The Rugby Championship - Round 1

[Gumboot]

Saturday, 10th August


Curtain Raiser
Australia vs South Africa
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
2:30pm Local, 6:30am SA, 4:30pm NZ
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)
Assistant Referees: Paul Williams (NZR), Hollie Davidson (SRU)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)







Main Event
New Zealand vs Argentina
Sky Stadium, Wellington
7:05pm Local, 4:05am Arg
Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)
Assistant Referees: Nic Berry (RA), Andrea Piardi (FIR)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)

[Sandstorm]

05:30 am on Saturday. God, I haven't been up that early to watch live Rugby in years!!

[LoveOfTheGame]

Springbok team to face Australia in Brisbane:

15 – Willie le Roux (Vodacom Bulls) – 95 caps, 75 pts (15t)
14 – Cheslin Kolbe (Suntory Sungoliath) – 33 caps, 96 points (15t, 3c, 5p)
13 – Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) – 71 caps, 80 points (16t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 81 caps, 55 points (11t)
11 – Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) - 18 caps, 75 points (15t)
10 – Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers) - 4 caps, 17 points (7c, 1p)
9 – Cobus Reinach (Montpellier) - 33 caps, 65 pts (13t)

8 – Elrigh Louw (Vodacom Bulls) – 4 caps, 0 points
7 – Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) – 79 caps, 40 points (8t)
6 – Siya Kolisi (captain, Racing 92) – 85 caps, 50 points (10t)
5 – RG Snyman (Leinster) – 37 caps, 10 points (2t)
4 – Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 122 caps, 30 points (6t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 72 caps, 5 points (1t)
2 – Bongi Mbonambi (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 71 caps, 70 points (14t)
1 – Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 31 caps, 0 pts

Replacements:

16 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 67 caps, 85 points (17t)
17 – Gerhard Steenekamp (Vodacom Bulls) – 3 caps, 0 points
18 – Vincent Koch (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 52 caps, 0 points
19 – Ben-Jason Dixon (DHL Stormers) – 2 caps, 5 points (1t)
20 – Marco van Staden (Vodacom Bulls) – 20 caps, 0 pts
21 – Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 43 caps, 35 pts (7t)
22 – Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 11 caps, 10 points (2t)
23 – Handré Pollard (Leicester Tigers) – 71 caps, 732 points (7t, 98c, 162p, 5dg)

[Sandstorm]

Very happy with that Team

[OomStruisbaai]

SMZ big test.

[Sards]

Very happy with that Team

Have to say I love it.
Really nice mix. Very glad Sascha is starting and Libbok is nowhere near the side...

I believe Sascha will shine

[Sards]

SMZ big test.

You have no faith.

[OomStruisbaai]

SMZ big test.

You have no faith.

I have to giggle everytime you reply to my posts.

[Sards]

Noone cares

[Gumboot]

ABs confirmed:

Ethan de Groot, Codie Taylor, Tyrel Lomax, Tupou Vaa'i, Sam Darry, Ethan Blackadder, Dalton Papali’i, Ardie Savea (c)
TJ Perenara, Damian McKenzie, Mark Tele'a, Jordie Barrett, Anton Lienert-Brown, Sevu Reece, Beauden Barrett.
Reserves: Asafo Aumua, Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Fletcher Newell, Josh Lord, Wallace Sititi, Cortez Ratima, Rieko Ioane, Will Jordan

Good to see Lord back in the mix. Tuipulotu must be injured again?

ALB at centre with Rieko on the bench is interesting.is interesting.

I hope they haven't given up on Finau already.

[Gumboot]

There's going to be a countdown clock for scrums and lineouts.

A scrum must be set 30 seconds from when the mark for a scrum is made by the referee. If the 30 seconds expires a free kick will be awarded against the team causing the delay.

A lineout must be formed 30 seconds from the assistant referee signalling the place of the lineout. A free kick will be awarded on the 15-metre line in from touch, against the team causing the delay.

[Dan54]

ABs confirmed:

Ethan de Groot, Codie Taylor, Tyrel Lomax, Tupou Vaa'i, Sam Darry, Ethan Blackadder, Dalton Papali’i, Ardie Savea (c)
TJ Perenara, Damian McKenzie, Mark Tele'a, Jordie Barrett, Anton Lienert-Brown, Sevu Reece, Beauden Barrett.
Reserves: Asafo Aumua, Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Fletcher Newell, Josh Lord, Wallace Sititi, Cortez Ratima, Rieko Ioane, Will Jordan

Good to see Lord back in the mix. Tuipulotu must be injured again?

ALB at centre with Rieko on the bench is interesting.is interesting.

I hope they haven't given up on Finau already.

Yep Gumboot Pat T injured calf at training other day it seems.

[Guy Smiley]

ABs confirmed:

Ethan de Groot, Codie Taylor, Tyrel Lomax, Tupou Vaa'i, Sam Darry, Ethan Blackadder, Dalton Papali’i, Ardie Savea (c)
TJ Perenara, Damian McKenzie, Mark Tele'a, Jordie Barrett, Anton Lienert-Brown, Sevu Reece, Beauden Barrett.
Reserves: Asafo Aumua, Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Fletcher Newell, Josh Lord, Wallace Sititi, Cortez Ratima, Rieko Ioane, Will Jordan

Good to see Lord back in the mix. Tuipulotu must be injured again?

ALB at centre with Rieko on the bench is interesting.is interesting.

