Sards wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2024 7:10 pm
Relieved to be 1 up.
Not the best performance. Very physical. A bit of luck involved for the boks.
can we have a new TMO for the next Test ?, or at least get Ben a guide dog, & let it make the decisions
Ref bashing?
Welsh TMO bashing; & I don't think it's undeserved.
I expected to lose this evening, but I don't like seeing tries scrubbed off when everything the rest of us saw it was grounded, & one that was given when we all saw it touched by a player in touch.
If we're going to have TMO's & suffer thru the replays, they need to get the damn decisions right.
Oh, & please shoot the DJ !!!
Re: Springbokke vs Ireland series
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2024 7:57 pm
by Sandstorm
I don’t think Lowe was in touch for Kolbe’s try. TMO got that right.
Slick wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2024 7:25 pm
I hear the stadium was playing Zombie at the end. Such class
That’s been the Loftus anthem for about 3 years.
Choosing to ignore this post
Re: Springbokke vs Ireland series
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2024 8:31 pm
by fishfoodie
Sandstorm wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2024 7:57 pm
I don’t think Lowe was in touch for Kolbe’s try. TMO got that right.
Officiating side grates a bit but the bottom line is the Boks were the better side & won deservedly
On to the next test, & while I hope Casey is okay, I also hope someone else gets a shot, & he sits out the rest of the tour.
Re: Springbokke vs Ireland series
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2024 9:25 pm
by boere wors
I think lowe was in touch while he still flung the ball backwards with his right. But the footage was not clear enough to overrule the on field decision try. So one can’t really complain about that refereeing decision
Re: Springbokke vs Ireland series
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2024 5:45 am
by OomStruisbaai
boere wors wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2024 9:25 pm
I think lowe was in touch while he still flung the ball backwards with his right. But the footage was not clear enough to overrule the on field decision try. So one can’t really complain about that refereeing decision
It's was the part after the flung. Ball touched his leg. Look out to me.
Re: Springbokke vs Ireland series
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2024 5:49 am
by _Os_
assfly wrote: Fri Jul 05, 2024 5:59 am
I get worried when the Boks are favourites.
I think this Ireland team has too much talent and is too well-coached to just roll over. I think they'll have something up their sleeve.
Slick wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2024 7:25 pm
I hear the stadium was playing Zombie at the end. Such class
So why can't they play Zombie?
It's a song about the troubles in Northern Ireland. But we didn't turn it into a rugby song, neither Ireland or SA are short of songs to get precious about, it's not like it's a pro-IRA song (although some regard those as totally fine).
I find it very amusing, Rassie is in quite a lot of heads. Bok fans who went to the RWC just added a twist to a song that was being played a lot.
Slick wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2024 7:25 pm
I hear the stadium was playing Zombie at the end. Such class
So why can't they play Zombie?
Well, it was strongly associated with Ireland at the WC and they sang it after beating SA, I’m surprised you missed that. So some might say it was SA taking the piss out of them after winning on Saturday
Slick wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2024 7:25 pm
I hear the stadium was playing Zombie at the end. Such class
So why can't they play Zombie?
It's a song about the troubles in Northern Ireland. But we didn't turn it into a rugby song, neither Ireland or SA are short of songs to get precious about, it's not like it's a pro-IRA song (although some regard those as totally fine).
I find it very amusing, Rassie is in quite a lot of heads. Bok fans who went to the RWC just added a twist to a song that was being played a lot.
... Slick has a klein Rassie in his head.
He’s not in my head, I just think he’s a total Kant
Slick wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2024 7:25 pm
I hear the stadium was playing Zombie at the end. Such class
So why can't they play Zombie?
Well, it was strongly associated with Ireland at the WC and they sang it after beating SA, I’m surprised you missed that. So some might say it was SA taking the piss out of them after winning on Saturday
The Loftus crowd try to lift Ireland with the song.
Re: Springbokke vs Ireland series
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2024 8:08 am
by OomStruisbaai
Rassie made a lot of enemies in the past with his ref bashing. He appoint Peyper and turned the corner. The constant ref bashing and complaining by the Irish players cost them the test. Kolisi was very good with communicating with the ref. Credit to him and probably the difference between the two teams.
Re: Springbokke vs Ireland series
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2024 8:14 am
by Slick
OomStruisbaai wrote: Sun Jul 07, 2024 8:08 am
Rassie made a lot of enemies in the past with his ref bashing. He appoint Peyper and turned the corner. The constant ref bashing and complaining by the Irish players cost them the test. Kolisi was very good with communicating with the ref. Credit to him and probably the difference between the two teams.
It was more than a bit of “ref bashing” wasn’t it? He went out of his way to ruin a man’s career over a game of rugby.
No arguments about Kolisi, a magnificent player, captain and man
Slick wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2024 7:25 pm
I hear the stadium was playing Zombie at the end. Such class
So why can't they play Zombie?
