RWC SF: England v Springboks

W32

@Bones I don’t know about that. All coaches send instructions to their players on the field. I would say the springboks are very well coached. The methods are just different than the norm

Frank

Rassie getting that siege mentality going by sending death threats to his own players.

BerniesCorner

Come on Borthwick you got this

sparky

This is the Grand Final in all but name, surely?

Chris

@Frank said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

Rassie getting that siege mentality going by sending death threats to his own players.

Genius

kiwiinmelb

I hope so ( England causing an upset )

But I can’t help but think england beating Fiji in a close one one week , are about to find out the boks are on a different level .

BerniesCorner

I know no one gives a fufu but the two questions remain.

What happened to the ABs over the last 4 years
How did we end up with this WC draw

BerniesCorner

JB just got into my GOAT AB team at 12

kiwiinmelb

@Bones said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@W32 said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@Bones My reply was sort of tongue in cheek. But it does cut out any miscommunication between coach and player. The whispering into radios seems a bit redundant when time is of the essence and no way to get the player word easily.

Ok I see, but pretty concerning he has no faith in his players to know what decisions to make on the field.

Beaver on radio was saying his South African mates have told him Rassie coaches the team in military fashion, what he says goes and pollard in particular is a little on the outer for questioning his methods at times .

Bones

@kiwiinmelb yeah it's pretty weird a team of adult, seasoned rugby players need daddy to make decisions for them.

nostrildamus

@Billy-Tell said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

French don’t like the argies.

Interesting, do you know why?

Bones

Machpants

@Bones said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

So Rassie blocked him, whilst calling him a girl, what a tool.

Billy Tell

@nostrildamus said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@Billy-Tell said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

French don’t like the argies.

Interesting, do you know why?

There’s real bad blood from previous matches thru the ages. 2007 for example. The vast majority of French are now supporting NZ.

Rancid Schnitzel

@Bones said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

So, no idea if it's been covered elsewhere - but what the fuck is the deal with Rassie's lights? Why not use a radio?

Yes it was mentioned.

Frank

@kiwiinmelb said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@Bones said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@W32 said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

Beaver on radio was saying his South African mates have told him Rassie coaches the team in military fashion, what he says goes and pollard in particular is a little on the outer for questioning his methods at times .

Link please.

kiwiinmelb

@Frank said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@kiwiinmelb said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@Bones said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@W32 said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

Beaver on radio was saying his South African mates have told him Rassie coaches the team in military fashion, what he says goes and pollard in particular is a little on the outer for questioning his methods at times .

Link please.

I heard it live on radio

Bones

@Rancid-Schnitzel why can't he take the bottles on the pitch? Is it just the lights are quicker?

allblackfan2

@BerniesCorner said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

I know no one gives a fufu but the two questions remain.

What happened to the ABs over the last 4 years

As in their form leading up to this comp?

game_film

Actually looking forward to watching England play. First time for everything

The Silver Fern

RWC SF: England v Springboks