Blake wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 7:37 pm
Frans Steyn is a such a lad
His MOM interview...
Thought it was a subtle dig at his team mates
"I've never lost here"
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 12:43 am
by Kiwias
Gumboot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:32 pm
Just watched the ABs - Italy test, and I'm so bloody glad I didn't stay up late to see it live.
What a shambles. So many handling errors, turnovers, penalties conceded...plus an utterly inept, whistle-happy ref...just horrific to watch.
Very few positives at all. Um, the hookers scored some tries. Er, Christie played well...
Fuck it, flush the dunny.
I did watch it live (kick off at 10PM here) and it was a totally shambolic performance. From the start, the forwards had no interest in participating in rucks, meaning we got utterly shit ball over and over and over again. The backs too had bugger all interest in catching the ball cleanly for most of the game.
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Gumboot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:32 pm
Just watched the ABs - Italy test, and I'm so bloody glad I didn't stay up late to see it live.
What a shambles. So many handling errors, turnovers, penalties conceded...plus an utterly inept, whistle-happy ref...just horrific to watch.
Very few positives at all. Um, the hookers scored some tries. Er, Christie played well...
Fuck it, flush the dunny.
I did watch it live (kick off at 10PM here) and it was a totally shambolic performance. From the start, the forwards had no interest in participating in rucks, meaning we got utterly shit ball over and over and over again. The backs too had bugger all interest in catching the ball cleanly for most of the game.
Very few of the backs came out of that game in credit. I can't recall the last time a midfielder playing as poorly as Ennor did. He's big, strong and runs fast in a straight line, but he's also clumsy, passes badly and lacks vision. No idea why he's even playing at centre tbh. Maybe he was suffering from his early head clash with Weber? Dunno, but he was shit.
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Gumboot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:32 pm
Just watched the ABs - Italy test, and I'm so bloody glad I didn't stay up late to see it live.
What a shambles. So many handling errors, turnovers, penalties conceded...plus an utterly inept, whistle-happy ref...just horrific to watch.
Very few positives at all. Um, the hookers scored some tries. Er, Christie played well...
Fuck it, flush the dunny.
I did watch it live (kick off at 10PM here) and it was a totally shambolic performance. From the start, the forwards had no interest in participating in rucks, meaning we got utterly shit ball over and over and over again. The backs too had bugger all interest in catching the ball cleanly for most of the game.
Very few of the backs came out of that game in credit. I can't recall the last time a midfielder playing as poorly as Ennor did. He's big, strong and runs fast in a straight line, but he's also clumsy, passes badly and lacks vision. No idea why he's even playing at centre tbh. Maybe he was suffering from his early head clash with Weber? Dunno, but he was shit.
It's always baffled me how he was seen as an AB option, honestly. Never seemed to have the class of an AB outside back.
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 1:59 am
by fishfoodie
I know a lot of the Welsh won't like hearing it; but they should be disgusted at the missed opportunity today.
They had the WCs at home; playing like complete spackers, for the first 50 minutes; & they couldn't land a punch. Sure their defense was excellent; but offensively; they offered SFA; despite SA kicking them endless possession.
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Blake wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 7:37 pm
Frans Steyn is a such a lad
His MOM interview...
Thought it was a subtle dig at his team mates
"I've never lost here"
Epic humblebrag
Probably more a dig at the previous coaches that lost in Cardiff and didn’t select him, than his team mates to be fair. But then again, he does have a reputation as a team jokester, so I wouldn’t put it past him either.
Heinrich Brüssouw had a similar record against the All Blacks I believe, but was never consistently selected.
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 6:57 am
by FalseBayFC
I am very happy that Kolisi's game has come good. He's playing the best rugby of his career imo. Given the revelations of his partying years, its highly possible that his conditioning wasn't optimal for a while. There is some nice salt in the article below about his referee management.
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:15 am
by Paddington Bear
Nice to be back live but HQ was an utter utter shambles yesterday. As mentioned an hour of queuing to get in (Tonga arriving late was a godsend for them, at 3:15 the stadium was less than half full). Finally the head steward said to give up searching, a couple of his colleagues started yelling at him and deliberately took longer, with an increasingly irate crowd the result.