I hope they haven't given up on Finau already.

Where is Tamaiti Williams?
The loosies are still wrong for my money. I'd like to see Ardie at 7 with Sititi running at 8 from the start. At least Blackadder's named at 6 where he's been his best and I'm still unconvinced on Papali'i. Dunno whether he's actually hard and abrasive enough for Tests.

No Cane?

Rieko must be coming under some pressure now. ALB's fitness and speed through Super Rugby were impressive and he made some fast runs down the wing. He scores tries, too... something Rieko seems to have forgotten.

Jordan on the bench makes sense... who makes way for his introduction will be interesting, DMac will want to have the ship sailing well trimmed and clean.

There's going to be a countdown clock for scrums and lineouts.

A scrum must be set 30 seconds from when the mark for a scrum is made by the referee. If the 30 seconds expires a free kick will be awarded against the team causing the delay.

A lineout must be formed 30 seconds from the assistant referee signalling the place of the lineout. A free kick will be awarded on the 15-metre line in from touch, against the team causing the delay.

Good.

[Kiwias]

Great to see WJ back in the squad and maybe ALB at centre is a precursor of Ioane being returned to his best position.

[Enzedder]

Interesting - I think I would have held up TJP until the Saffers and played the other 2 in the remaining games.

Also, Tamaiti Williams needs games prior to the Saffers as well.

[Gumboot]

Yep Gumboot Pat T injured calf at training other day it seems.

Cheers Dan, looking forward to seeing how the youngsters go against the gnarly Pumas pack.

[Guy Smiley]

Los Pumas named....

[Gumboot]

Los Pumas named....

Cheers Guy, I've updated the OP.

[Guy Smiley]

I've got the Wallabies now too...

[Gumboot]

[OomStruisbaai]

I've got the Wallabies now too...

The Wallabies will pass our PoC requirements.

[LoveOfTheGame]

I've got the Wallabies now too...

The Wallabies will pass our PoC requirements.

You look at that team and that is what pops up in your head???

[LoveOfTheGame]

Springbok team graphic for your OP Gumboot.

[Guy Smiley]

[Gumboot]

Springbok team graphic for your OP Gumboot.

Cheers, bro.

[average joe]

I've got the Wallabies now too...

The Wallabies will pass our PoC requirements.

You look at that team and that is what pops up in your head???

I look at it and wonder "who the fok are these guys"

[OomStruisbaai]

The Wallabies will pass our PoC requirements.

You look at that team and that is what pops up in your head???

I look at it and wonder "who the fok are these guys"

[snaporaz]

There's going to be a countdown clock for scrums and lineouts.

A scrum must be set 30 seconds from when the mark for a scrum is made by the referee. If the 30 seconds expires a free kick will be awarded against the team causing the delay.

A lineout must be formed 30 seconds from the assistant referee signalling the place of the lineout. A free kick will be awarded on the 15-metre line in from touch, against the team causing the delay.

Another stupid new law (rugby union law's book must have 300 pages now).

I expect less accuracy in binding/forming the scrum ----> even more danger and mess at scrum time ------> endless resets.

Every year several new ways to ruin our sport.

[Sandstorm]

There's going to be a countdown clock for scrums and lineouts.

A scrum must be set 30 seconds from when the mark for a scrum is made by the referee. If the 30 seconds expires a free kick will be awarded against the team causing the delay.

A lineout must be formed 30 seconds from the assistant referee signalling the place of the lineout. A free kick will be awarded on the 15-metre line in from touch, against the team causing the delay.

Another stupid new law (rugby union law's book must have 300 pages now).

I expect less accuracy in binding/forming the scrum ----> even more danger and mess at scrum time ------> endless resets.

Every year several new ways to ruin our sport.

Amen brother

[Sinkers]

Everything stops as soon as a front row takes a knee with an “injury” anyway, so that will still be the go to when you want to slow down play.

Re the bind etc would it be better to put the time limit on the pack being at the mark and ready to start the process rather than the scrum actually being set?

[OomStruisbaai]

The Wallabies are going to struggle to scrum in 30 seconds.

[Sandstorm]

If you want to speed up the game, force all blood injuries to be treated off the field. Hanging around for 3 mins while they bind up some flanker's head is fucking stupid.

[Jethro]

Going to be interesting to see crowd support in Australia, after the sport taking a battering over the last few months.

Unfort got relos at our place and the missus is saying, no television ... fingers crossed full replays become available online quickly, might end up being a long night when the house goes to bed.

[OomStruisbaai]

Nearly kick off time. Almost the same as back in 1981. Time for a Boere troos (coffee). Dont have a good feeling about this one.

[Gumboot]

Time for a Boere troos (coffee). Dont have a good feeling about this one.

Boks don't like playing in Aus.

Wobblies by 6.

[Sards]

This feels different. Past years our team was always filled with old timers. Aussies were too quick for them. Now we have a lot of new and younger players.

Moerat....

[OomStruisbaai]

Lots of Bok jerseys in that crowd

[OomStruisbaai]

Time for a Boere troos (coffee). Dont have a good feeling about this one.

Boks don't like playing in Aus.

Wobblies by 6.

With RG out, agree. L9ve Kolisi singing before run out. SA humour

[Sards]

Lots of Bok jerseys in that crowd

We are quite the brand currently. Everyone wants to play and beat us. And we want to see them play.


Aussies determined to knock us off that pedestal

[Sards]

That was nice