RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland
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@game_film said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:
@The-Irishman It’s ok to think a game was better than it was because you were preconditioned to do so. Take your own enjoyment from it.
I’d take any game that wasn’t decided by 4 missed kicks as an improvement. So take your pick
Miss me with your false dichotomy.
Ireland also failed to convert a fair few breaks deep into the boks 22. And not because they were sloppy. Pressure forces good players to make mistakes.
Rugby is glorious because it gives us NZ v Oz 2000 in Sydney but also because it gives us SA v France in Durban 95.
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@The-Irishman Fascinating but joyless is how I described it. Standby that description
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@Smuts You’re right about the pressure, Boks couldn’t handle it tonight. What you’d expect from an inexperienced kicker and replacement level hooker in a situation they’re not built for.
I enjoy games when the result isn’t determined by one team choking, just a good contest all round.
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Great game, well done Ireland. SA missed Marx a lot. Where to now? Libbok played well but obviously kicking let him down. Will Pollard come in now? Not sure it’s the right move though.
Ireland celebrating like they won the World Cup! Really looking forward to them playing the ABs. That will be fun to watch as a nuetral. -
I think there is plenty to take from that for the ABs, in particular discipline and when you kick, you chase, even if the kick isn't accurate a good chase still adds pressure.
Those 2 things would help us immeasurably.
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@Chris yeah you hope whoever it is has no influence on the game, BOK was excellent today, no controversy, not actually being talked about.
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Yep, which is a nice change from some other referring performances in this WC.
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@game_film said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:
@Smuts You’re right about the pressure, Boks couldn’t handle it tonight. What you’d expect from an inexperienced kicker and replacement level hooker in a situation they’re not built for.
I enjoy games when the result isn’t determined by one team choking, just a good contest all round.
Mate depends how you saw and watch games, I love the game and look at positives whenever I watch, and one team may appear to choke etc, but sometimes the other team is doing the choking of them.
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@Dan54 said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:
@game_film said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:
@Smuts You’re right about the pressure, Boks couldn’t handle it tonight. What you’d expect from an inexperienced kicker and replacement level hooker in a situation they’re not built for.
I enjoy games when the result isn’t determined by one team choking, just a good contest all round.
Mate depends how you saw and watch games, I love the game and look at positives whenever I watch, and one team may appear to choke etc, but sometimes the other team is doing the choking of them.
Yeah 100% agree
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@taniwharugby said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:
I think there is plenty to take from that for the ABs, in particular discipline and when you kick, you chase, even if the kick isn't accurate a good chase still adds pressure.
Those 2 things would help us immeasurably.
Considering we have been right up there for years with most penalties, and Ireland the least, I am not holding much hope for improved discipline. We give 3 to 5 times more away than they do
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@Machpants that's the dry powder
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Was a strange match to watch for me.
I can’t recall a time that I switched teams I least disliked throughout an 80 minutes.
At one point I was saying how resilient the Irish defence was and then when I see them run NFL like attacking plays, my reaction to them changed to, I hope they get roasted.
Then when the Boks were having all kinds of forward dominance both at the breakdown and at set piece, it was great to watch. But when I saw them squander front foot ball after front foot ball, my reaction was they don’t deserve to win this or any match.
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any injuries?
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I somehow know who you mean...
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@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:
@BerniesCorner said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:
The Kiwi Irish are stars in green.
Why have we struggled?Because Ireland thought strategically.
We've conned ourselves into thinking we always have the best players and best systems and would always be ahead of the curve.
Is that fans? Because if it is, it has absolutely zero bearing on how the actual players perform.
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@Canes4life said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:
@BerniesCorner said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:
The Kiwi Irish are stars in green.
Why have we struggled?Because they’ve consistently played together over a long period. Our team chops and changes every two seconds.
Yeah Beauden just needs more games at 15.... that will solve it.....
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@Canes4life said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:
Because they’ve consistently played together over a long period. Our team chops and changes every two seconds.
Given that Foster has more or less refused to make any changes not forced on him, I find this an incredible statement.
The team we named against France had one greenhorn, and he was on the wing.
That's been one of our biggest issues -- players remain in the starting team regardless.
