Springboks v Wales - 1st Test

[Old Samurai Jack]

Wales doing just fine. Can they keep it up? SA commentators are insufferable.

[gibbon rib]

When did they introduce timeouts in rugby?

[MajorRage]

SA making England looking expansive

[MajorRage]

@MajorRage said in Springboks v Wales - 1st Test:

SA making England looking expansive

10 secs later, SA score after playing expansive rugby.

[Old Samurai Jack]

Nah, Wales doing an "AB" and f#$king around in their own 22 until a mistake is made and the opposition scores. Frustrating.

[gibbon rib]

Anyone have a clue why AWJ was carded? The SA TV coverage seem completely uninterested

[Victor Meldrew]

@gibbon-rib said in Springboks v Wales - 1st Test:

Anyone have a clue why AWJ was carded? The SA TV coverage seem completely uninterested

He was carded, then un-carded, then carded.

Truly weird.

[gibbon rib]

This is an absolute farce

[Bones]

This could be an amazing lesson in snatching defeat from the jaws of victory by SA. Why give that penalty away? Wiese is SA's version of ScoBa

[Victor Meldrew]

If ever I wanted a kick to go over...

[Victor Meldrew]

@Victor-Meldrew said in Springboks v Wales - 1st Test:

If ever I wanted a kick to go over...

Bugger

[MajorRage]

Absolute clear cut referee bias. No question.

Disgusting result. Absolutely foul.

[gibbon rib]

Well that leaves a very sour taste after what could have been a great contest. 4 yellows FFS, ridiculous

[MiketheSnow]

We played dumb when it mattered

Ref fucked us with Zammit call

[LagerLout]

WTAF did I just see, first the outrageous refereeing then the halfback kicking the ball back to the Boks with 15 seconds to go and 2 men down. Just stupid. Gutted for Wales, that ref shouldn't ref a game again, ever.

[gibbon rib]

@MiketheSnow said in Springboks v Wales - 1st Test:

We played dumb when it mattered

Ref fucked us with Zammit call

Not just that one. He was utterly out of his depth, WTF are WR doing throwing a 27 year old ref into a game like this?

But yeah, also some staggeringly dumb play. Our capacity for self-sabotage is impressive.

[mantissanet]

For all the1st half composure Wales really imploded in 2nd 40. Reffing was sketchy both ways I thought… and yup … Robbie Kempson (commentator) sounding more like Phil Kearns every game…putrid and embarrassing sometimes… Hard luck Wales . You guys deserved a Bok scalp today-

[MiketheSnow]

Never been so happy to be so wrong

I’ve been hyper critical of both Pivac and Biggar

But Pivac picked the right team and we were better with Biggar on the pitch

[MiketheSnow]

@gibbon-rib said in Springboks v Wales - 1st Test:

@MiketheSnow said in Springboks v Wales - 1st Test:

We played dumb when it mattered

Ref fucked us with Zammit call

Not just that one. He was utterly out of his depth, WTF are WR doing throwing a 27 year old ref into a game like this?

But yeah, also some staggeringly dumb play. Our capacity for self-sabotage is impressive.

Amazingly the most clear cut yellow wasn’t given

Biggar batting down the pass should have been a penalty, a second YC and Biggar off for good

[cgrant]

Wales lost the game when, with 30 seconds left, Tomos Williams kicked away a good lineout possession. Why didn't he keep the ball with his forwards. A draw was a good result. Better than a loss anyway.