Rugby Championship Match Thread - Sat 2nd - SA v NZ / Arg v Aus

[Ymx]

Time wasting NZ

Clocks stopped

[sorCrer]

Abs fucking cheats

[Paddington Bear]

All refs are terrible at policing timewasting in the last 10, constant issue

[Torquemada 1420]

Now that one is retarded by Mostert.

Had zero effect. Webber had the ball in 1/2 a sec. Just let them play on

Which is why it was retarded. Zero to gain and the game to lose. Poor composure.

[ScarfaceClaw]

We’re going to get monstered.

[ScarfaceClaw]

NZ in shit at the breakdown shocker.

[Ymx]

Uh oh

[Ymx]

Heart has sank.

[ScarfaceClaw]

And penalty in front. All comes back to that crap work at the breakdown.

[Ymx]

Game over

[Sandstorm]

Let Pollard take the kick,,,,

[Paddington Bear]

Copped some shit here but Carley has had balls of steel to call that. He’s been consistent on it all day but could easily have bottled that

[Blake]

Still need to land that kick boys.

[Torquemada 1420]

What a finish to a great game. This time the cynical pen bites on the bum.

[Sandstorm]

MOM was Frans Steyn. Inspired kicking from hand.

[fishfoodie]

Great game. ... well done SA !

[Insane_Homer]

Game! So much more fun to watch when we balance kicking game with ball in hand, I'd rather lose playing like that than win playing like last week.

[Ponga]

Ahh FUCK! Grats boets!!
I was going to bed but ill have another beer to toast ya'll
great game

[Torquemada 1420]

Lukha Am must be the coolest player in rugby.

[Ymx]

Congrats to the boks !!

They brought it to us and deserved the win.

It’s opened a load of questions for our team.

[Biffer]

Fitting end. ABs offside repeatedly all game, called by the ref again and again. If they're too stupid to learn from it, then that's entirely on them.

[Sandstorm]

Great game at last from the Boks.

Cheers ABs, there’s always a classic occasionally with you guys. Love it.

[Ymx]

Our forwards lost that match. Pitiful display

[Gumboot]

Congrats, South Africa. Another two point margin, as predicted.

[Muttonbird]

That ref has been awful all series and he saved his worst game till last.

So did the ABs.

Forwards soft and/or poorly coached.

[Muttonbird]

Our forwards lost that match. Pitiful display

You don't want to see an All Blacks captain swan diving for the cameras. That summed it up for me.

[Torquemada 1420]

Fitting end. ABs offside repeatedly all game, called by the ref again and again. If they're too stupid to learn from it, then that's entirely on them.

Actually, I think they were cynically smart. They clearly decided that 3 was always going to be better than 5/7 and it was only when it reached precipice point the tactic could not work. It's why the yellow card is there but was never deployed. They played Carney brilliantly considering they were mullered at the breakdown.

[ScarfaceClaw]

Our forwards lost that match. Pitiful display

We were completely dominated at the breakdown. Barely even competed at the best of times.

[Blake]

Jeez that was epic.

Elton Jantjies and Frans Steyn te difference in the end.
The backline of Pollard at 12, DDA at 13 and Am on the wing was actually lekker.

I think it proves to things:
1. Pollard is a bit shit and needs his mojo back
2. Jantjies just introducing a bit of unpredictability in our backline play works wonders.

Duane Vermeulen is a beast. Biggest priority for the Boks right now is to find his replacement. At best we are going to get 2 more years out of him.

[Sards]

Great game at last from the Boks.

Cheers ABs, there’s always a classic occasionally with you guys. Love it.

Very happy for the win but it does not gloss over the issues

[Ymx]

Our forwards lost that match. Pitiful display

You don't want to see an All Blacks captain swan diving for the cameras. That summed it up for me.

Agree, just what I wrote in the foster out thread.

[Gumboot]

Gotta give the Boks credit, that was the best, and smartest, they've played since the RWC Final.

[Torquemada 1420]

1. Pollard is a bit shit and needs his mojo back

Always amazed at how much stick safas give Pollard which appears to ignore the significant time he had out with injury. You seriously think you have a better option at 10?

[Sandstorm]

Our forwards lost that match. Pitiful display

Your first up tackling was weak. Kitshoff carried for 18m. His average is 5m

[boere wors]

Finally coaches made changes in the backline and, quelle surprise, it worked. Frans, Elton...

[SaintK]

That ref has been awful all series and he saved his worst game till last.

So did the ABs.

Forwards soft and/or poorly coached.

You're lucky it wasn't Karl Dickson!!!

[Sandstorm]

Finally coaches made changes in the backline and, quelle surprise, it worked. Frans, Elton...

And Herschel got 25 mins at last!

[Blake]

1. Pollard is a bit shit and needs his mojo back

Always amazed at how much stick safas give Pollard which appears to ignore the significant time he had out with injury. You seriously think you have a better option at 10?

On form he is our best 10 by some margin, but he has been poor all year and has only gotten worse since our arrival in Australia.

On current form Jantjies is the better player, and I’ve never been a massive Elton fan, so it pains me to say that.

After No8, depth at 10 is our second biggest area of concern right now.

[Cartman]

Nooit in twyfel nie

[Sards]

Finally coaches made changes in the backline and, quelle surprise, it worked. Frans, Elton...

I think his hand was forced .....Frans was class