France vs Springboks

ACT Crusader

Crazy match.

56 points and 3 cards. That’s rugby in 2022.

taniwharugby

@ACT-Crusader the sad thing, for the future of rugby, is that one remained a good game despite the RCs

Tordah

Exciting game, RC for Post Stress Disorder Traumatic well deserved, the Frenchie's was accidental but they are RCs nowadays. Good fight, surely France have to be WC favourites now.

Dan54

Geez I enjoyed that game, Proper test match. I actually think both teams would be reasonably happy, Boks held on down at 14 men, and came back when numbers evened up, YC probably the nail in coffin. French were pretty good and generally went well I thought.

ARHS

Found that very frustrating. Wayne Barnes did his best but not sure he got good support from the rest of his team. Looked like a double movement to me. 2 reds is very disappointing. Game becoming a bit of a lottery.

chimoaus

So, France are now at 12 wins in a row, pretty impressive considering the teams they have played in that run. Are they a chance at beating the record and winning the World Cup?

Stargazer

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It wasn't only PSDT; he and Damian de Allende both having brain farts.

Stargazer

Lots of whingeing about the ref on social media; then RugbyPass posts this.

Stargazer

It's become so pathetic, that they've had to lock the Wikipedia page about Wayne Barnes (editing no longer possible) because of all the text vandalism: abusive edits etc.

Steve

That PSTD red card is a fucking joke. This sport has gone to the fucking dogs.

He is trying to stand up and his own player pushes him into the ruck for god sake.

The World Cup is going to be wheel of fortune.

Steve

@ARHS said in France vs Springboks:

Found that very frustrating. Wayne Barnes did his best but not sure he got good support from the rest of his team. Looked like a double movement to me. 2 reds is very disappointing. Game becoming a bit of a lottery.

Rugby is in a bad place at the moment and it is affecting all teams. (except the Irish)

Steve

Wayne Barnes is a dice roll of a ref.

Frank

@Stargazer said in France vs Springboks:

Lots of whingeing about the ref on social media; then RugbyPass posts this.

Rassie done his social media whinge yet? - lol

The Irishman

@chimoaus said in France vs Springboks:

So, France are now at 12 wins in a row, pretty impressive considering the teams they have played in that run. Are they a chance at beating the record and winning the World Cup?

Well, in fairness, all their big wins have been at home. During the Summer tours they didn't play away to any of the top teams so that winning streak is a bit skewed in my opinion.

Nepia

@Stargazer said in France vs Springboks:

Lots of whingeing about the ref on social media; then RugbyPass posts this.

I find it odd than NZ rugby owns (or owned) a piece of RugbyPass yet they continually troll SH rugby.

Stargazer

@Nepia Many/mostly NH writers. I assume the same with editors.

Bones

Up to 28 minutes and Wayne has just penalised France for offside, despite not interrupting the ball, because Aldritt advanced while FdK was rolling the ball back with his hands and feet for a few seconds.

This shit has to stop, absolute bollocks.

taniwharugby

@Bones and yet one later in the game is the opposite, the guy touches (literally touches and then realises, returns onside) the 9 while ball still in and isnt pinged.

Bovidae

SA were unlucky, as they did so well to fight their way back.

On Barnes, I can't believe he allowed Woki to do what he did at the back of those centipede rucks. You can't be bound if you are using both hands to support your own body weight. It's becoming ridiculous.

France will be a different team without Dupont.

ACT Crusader

@The-Irishman said in France vs Springboks:

@chimoaus said in France vs Springboks:

So, France are now at 12 wins in a row, pretty impressive considering the teams they have played in that run. Are they a chance at beating the record and winning the World Cup?

Well, in fairness, all their big wins have been at home. During the Summer tours they didn't play away to any of the top teams so that winning streak is a bit skewed in my opinion.

And they also played against the Wallabies, who apparently are rubbish which means the ABs will become rubbish….

The Silver Fern

France vs Springboks