RWCR2 Romania vs Springboks

[average joe]

He’s also fearless.

I called him playing 10 back when they named 5 scrumhalf's. I think you were one of those who mocked me for it.

Nah, I mocked you for several other things that day.

I was sceptical of Rasnaber. Still am really, being super- experimental against Romania proves very little.

Rasnaber won a WC and a Lions series so far, our rugby looks better than it has in years. I don't know what more they need to do to convince you.

I watch rugby for the rugby. Like I told my wife after she asked the third time "why are you still watching this" when we were 33/0 "there's a lot more for me to take out of a match like this than just the win"

[Sandstorm]

I called him playing 10 back when they named 5 scrumhalf's. I think you were one of those who mocked me for it.

Nah, I mocked you for several other things that day.

I was sceptical of Rasnaber. Still am really, being super- experimental against Romania proves very little.

Rasnaber won a WC and a Lions series so far, our rugby looks better than it has in years. I don't know what more they need to do to convince you.

I watch rugby for the rugby. Like I told my wife after she asked the third time "why are you still watching this" when we were 33/0 "there's a lot more for me to take out of a match like this than just the win"

My wife wandered into the living room and said:”Boks must be doing well, you haven’t sworn at someone in almost an hour”

[OomStruisbaai]

My english juffrou asked us where we go on holiday. I said Romania home.

[Fonz]

The shining example of IRB/WR making the game global.

The US are better than this team. The system should be getting the best teams there

We are…today. At the time of qualifying, we weren’t. Believe me when I say I could bitch about WR all day, but this is just an unfortunate situation that I wouldn’t really put on them. Qualifying was only last year, so not much more to say than “shit happens” in terms of the state the Romanian team is presently in.

[Fonz]

The US are better than this team. The system should be getting the best teams there

We are…today. At the time of qualifying, we weren’t. Believe me when I say I could bitch about WR all day, but this is just an unfortunate situation that I wouldn’t really put on them. Qualifying was only last year, so not much more to say than “shit happens” in terms of the state the Romanian team is presently in.

You are being harsh Fonz. Chile just squeaked past the US and they have not made total twats of themselves. I watched the t2o matches as I sort of know one of the US players through the club and the US were very unlucky

My comment wasn’t really meant to be about how good or not we are, but rather about the fact that Romania has fallen hard since Andy Robinson bolted out the back door at the end of last year. Just two years ago they only lost by 7 to a pretty much first string Argentina in Bucharest, they beat Uruguay a few times, beat Tonga, lost to Georgia by just 3 points…this is all results from 2021 and 2022. For a Tier 2 team that’s a pretty commendable track record.