Well, it was strongly associated with Ireland at the WC and they sang it after beating SA, I’m surprised you missed that. So some might say it was SA taking the piss out of them after winning on Saturday
Of course it's a piss take.
Every side at the RWC had a victory song that played on the final whistle if they won (what was Scotland's?). Ours was the unofficial national anthem, meaning of the lyrics is that if you have a problem with a real man be prepared to fight.
Re: Springbokke vs Ireland series
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2024 8:33 am
by Blake
OomStruisbaai wrote: Sun Jul 07, 2024 8:08 am
Rassie made a lot of enemies in the past with his ref bashing. He appoint Peyper and turned the corner. The constant ref bashing and complaining by the Irish players cost them the test. Kolisi was very good with communicating with the ref. Credit to him and probably the difference between the two teams.
Very interesting comments by Rassie in a recent presser. He’s a numbers man and said when Peyper joined the team he told them that on average a rugby referee needs to make over 200 decisions during the course of a match. When viewed in that context getting 10-20 of them wrong is only human and that he gives his players a lot more leeway than that and it’s one of the reasons they as a collective have decided to give refs more grace.
Thought it was an interesting perspective and well see if it holds when we get some consequential marginal calls against us.
Re: Springbokke vs Ireland series
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2024 8:46 am
by Sards
With a bit of luck Ireland would have won.
Let's hope next Saturday is a convincing win by whoever
Re: Springbokke vs Ireland series
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2024 8:51 am
by Sards
How was Jesse Kriels performance. To think most laughed when I said he would be a Springbok
Well, it was strongly associated with Ireland at the WC and they sang it after beating SA, I’m surprised you missed that. So some might say it was SA taking the piss out of them after winning on Saturday
Of course it's a piss take.
Every side at the RWC had a victory song that played on the final whistle if they won (what was Scotland's?). Ours was the unofficial national anthem, meaning of the lyrics is that if you have a problem with a real man be prepared to fight.
And the issue is that only South Africans seem to think that institutionalised taking the piss out of a beaten opposition is acceptable.
You constantly excuse this type of behaviour by saying things like “ahh it’s our culture to be a bit shit, so what do you expect”.
Re: Springbokke vs Ireland series
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2024 9:18 am
by Uncle fester
Can we please shoot the DJ before the next game?
Playing music as a seriously injured player is being taken off on a cart.
Re: Springbokke vs Ireland series
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2024 9:55 am
by _Os_
Slick wrote: Sun Jul 07, 2024 9:06 am
And the issue is that only South Africans seem to think that institutionalised taking the piss out of a beaten opposition is acceptable.
You constantly excuse this type of behaviour by saying things like “ahh it’s our culture to be a bit shit, so what do you expect”.
Slick wrote: Sun Jul 07, 2024 9:06 am
And the issue is that only South Africans seem to think that institutionalised taking the piss out of a beaten opposition is acceptable.
You constantly excuse this type of behaviour by saying things like “ahh it’s our culture to be a bit shit, so what do you expect”.
Yup, definitely me that has an issue
Re: Springbokke vs Ireland series
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2024 5:42 pm
by Blake
Uncle fester wrote: Sun Jul 07, 2024 9:18 am
Can we please shoot the DJ before the next game?
Playing music as a seriously injured player is being taken off on a cart.
Honestly, I was there at the game and having 50k people sitting there in awkward silence while the medical team does there stuff for 10 minutes was also problematic.
After a couple of minutes you could feel the energy and atmosphere seeping out of the place.
I personally preferred that the DJ took some initiative to distract the crowd in that moment.
Re: Springbokke vs Ireland series
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2024 6:46 pm
by Sandstorm
Next Test is in Durban. There will only be 4000 people there and the CD player has already been stolen.
Re: Springbokke vs Ireland series
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2024 7:12 pm
by TheNatalShark
Sandstorm wrote: Sun Jul 07, 2024 6:46 pm
Next Test is in Durban. There will only be 4000 people there and the CD player has already been stolen.
Not being very honest there?
The CD player was recovered when the thief got stabbed leaving the playing fields.
Slick wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2024 7:25 pm
I hear the stadium was playing Zombie at the end. Such class
So why can't they play Zombie?
Well, it was strongly associated with Ireland at the WC and they sang it after beating SA, I’m surprised you missed that. So some might say it was SA taking the piss out of them after winning on Saturday
You sang it to mock the Boks in their defeat, so we can't use it to mock you back.
Right.
Re: Springbokke vs Ireland series
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2024 5:27 am
by _Os_
Chilli2 wrote: Mon Jul 08, 2024 4:45 am
You sang it to mock the Boks in their defeat, so we can't use it to mock you back.
Right.
Slick is a Scot who is morally outraged about the Boks. It is not a real Bok thread until he posts. He's our team mascot, he's the lightie that runs out holding Kolisi's hand.
