewed- I was going to rewind but got distracted but it looked like a shoulder no arms type thing
And also the penalty for the late hit on de Klerk in first half was a bit much
Expecting the Boks to come back way stronger in game two and hopefully we will see their back line running it hard a bit more
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@nevorian said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@nzzp said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
And also the penalty for the late hit on de Klerk in first half was a bit muchCan't agree with that, it was a cynical cheap shot, well deserving of a penalty. Wasn't dangerous or anything, but giving a penalty just says cut out that nonsense. Let it go and the ref would have more of the same to deal with later.
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@gibbonrib it was no arms as well.
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@bovidae said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
Georgia was an official test wasn't it?
Yes, just saw someone post 1 win streak is the shortest of any reigning world champ
Didn’t enjoy that overly…really felt like neither had anything up their sleeve, no moves or anything so if they hit it up and didn’t break the line they box kick
Both game play was get within kicking range and then hope for a penalty
Woke this morning to a lot of shit talk about how bad South Africa were but thought the score was about right tightness wise
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@kiwiwomble said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@bovidae said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
Georgia was an official test wasn't it?
Yes, just saw someone post 1 win streak is the shortest of any reigning world champ
Didn’t enjoy that overly…really felt like neither had anything up their sleeve, no moves or anything so if they hit it up and didn’t break the line they box kick
Both game play was get within kicking range and then hope for a penalty
Woke this morning to a lot of shit talk about how bad South Africa were but thought the score was about right tightness wise
Was wondering how Englands streak was given that they lost to NZ here in 04 but then I remembered they woulda played an entire six nations cos the world was a bit more normal then.
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Finally watching the game, first half had been dire. Intense but little skills
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@derpus said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@nzzp No, Lions don't count for rankings.
so ... there's a realistic scenario where the World No 1 loses 3-0, and hasn't played a competitive match for rankings in 2 years.
Yikes.
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@gibbonrib said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@nevorian said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@nzzp said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
And also the penalty for the late hit on de Klerk in first half was a bit muchCan't agree with that, it was a cynical cheap shot, well deserving of a penalty. Wasn't dangerous or anything, but giving a penalty just says cut out that nonsense. Let it go and the ref would have more of the same to deal with later.
Agreed - Curry was well out of line there.
@nevorian said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
There was a massive hit in the first half from a springbok that I thought they might have reviewed- I was going to rewind but got distracted but it looked like a shoulder no arms type thing
It was OK - just hit him off-balance with impact and was wrapping with at least one arm, even if the other one was down a little.
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@arhs said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
Thought only Daly and Curry under performed for Lions.
Daly was nonexistent. I also thought Cowan-Dickie was a bit poo and was surprised George didn't start.
But the Boks lost it with a poor impact from the entire bench. I did not expect that.
Yeah that was weird - you look at that bench and think most of them (particularly forwards) are genuine starting contenders, but they just didn't show up. Particularly the front row.
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Almost finished, there boks just turned to shit. So their physicality went down, front row were awful, and their skills didn't improve. Neither did the lions, but their fitness saw them through.
Edit: some of the kicks in play was pretty good, I must admit, ABs could learn there. Pity there was so much of it
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The big improvement in British test sides in the past ten to twelve years has been in their fitness levels. They used to be frequently run off their feet at the end, but now finish games stronger than anyone else. The increased number of delays in a game probably helps them too.
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@sparky said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
The big improvement in British test sides in the past ten to twelve years has been in their fitness levels. They used to be frequently run off their feet at the end, but now finish games stronger than anyone else. The increased number of delays in a game probably helps them too.
Very much, esp with an under cooked opponent here. But yeah, the game was so slow
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@kiwimurph said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@gibbonrib it was no arms as well.
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Curry should have sat for 10
Cheap, late, dirty
I’d sit him down next match -
@mikethesnow said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@kiwimurph said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@gibbonrib it was no arms as well.
This
Curry should have sat for 10
Cheap, late, dirty
I’d sit him down next matchWasn't impressed with Curry at all in the first half (although I wasn't impressed by anyone apart from Itoje). Gave away 3(?) penalties, and didn't offer much. Gutted that Tipuric wasn't available.
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@gibbonrib said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@mikethesnow said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@kiwimurph said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@gibbonrib it was no arms as well.
This
Curry should have sat for 10
Cheap, late, dirty
I’d sit him down next matchWasn't impressed with Curry at all in the first half (although I wasn't impressed by anyone apart from Itoje). Gave away 3(?) penalties, and didn't offer much. Gutted that Tipuric wasn't available.
I think it was only 2 penalties.
But the breakdown work overall by BIL in the first half was very hit and miss. The Boks had their way on both sides of the ball.
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@act-crusader said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@gibbonrib said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@mikethesnow said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@kiwimurph said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@gibbonrib it was no arms as well.
This
Curry should have sat for 10
Cheap, late, dirty
I’d sit him down next matchWasn't impressed with Curry at all in the first half (although I wasn't impressed by anyone apart from Itoje). Gave away 3(?) penalties, and didn't offer much. Gutted that Tipuric wasn't available.
I think it was only 2 penalties.
But the breakdown work overall by BIL in the first half was very hit and miss. The Boks had their way on both sides of the ball.
Agreed. I thought Price looked very poor in the first half, but in reflection that was largely because he wasn't getting any decent ball.
Lawes' second half means he should get another go. Wasn't convinced by Conan, would much rather see Faletau in. Curry was so-so, but H. Watson didn't do anything. Don't think there are any other 7 options in the squad, so I guess stick with Curry.
