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Bokke looked fired up.

Gumboot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:12 pm Looked like he was watching the ball the whole time, and had a good chance of catching it. Yellow, for mine.

Joking aside, I agree. Barnes seemed a bit quick to make that decision

That's one of those difficult ones where the obvious response is 'should've gotten up in the air to contest', but there'll be bunch of kicks throughout the game where that's not necessary, so players aren't pre-conditioned to get off the ground every time and Kolbe travelled a long way forward from his initial jump point. I'm not sure how Dupont, with his eyes skyward the whole time, is to know he needed to get airborne for that one until Kolbe's right on top of him.

Ymx wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:14 pm Bokke looked fired up.

Yup, look like they have completely spooked the French

Gumboot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:12 pm Looked like he was watching the ball the whole time, and had a good chance of catching it. Yellow, for mine.

You only get away with that if you jump. Obviously this makes it more dangerous but Rugby isn't a sport that has ever troubled itself with actual thinking.

This is brilliant

Fair play to SA. Spirit and power.

France have been wank. Kicked everything unless near the SA 22. No balls so far.

By the way, i missed 5 minutes in the first half, why is the big lad playing on the wing? Was it a 6-2 split that went wrong?

FAF nails the conversion from the touch line, straight through the middle

Slick wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:14 pm

Gumboot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:12 pm Looked like he was watching the ball the whole time, and had a good chance of catching it. Yellow, for mine.

Joking aside, I agree. Barnes seemed a bit quick to make that decision

Irrelevant, he was not in a reasonable position to catch the ball. Kolbe had claimed the space, no way could he have competed for it legally.

Faf's conversion. Fuck me.

Bit of a game on now.

Can the boks maintain this intensity?

Slick wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:14 pm

Gumboot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:12 pm Looked like he was watching the ball the whole time, and had a good chance of catching it. Yellow, for mine.

Joking aside, I agree. Barnes seemed a bit quick to make that decision

Who's joking?

Does a player need to leave the ground to be deemed as fairly competing for the ball now? You're not allowed to brace without jumping, even if you're in a good position to catch it? And the guy who comes flying through the air is always the victim? OK, got it.

Fokken Faf!

I think I've heard Fickou's name about three times in the game so far - he usually runs it

Gumboot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:20 pm

Slick wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:14 pm

Gumboot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:12 pm Looked like he was watching the ball the whole time, and had a good chance of catching it. Yellow, for mine.

Joking aside, I agree. Barnes seemed a bit quick to make that decision

Who's joking?

Does a player need to leave the ground to be deemed as fairly competing for the ball now? You're not allowed to brace without jumping, even if you're in a good position to catch it? And the guy who comes flying through the air is always the victim? OK, got it.

Erm, me, in a different post just before yours

Slick wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:24 pmErm, me, in a different post just before yours

Woops, my bad.

He was not held

Barnes should be big enough to check but he's not

Gumboot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:26 pm

Slick wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:24 pmErm, me, in a different post just before yours

Woops, my bad.

Interested to hear Torqs balanced views on Barnes’ performance

Sounding like Torque but in this match Ntamack really is a waste of space.

Could’ve made an excuse for a penalty try on the YC.

Proper test match this really enjoying

PCPhil wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:34 pm Sounding like Torque but in this match Ntamack really is a waste of space.

French in general are showing the mental fragility we all hope they bring to the main event

PCPhil wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:34 pm Sounding like Torque but in this match Ntamack really is a waste of space.

I was thinking, why hasn't Jalibert come on yet just before he came trotting onto screen. Already a bit more zip about the French attack with him.

Slick wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:34 pm Interested to hear Torqs balanced views on Barnes’ performance

players and referees make mistakes

Anyone who derides either long after the game is just stupid

pointing out mistakes is okay, saying they are not up to the job is something else - the critics are welcome to try it themselves

Looked like a lot of movements there!

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:38 pm

Slick wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:34 pm Interested to hear Torqs balanced views on Barnes’ performance

players and referees make mistakes

Anyone who derides either long after the game is just stupid

pointing out mistakes is okay, saying they are not up to the job is something else - the critics are welcome to try it themselves

Like trying their best to communicate in a 2nd language I suppose

Slick wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:40 pm

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:38 pm

Slick wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:34 pm Interested to hear Torqs balanced views on Barnes’ performance

players and referees make mistakes

Anyone who derides either long after the game is just stupid

pointing out mistakes is okay, saying they are not up to the job is something else - the critics are welcome to try it themselves

Like trying their best to communicate in a 2nd language I suppose

Nothing like it

I learned rugby terms in France in a couple of weeks, it's not difficult and not that different from English

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:38 pm

PCPhil wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:34 pm Sounding like Torque but in this match Ntamack really is a waste of space.

I was thinking, why hasn't Jalibert come on yet just before he came trotting onto screen. Already a bit more zip about the French attack with him.

Ntamack seemed to be trying to hard to be ‘the’ tactical kicking fly half. As such he kicked bleedin everything.

Big scrum from France

There will be a 12 part mini series from Rassie after this

I think Barnes has had a bit of a shocker but why is he not penalising all these players shouting at him, i he’s been warning them continually

ASMO wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:45 pm There will be a 12 part mini series from Rassie after this

That was a nail biter

I think I know which team, on reflection, will be happier with that.

Great match for us neutrals.

Good game to watch, congrats France!

Well there is a lot of work to do still

Hard luck safas