Queues for the bars were 20 mins plus throughout and snaked from one bar to the next one.
All in all a very poorly run operation
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:37 am
by Ymx
Doesn’t bode well for me in a fortnight.
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:39 am
by Torquemada 1420
Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:05 pm
did those watching the Bok game on Amazon get shit, jittering streaming in the last ~5 mins?
It was like that for all the games for me, all the time: like not enough fps. Amazon's streaming service seems sh*te. I'm on a 500Mb (up and down) fibre connection. Netflix and all other iplayers (BBC, ITV, France 1-5 etc) all work perfectly.
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:41 am
by Torquemada 1420
Ymx wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:37 am
Doesn’t bode well for me next week.
Go now and you'll be fine.
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:46 am
by OomStruisbaai
The Welsch was poor. Their defense look vulnerable the few times we ran at them. Our forwards were to powerful for them.
Our rustiness and arrogance not taking 3 points cost us a lot of points.
Will be much better against the Scots
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:47 am
by Slick
Cold, sunny with a bit of a breeze in Edinburgh this afternoon.
I’m like a kid on Christmas Day
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:47 am
by OomStruisbaai
FalseBayFC wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 6:57 am
I am very happy that Kolisi's game has come good. He's playing the best rugby of his career imo. Given the revelations of his partying years, its highly possible that his conditioning wasn't optimal for a while. There is some nice salt in the article below about his referee management.
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:48 am
by Slick
OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:46 am
The Welsch was poor. Their defense look vulnerable the few times we ran at them. Our forwards were to powerful for them.
Our rustiness and arrogance not taking 3 points cost us a lot of points.
Will be much better against the Scots
The Welsh are always terrible in these Autumn fixtures then come good for the 6N. They are very annoying
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:51 am
by Slick
Talking of annoying, the video doing the rounds of the that guy strolling down the steps before jumping onto the pitch in Cardiff is pretty annoying. Presumably his mate took it then decided it would be hilarious to put it on social media, even after the reaction of people in the stadium . Who needs enemies etc
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OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:46 am
The Welsch was poor. Their defense look vulnerable the few times we ran at them. Our forwards were to powerful for them.
Our rustiness and arrogance not taking 3 points cost us a lot of points.
Will be much better against the Scots
The Welsh are always terrible in these Autumn fixtures then come good for the 6N. They are very annoying
We haven't beat them since 2013 in these autumn tests
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:55 am
by OomStruisbaai
Slick wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:51 am
Talking of annoying, the video doing the rounds of the that guy strolling down the steps before jumping onto the pitch in Cardiff is pretty annoying. Presumably his mate took it then decided it would be hilarious to put it on social media, even after the reaction of people in the stadium . Who needs enemies etc
Imagen if it is a Saffer.
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 8:00 am
by Torquemada 1420
fishfoodie wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 1:59 am
I know a lot of the Welsh won't like hearing it; but they should be disgusted at the missed opportunity today.
They had the WCs at home; playing like complete spackers, for the first 50 minutes; & they couldn't land a punch. Sure their defense was excellent; but offensively; they offered SFA; despite SA kicking them endless possession.
Not helped by one of their own chav "supporters" preventing a try
It's to be hoped he gets some attention next time he ventures down to the pub.
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 8:12 am
by Rinkals
Does anybody have any idea why the try was disallowed?
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 8:14 am
by Sandstorm
Rinkals wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 8:12 am
Does anybody have any idea why the try was disallowed?
What try?
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OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:46 am
The Welsch was poor. Their defense look vulnerable the few times we ran at them. Our forwards were to powerful for them.
Our rustiness and arrogance not taking 3 points cost us a lot of points.
Will be much better against the Scots
The Welsh are always terrible in these Autumn fixtures then come good for the 6N. They are very annoying
We haven't beat them since 2013 in these autumn tests
Really? Must say I didn’t know that!
