The Silver Fern

I feel so bad for the ABs after giving it their all and coming so close to have to spend 30min watching the post game shit

@Stag said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

@rustycruiser I don’t say it much, but that was 14 v 16, and we still should have won. Barnes want biased, he was jut bad, and I backed him as the ref when he was appointed.

My reply would be the one try was from a ball that went forward. But the cards and the reviews were shit

PSDT man of the match. FAF close second

Hard luck NZ, either side could have won that

Skin of our teeth, lucky to win versus 14

Its not over yet. You guys coming back to win with 14 would make a good movie. Invictus 2, Super Boogaloo

5 NZ win, 4 SA win, 1 draw since 2018 with most of the current players in both teams. But I am still claiming David to your Goliath. lol

@tubbyj said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

SA should be massive favourites.

NZ is always the favorite against the Boks, you guys have a 69% win record since 92, and 70% in the last 10 years. Nice try, but we are the underdogs going in, we have to step up our game to hang with NZ

@Dodge said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

Fascinated how THEGENIUS manages his 10s this week.

I think Manie starts again. And the party line is the wet suited Pollard better, cause he is used to it, thats why he came on early.

Wayne Barnes with the whistle I guess?

@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

Fucking hell.

Commiserations, you deserved the win

So fucking lucky

Well it was fun while it lasted

South Africa being out South Africaned by England

England on the board first after a penalty kick by Farrell

Lets goooooooo! Nervous, but slightly confident

@rustycruiser said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

@Machpants said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

Yeah, three major points. Can't catch high balls, rushed/inaccurate even on attack, and like Ireland out of ideas to close a close one

I hope WR look at the cheating fucking HIAs

Yeah, the HIAs today have Rassie's fingerprints all over them

So, initially this was a somewhat tongue in cheek comment, as I thought all HIA sendoffs were from the match doctor or team medical staff. But in the post match press conference, Nienaber was asked about the PSDT HIA, and he said that the sideline is able to see things, and can request a HIA. Which they did in this case after they saw PSDT took a headshot. He actually did take a nice hit to the jaw. But Rassie's history for the unorthodox, combined with the way the Boks juggled the HIA replacements made it a little sketch.

Kolisi replaced by Fourie at 46 min, Fourie plays at flank
Vermeulan HIA at 51 minutes, replaced by Kwagga
Du Toit HIA at 62 minutes, replaced by returning Vermeulen
Bongi pulled at 75, replaced by returning du Toit. Fourie moves to hooker, PSDT to flank.

Effectively two 10 min timeouts for two older loosies if you cynically look at it, rather than the more objective medical looking out for player safety and concern for head injuries/CTE.

@Machpants said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

Yeah, three major points. Can't catch high balls, rushed/inaccurate even on attack, and like Ireland out of ideas to close a close one

I hope WR look at the cheating fucking HIAs

Yeah, the HIAs today have Rassie's fingerprints all over them

@Kirwan said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

@rustycruiser said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:

SA vs NZ final? #nojinx

Better get the chefs security clearances now.

Suzie's granddaughter might be a waitress in a French bistro.