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The Springboks vs British & Irish Lions 2nd Test Thread
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I realise it's the game plan, but both sets of half backs deserve to be banned for bringing the game into disrepute
My feeling as well. First half was always going to be an arm wrestle.ScarfaceClaw wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:04 pmI don’t think it’s been that bad. It’s building pressure and one of these teams is going to buckle badly just after half time.
I pains me to say if, but I suspect the Lions are going to have the upper hand in the second half.
They've weathered the storm, they are better conditioned, and the Boks have lost PSdT.
Cheers. Got it working fine, but not the Alt+Z bit - apparently I needed to have a Nvidia GPU (whatever that is)ASMO wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 3:10 pmYep, seconds once you pay for the pass instant accesscharltom wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 3:07 pmI may give that a try - thanks. If it fails (or eats my laptop) then I see that Sky Sports Arena is showing it again at midnight, which I assume NowTV will allow me to watch. Talking of which, am I right to think that signing up to NOW for the first time is close to instant...?
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Arm wrestle is a nice way to say brainless, braindead, one-out anti-rugby with awful discipline and even worse officiating. Yeah it's been physical. Great.Blake wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:06 pmMy feeling as well. First half was always going to be an arm wrestle.ScarfaceClaw wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:04 pmI don’t think it’s been that bad. It’s building pressure and one of these teams is going to buckle badly just after half time.
I pains me to say if, but I suspect the Lions are going to have the upper hand in the second half.
They've weathered the storm, they are better conditioned, and the Boks have lost PSdT.
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Ronan taking 5 minutes out from his pint to give us a few thoughts.
Best performance from him in 3 years at least.
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Bit of Paul Simon playing in the background.
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Listen, if you're happy with your team's approach then great, I'm glad you're enjoying it. Personally I'd be raging about how fucking stupid they are at times, but as long as big blokes are running into each other then that's the best we can hope for, I guess
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It's moneyball. It's often not pretty, but statistically the tactic applied in each section of the field is the highest probably play for either accumulating points, or preventing your opponent from accumulating points.JM2K6 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:15 pmListen, if you're happy with your team's approach then great, I'm glad you're enjoying it. Personally I'd be raging about how fucking stupid they are at times, but as long as big blokes are running into each other then that's the best we can hope for, I guess
When you are fighting to keep the series alive, you don't care what it looks like as long as you win.
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Hogg needs to step up or he's getting the hook for...ah.
Okay so no worries about the penalty count or the multiple occasions players have lost their heads or the fact that neither side has barely made a metreBlake wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:19 pmIt's moneyball. It's often not pretty, but statistically the tactic applied in each section of the field is the highest probably play for either accumulating points, or preventing your opponent from accumulating points.
When you are fighting to keep the series alive, you don't care what it looks like as long as you win.
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Kolbe wets the bed again under a high ball.
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He looks like he’s lost a yard or two of pace as well.Hal Jordan wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:20 pm Hogg needs to step up or he's getting the hook for...ah.
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Eating too many doves.ScarfaceClaw wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:21 pmHe looks like he’s lost a yard or two of pace as well.Hal Jordan wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:20 pm Hogg needs to step up or he's getting the hook for...ah.
Good to see the Irish and English on PR suggesting Hogg is killing all the back moves. What fucking back moves you pathetic lunatics. There is zero bloody space for anyone to do a thing and Hogg has done no better or worse that any of the other backs and is at least looking for work.
Duff has actually suggested that Hogg and VdM should get hooked at half time and replaced with Farrell and Daly. The sheer stupidity is bloody hilarious.
Duff has actually suggested that Hogg and VdM should get hooked at half time and replaced with Farrell and Daly. The sheer stupidity is bloody hilarious.
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That's a super try.
He's dropped two high balls and missed a tackle in the last 5min. The criticism is valid.Blackmac wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:23 pm Good to see the Irish and English on PR suggesting Hogg is killing all the back moves. What fucking back moves you pathetic lunatics. There is zero bloody space for anyone to do a thing and Hogg has done no better or worse that any of the other backs and is at least looking for work.
Duff has actually suggested that Hogg and VdM should get hooked at half time and replaced with Farrell and Daly. The sheer stupidity is bloody hilarious.
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We're talking about his core full back skills, not his skillz.Blackmac wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:23 pm Good to see the Irish and English on PR suggesting Hogg is killing all the back moves. What fucking back moves you pathetic lunatics. There is zero bloody space for anyone to do a thing and Hogg has done no better or worse that any of the other backs and is at least looking for work.
Duff has actually suggested that Hogg and VdM should get hooked at half time and replaced with Farrell and Daly. The sheer stupidity is bloody hilarious.
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Oooooh. Speed the ball up from snail pace and guess what happens. 
Mate, you spend far too long worrying about what other nations' posters say about Scottish players on another forum. Hogg has been bad though, he's made some poor decisions on when to run and been turned over and he's barely gotten near the ball in the air, he's having a very poor game so farBlackmac wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:23 pm Good to see the Irish and English on PR suggesting Hogg is killing all the back moves. What fucking back moves you pathetic lunatics. There is zero bloody space for anyone to do a thing and Hogg has done no better or worse that any of the other backs and is at least looking for work.
Duff has actually suggested that Hogg and VdM should get hooked at half time and replaced with Farrell and Daly. The sheer stupidity is bloody hilarious.