AWJ and Itoje should go again.
Front row, Sutherland wasn't great so I'd go Jones (or Mako if he's not fit). LCD would be a better bench option, with either Owens or George to start. Furlong earned another run-on, although I thought Sinkler was also decent when he came on.
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Watched at pub, and banter made commentators hard to hear. But stat flashed up of penalty count of 8 -1 in second half. Without a rewatch, that seems unlikely to have been a fair reflection.
17 - 10 at 50, and I had a feeling missed conversion could be important, which it was.
A bit like a boxing bout in the old days where ref’s call was the decider.
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Not joking- bored shitless watching that. If it wasn't a Lions Test I'd have stopped watching.
Also, how does Nic Berry get a Lions Test ffs?
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@antipodean said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
Not joking- bored shitless watching that. If it wasn't a Lions Test I'd have stopped watching.
the physicality didn't do it for you?
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Alun Wyn Jones is a fucking great captain. Sure he might have looked a little whiny at points, but it was clear he was keeping the direction of that team together and doing his best to ensure he understood what the ref wanted - a key point to make sure he wasn't missing anything in the change of hemispheres.
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@nzzp said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@antipodean said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
Not joking- bored shitless watching that. If it wasn't a Lions Test I'd have stopped watching.
the physicality didn't do it for you?
It's like a banquet missing courses.
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@antipodean said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
Not joking- bored shitless watching that. If it wasn't a Lions Test I'd have stopped watching.
Also, how does Nic Berry get a Lions Test ffs?
I have to say that despite being heavily invested, ‘cos Lions, it didn’t grab me. The intensity was there but it was all a bit bish, bash, bosh from both sides.
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@catogrande said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@antipodean said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
Not joking- bored shitless watching that. If it wasn't a Lions Test I'd have stopped watching.
Also, how does Nic Berry get a Lions Test ffs?
I have to say that despite being heavily invested, ‘cos Lions, it didn’t grab me. The intensity was there but it was all a bit bish, bash, bosh from both sides.
Huh it's weird, because it's pretty much the inverse for me.
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@mikethesnow said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@kiwimurph said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@gibbonrib it was no arms as well.
This
Curry should have sat for 10
Cheap, late, dirty
I’d sit him down next matchDirty? Dunno about that.
If you think Curry should have seen yellow what about Watson? We’d be running out of 7s on that criteria 😳
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@gibbonrib said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@act-crusader said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@gibbonrib said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@mikethesnow said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@kiwimurph said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@gibbonrib it was no arms as well.
This
Curry should have sat for 10
Cheap, late, dirty
I’d sit him down next matchWasn't impressed with Curry at all in the first half (although I wasn't impressed by anyone apart from Itoje). Gave away 3(?) penalties, and didn't offer much. Gutted that Tipuric wasn't available.
I think it was only 2 penalties.
But the breakdown work overall by BIL in the first half was very hit and miss. The Boks had their way on both sides of the ball.
Agreed. I thought Price looked very poor in the first half, but in reflection that was largely because he wasn't getting any decent ball.
Lawes' second half means he should get another go. Wasn't convinced by Conan, would much rather see Faletau in. Curry was so-so, but H. Watson didn't do anything. Don't think there are any other 7 options in the squad, so I guess stick with Curry.
AWJ and Itoje should go again.
Front row, Sutherland wasn't great so I'd go Jones (or Mako if he's not fit). LCD would be a better bench option, with either Owens or George to start. Furlong earned another run-on, although I thought Sinkler was also decent when he came on.
I don’t think you can really critique the lack of attacking cutting edge as there really was little in the way of opportunity for any of the backs. Using the same criteria you’d drop Kolbe too - after all he did three-fifths of fuck all!
I don’t think that I would want to see too many changes for the Lions. Wyn Jones comes back if fit and I surprise myself in saying Mako on the bench. The rest of the forwards can stay, though there’s an argument for Watson over Curry. I’d also like to see Simmonds off the bench with half an hour to go.
Price did enough to keep his spot but Murray is now breathing down his neck. Biggar stays if fit with Farrell as the bench option. If Biggar is out then Farrell with Smith on the bench. Other than that I think they all did well enough given the limited amount of decent ball and the limited game plan.
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@bovidae said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
Keohane is unhinged. What a piston wristed gibbon.
Le Roux landed on his arm so I was happy with just a penalty. Also, Berry has the final call, not the TMO.
I agree completely. SA Rugby Magazine has gone seriously backward since they let him write for them. Even that other SA writer - of who I've forgotten the name - isn't as whiny.
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@catogrande said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@mikethesnow said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@kiwimurph said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@gibbonrib it was no arms as well.
This
Curry should have sat for 10
Cheap, late, dirty
I’d sit him down next matchDirty? Dunno about that.
If you think Curry should have seen yellow what about Watson? We’d be running out of 7s on that criteria 😳
Watson too
And if Kolbe hadn't knocked on, Daly should have gone for holding back.
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@nzzp said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
@bovidae said in Springboks v British & Irish Lions 1:
Le Roux landed on his arm so I was happy with just a penalty. Also, Berry has the final call, not the TMO.
The counterpoint to that is that sort of lift and drive is exactly what's trying to be eliminated form the game. The aggravating factors for me were the intentionality (lifted from a standing position), and particularly the dropping/driving through the tackle. I think YC would be appropriate, but I far far prefer to sanction the action, rather than the outcome (ie lifting, rather than how they land)
That was a yellow all day. Once they're past horizontal I reckon you've got to go to the pocket unless something seriously favorable happens when they go to deck
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