NPR

Well, we can officially conclude Aus are sh*te.

Australia, are you England in disguse!!

Boks getting go forward and Le Roux is very good at getting them going in the backs to take advantage of it. Looking too easy.

Have aus strung any significant number of phases together?

Final breakaway try by Wobs

FT 43-12 Boks

Impressive win boks. Kurt-Lee you biscuit. Very poor tackling for the last Aussie try.

Australia fucking terrible, Boks not great but they didnt have to really do much to beat that shower of shite

When you get to work and the Carte Blanche team is waiting for you outside your office.....



That's pretty much an equivalent of the type of day the Aussies were having today.


Felt sorry for them. Just everything that could go wrong, did.

Made an above- average (or beginning of season) Bok team look better.

Hopefully things will improve for you guys soon.

Wales are top seeds in Pool C for the RWC and Australia are second.

The draw being so far out from the competition is a farce.

I would be worried if I was an Aussie, that was a Bok A/B team, there were an XV of players that can expect to be in the best 23 that weren't selected. Wallabies had nothing in the scrum or lineout, going backward in the contacts, getting beaten at the breakdown, shaky in the air contesting kicks ... then comes the errors and the penalties and the cards. It was completely one sided.

Got to wonder about Jones, I do think he's massively overrated. In SA he's highly rated basically because of the best Wallaby side in a generation and the Japan RWC pool match. But it was the Boks who ended his first stint as Wallaby coach by beating his side 3 times in a single year. If he cannot put together a decent Aussie pack, then it's not looking good for Jones.

If that's what they've got, then out of the 6N and RC sides they're fighting with Wales and Italy for the last placed side, and if they keep playing like that they're comfortably last. Pool C is looking super weak now. Outside chance Georgia qualifies for the quarters, whatever Georgia pitch up with they're going to have a pack.

Hard Luck Aussies.

troglodiet wrote: Sat Jul 08, 2023 5:08 pm Felt sorry for them.

And the swan dive over the line for the token final try at the end of the match, after they've been obliterated in every facet?

My only emotion is "should've beaten them by more".

Duane again show his value as player but more as leader.. I am just glad to see running rugby from the Bokke. Libbok has been fantastic.

Tichtheid wrote: Sat Jul 08, 2023 5:11 pm Wales are top seeds in Pool C for the RWC and Australia are second.

The draw being so far out from the competition is a farce.

I really hope either Georgia or Fiji do a number on them. If they’d had any of the other third seeds one of them would be seriously looking at going out.

_Os_ wrote: Sat Jul 08, 2023 5:21 pm

troglodiet wrote: Sat Jul 08, 2023 5:08 pm Felt sorry for them.

And the swan dive over the line for the token final try at the end of the match, after they've been obliterated in every facet?

My only emotion is "should've beaten them by more".

If you've been wandering the desert, totally lost, without food or water, then suddenly have an ice cold beer appear in your hand, it will feel like an Oktoberfest.

Biffer wrote: Sat Jul 08, 2023 5:55 pm

Tichtheid wrote: Sat Jul 08, 2023 5:11 pm Wales are top seeds in Pool C for the RWC and Australia are second.

The draw being so far out from the competition is a farce.

I really hope either Georgia or Fiji do a number on them. If they’d had any of the other third seeds one of them would be seriously looking at going out.

Please god make it happen.

_Os_ wrote: Sat Jul 08, 2023 5:21 pm

troglodiet wrote: Sat Jul 08, 2023 5:08 pm Felt sorry for them.

And the swan dive over the line for the token final try at the end of the match, after they've been obliterated in every facet?

My only emotion is "should've beaten them by more".

My immediate emotion was relief as I wasn’t sure if our backline would click and which Manie would arrive today.

But that was followed with rage when the backline did click, we got the good Manie, and we left 30 points on the bloody field.

Lineout was a mess, ball protection was horse shit and on more than one occasion a player shit the bed after an initial line break. 6.5/10 overall performance.

I suppose on its a good thing when you can have a good win AND have a ton of things to work on and improve for the next outing, but it would have been glorious if we could have been a little more clinical and put 70 on them.

What tediously contrived "tradition" will we be treated to today?

Oh. And those shirts

Go, All Blacks!

This argie anthem is nearly as long as. Baby all blacks haka.

Argies looking up for it and committed early doors.

convoluted wrote: Thu Jul 06, 2023 6:30 pm Coles as starting hooker in that volatile atmosphere!
What could possibly go wrong?

Apologies Mr. Coles.

Fozzy has them fizzing.

Maybe Aus could win a game this TRC after all?

DMac is really rushing these kicks.

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Jul 08, 2023 7:22 pm Maybe Aus could win a game this TRC after all?

10 minutes in, both these sides are better.

Oh well. Early night tonight.

Anyone expected Arg to be this far off the pace?

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Jul 08, 2023 7:25 pm Anyone expected Arg to be this far off the pace?

They've been terrible. And no.

Ioane îs doing stuff that the good kid at school gets away with, it's unusual to see it come off at this level

ABs having a day when it all comes off, I don't think the Pumas have been especially bad they've had try chances which they butchered though.

Argentina are being useless f in morons. Got turnover. Kick. Direct to touch.

PCPhil wrote: Sat Jul 08, 2023 7:52 pm Argentina are being useless f in morons. Got turnover. Kick. Direct to touch.

Their brains have melted, it'll be a big AB win now.

Training run, semi opposed.

Some lovely fast accurate play from NZ. Arg look a mess though.

Not our traditional slow start to the year. Been impressed with Josh Lord in particular.

Gumboot wrote: Sat Jul 08, 2023 8:02 pm Not our traditional slow start to the year. Been impressed with Josh Lord in particular.

He's surprised me... with his lack of game time... helps having Scott Barrett being a wrecking ball tonight... also helps that Argentina have put hardly any pressure on. Boks next week might be a shock to the system...

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Jul 08, 2023 7:25 pm Anyone expected Arg to be this far off the pace?

Yes I expect them to lose by 50 +

I don't think a side should be spared a yellow card after numerous infringements within 5m just because the opposition scores