Springboks v Wallabies
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@Tim said in Springboks v Wallabies:
Tom Hooper is a solid Super Rugby player at this stage. Shouldn't be playing test rugby.
He got isolated and then exposed twice on defence.
I was also surprised that a fresh Samu went off when Porecki got the YC rather than Hooper. Eddie made some strange selection decisions.
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@mariner4life the problem is that him/the Wallaby pack being a bit shit at defending the maul actually stopped a try
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SA perspective - pretty happy with that, we were a little better than what I was expecting. Two selections I was worried about, Esterhuizen and Van Staden, were a lot better than I was expecting.
We were far from clinical though and made errors at some key moments that kept the score closer than it could have been, but I'd put that down to rustiness.
Libbok but good, but maybe called for the ball a little too often in the first half, in the second he let the pack just go to work on the wallabies and they just didn't have any answers.
The only guys I thought that would be dissapointed with their games last night are Am and Reinach.
But the main story of this game was how bad the Aussies played. They looked second rate everywhere. Collectively shat the bed.
I get that people love Koriobete's energy, but he is going to cost his side big time. In this game he got away with two high tackles, diving on a player (with head contact) and a couple questionable wraps. He's a walking red card unless he changes his approach.
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@mariner4life said in Springboks v Wallabies:
IMO that first penalty try and YC is complete bullshit. He didn't collapse that maul, he got rolled by 5 Springboks while trying to defend a maul solo. Yes he ended up on his back, that's generally what happens when you get trucked.
If you don't penalise that, every maul five metres out will be defended by one bloke who will immediately go to ground.
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Disagree on both counts
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@SidBarret said in Springboks v Wallabies:
@mariner4life the problem is that him/the Wallaby pack being a bit shit at defending the maul actually stopped a try
I have some sympathy for that view, how Australia got it that wrong to be left with one on 5 defies belief
But I am very consistent in my view that not being strong enough should not result in cards and penalties. I think the same thing about scrums.
He got rolled and south africa with a 4 man advantage couldn't stay on their feet.It's just my view lads based purely on how I would feel as a player.
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You can go backwards as a result of being weak and still stay on your feet.
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Lol not with 5 bound African forwards moving at pace you can't
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@SidBarret said in Springboks v Wallabies:
SA perspective - pretty happy with that, we were a little better than what I was expecting. Two selections I was worried about, Esterhuizen and Van Staden, were a lot better than I was expecting.
We were far from clinical though and made errors at some key moments that kept the score closer than it could have been, but I'd put that down to rustiness.
Libbok but good, but maybe called for the ball a little too often in the first half, in the second he let the pack just go to work on the wallabies and they just didn't have any answers.
The only guys I thought that would be dissapointed with their games last night are Am and Reinach.
But the main story of this game was how bad the Aussies played. They looked second rate everywhere. Collectively shat the bed.
I get that people love Koriobete's energy, but he is going to cost his side big time. In this game he got away with two high tackles, diving on a player (with head contact) and a couple questionable wraps. He's a walking red card unless he changes his approach.
Am, his first test match since his injury, so understandable. Cobus had a decent game IMO. The player that stood out for me was Jean Klein. The Irish is going to kick themselves for letting him go.
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@G-Man I agree on Reinach. Thought that was one of his better bok games. Focused on quick service and delivered lots of space to his backline as a result. Course it’s easier when you get the armchair ride his pack gave him.
First time I’ve ever wanted him to snipe more than he did. But that balance should come with a few more games in the saddle and yesterday’s restraint should buy him more space in future.
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The Aussies are a side that will look complete crap one week then be dogs whisker from winning the Bledisloe. I'm not writing them off.
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@Joans-Town-Jones said in Springboks v Wallabies:
The Aussies are a side that will look complete crap one week then be dogs whisker from winning the Bledisloe. I'm not writing them off.
But they'll still be a whisker from winning it. That's the point.
That's why they're being written off.
That's why TVs are turning off.
That's why recruitment is fucked.
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It's crazy. Union in Aus had the perfect storm of going pro at pretty much the same time league had gutted itself with super league. You felt that, hey, this is the private school game. They have all the best experts and minds. These guys are the smart ones right? This is a legit international game. League is fucked. Add the all conquering Wallabies of the late 90s early 2000s and hugely successful world cup and you felt that the game would continue to fly. But they done gone and fucked it up. Those apparent state school bogan retards from league have eaten union's lunch and are stronger than ever. It's hilarious how the code run by the so-called best and brightest is in the gutter. Actually it's tragic but you can't help but laugh.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Springboks v Wallabies:
It's crazy. Union in Aus had the perfect storm of going pro at pretty much the same time league had gutted itself with super league. You felt that, hey, this is the private school game. They have all the best experts and minds. These guys are the smart ones right? This is a legit international game. League is fucked. Add the all conquering Wallabies of the late 90s early 2000s and hugely successful world cup and you felt that the game would continue to fly. But they done gone and fucked it up. Those apparent state school bogan retards from league have eaten union's lunch and are stronger than ever. It's hilarious how the code run by the so-called best and brightest is in the gutter. Actually it's tragic but you can't help but laugh.
Not only that at one stage the entire back three of the Wallabies was made up of said Bogans who saw Union as a shining light. I thought Dell, Matty and Lote would start an absolute deluge of loigue players switching to the “better” code.