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Slick wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:51 am
Talking of annoying, the video doing the rounds of the that guy strolling down the steps before jumping onto the pitch in Cardiff is pretty annoying. Presumably his mate took it then decided it would be hilarious to put it on social media, even after the reaction of people in the stadium . Who needs enemies etc
Imagen if it is a Saffer.
Easily
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Rinkals wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 8:12 am
Does anybody have any idea why the try was disallowed?
What try?
Amm
Was that the bok not retreating out of the 10m from the kick?
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 8:57 am
by tc27
Paddington Bear wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:15 am
Nice to be back live but HQ was an utter utter shambles yesterday. As mentioned an hour of queuing to get in (Tonga arriving late was a godsend for them, at 3:15 the stadium was less than half full). Finally the head steward said to give up searching, a couple of his colleagues started yelling at him and deliberately took longer, with an increasingly irate crowd the result.
Queues for the bars were 20 mins plus throughout and snaked from one bar to the next one.
All in all a very poorly run operation
Heard this from others too...what a mess.
Also still cant believe Twickenham train station is still so shit.
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 9:05 am
by assfly
Great game, great result. Lots of good performance, but 9/10 were prett shit.
Best I've seen Kwagga and Kolisi play.
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Paddington Bear wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:15 am
Nice to be back live but HQ was an utter utter shambles yesterday. As mentioned an hour of queuing to get in (Tonga arriving late was a godsend for them, at 3:15 the stadium was less than half full). Finally the head steward said to give up searching, a couple of his colleagues started yelling at him and deliberately took longer, with an increasingly irate crowd the result.
Queues for the bars were 20 mins plus throughout and snaked from one bar to the next one.
All in all a very poorly run operation
Heard this from others too...what a mess.
Also still cant believe Twickenham train station is still so shit.
Tbh they were quite lucky it was Tonga - had it been next week and only 40,000 people in their seats for the scheduled start time things would have got a bit ugly I think.
A combination of being a suburban station and being run by South West Trains means it will always be a nightmare. I walked to/from Richmond so no such issues
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Paddington Bear wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:15 am
Nice to be back live but HQ was an utter utter shambles yesterday. As mentioned an hour of queuing to get in (Tonga arriving late was a godsend for them, at 3:15 the stadium was less than half full). Finally the head steward said to give up searching, a couple of his colleagues started yelling at him and deliberately took longer, with an increasingly irate crowd the result.
Queues for the bars were 20 mins plus throughout and snaked from one bar to the next one.
All in all a very poorly run operation
Heard this from others too...what a mess.
Also still cant believe Twickenham train station is still so shit.
HQ is a shit stadium in a nice part of town, the opposite of Wembley which is a nice stadium in a shit part of town.
Some years ago a bunch of us went to the sevens - which is a great day out. A mate went to the bar for a beer. I decided to grab a sandwich so I left the stadium, cycled to the 7-11 in Twickenham and back. I was seated before he returned with his beer - such were the queues.
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 10:36 am
by Chilli
FalseBayFC wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 6:57 am
I am very happy that Kolisi's game has come good. He's playing the best rugby of his career imo. Given the revelations of his partying years, its highly possible that his conditioning wasn't optimal for a while. There is some nice salt in the article below about his referee management.
Was that the bok not retreating out of the 10m from the kick?
That was the claim by the referee and the TMO.
But YouTubers have shown that it was yet another bullshit call against the Boks by a TMO.
The only Boks that advanced were onside and all the Boks within 10m that were offside retreated.
The exceptions were Kwagga and Marx.
Kwagga was on the ground, and he retreated as soon as he got to his feet. Marx started advancing, looked up to see where the kick was, saw it was shallow and started retreating.
I’m actually pleasantly surprised how well the Bok players knew the law and adapted on the fly. Am has to be one of the smartest players we’ve ever had.
Glad we didn’t lose the match due to that call, but still annoyed that we got shafted by the TMO yet again.
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 11:06 am
by Cartman
Kwagga looks like he put on some bulk
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 11:51 am
by Slick
Am is a tremendous rugby player, very intelligent, always seems to pick the right option, amazing range and subtlety of passing
