NPR

Sunday 17 Sept 15h00 kick off

Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux

The Springboks had Monday off to rest and recover from the physical encounter against Scotland and will begin their on-field preparations for the match against Romania in Bordeaux on Tuesday.

Nice timing to give the big boys a rest and let the dirt trackers stretch their legs.

Thanks for showing Romania some respect by starting a match thread Oom.

So Willemse at 10 and Grant on the wing.

They are really vokking with a decent team that could be.
Faf on the bench so Grant will stay at wing.

I really can't understand why they don't just get Pollard in tbh.

15 – Willie le Roux (Vodacom Bulls) – 88 caps, 65 pts (13t)
14 – Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 6 caps, 0 points
13 – Canan Moodie (Vodacom Bulls) – 8 caps, 20 pts (4t)
12 – Andre Esterhuizen (Harlequins) – 14 caps, 0 pts
11 – Makazole Mapimpi (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 39 caps, 115 pts (23t)
10 – Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 34 caps, 41 pts (3t, 4c, 4pg, 2dg)
9 – Cobus Reinach (Montpellier) – 27 caps, 45 pts (9t)

8 – Duane Vermeulen (SA Rugby) – 71 caps, 15 pts (3t)
7 – Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 34 caps, 30 pts (6t)
6 – Marco van Staden (Vodacom Bulls) – 15 caps, 0 points
5 – Marvin Orie (DHL Stormers) – 14 caps, 0 pts
4 – Jean Kleyn (Munster) – 4 caps, 0 pts (Ireland 5 caps)
3 – Vincent Koch (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 46 caps, 0 pts
2 – Bongi Mbonambi (captain, Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 63 caps, 65 points (13t)
1 – Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 22 caps, 0 points

Replacements:
16 – Deon Fourie (DHL Stormers) – 7 caps, 0 pts
17 – Steven Kitshoff (Ulster) – 77 caps, 10 points (2t)
18 – Trevor Nyakane (Racing 92) – 63 caps, 5 points (1t)
19 – RG Snyman (Munster) – 29 caps, 5 points (1t)
20 – Jasper Wiese (Leicester Tigers) – 24 caps, 5 points (1t)
21 – Jaden Hendrikse (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 13 caps, 12 pts (2t, 1c)
22 – Faf de Klerk (Canon Eagles) – 50 caps, 46 points (5t, 3c, 5pg)
23 – Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) – 63 caps, 70 points (14t

Could be a cricket score

SaintK wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2023 5:20 pm Could be a cricket score

Not sure Romania is going to score that amount of points

Four scrumhalves

I like the team, gives the also rans a chance to shake off some rust. Wonder if my prediction of Faf will come true here.

average joe wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 5:33 am I like the team, gives the also rans a chance to shake off some rust. Wonder if my prediction of Faf will come true here.

Looks like it, he seems to be flyhalf cover here

assfly wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 5:17 am Four scrumhalves

Still a bigger set of backs than played against Scotland.

https://www.reuters.com/sports/south-af ... 023-09-14/

South Africa's World Cup title defence suffered a major blow on Thursday when hooker Malcolm Marx was ruled out for the remainder of the tournament with a long-term knee injury.

"Marx, who was not included in Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber’s matchday squad to face Romania in Bordeaux on Sunday, went down at training on Wednesday after having his knee caught in contact," the Springboks said in a statement.

"With the Springboks having the luxury of an enlarged 33-man squad in France for the international showpiece, and sufficient cover at hooker within the squad, he will not be replaced in the squad at this stage."

Coach Jacques Nienaber said that while the Springboks, who beat Scotland 18-3 in their Pool B opener, were now left with only one specialist hooker in the squad, other players could step into the role if needed.

Get Pollard in immediately

Chilli wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 6:28 am Thanks for showing Romania some respect by starting a match thread Oom.

Captain Oom has reviewed the Scotland match thread and decided to isolate us.

WaddleBoks only need a 4 try win here. On my reading of how pool order is decided (couldn't find anything official on World Rugby pages, I'm using Wiki), it's unlikely for points difference in pool matches to matter. Boks will either be level with the Scots on points (or have more points) and waddle through to the quarters, or there'll be a nightmare where the Scots have more points than the Boks and Ireland have beaten the Boks and have the same or more points which means the Boks waddling home.

"The ranking of teams in the pool stage was determined as follows:
Points obtained in all pool matches;
Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
Points difference in all pool matches;
Tries difference in all pool matches;
Number of points scored in all pool matches;
Number of tries scored in all pool matches;
Official World Rugby Rankings;"

Doesn't look like waddling extra hard for points difference in pool matches is going to matter? Looks like getting one point from the Irish match is what matters.

_Os_ wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 6:02 pm

Chilli wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 6:28 am Thanks for showing Romania some respect by starting a match thread Oom.

Captain Oom has reviewed the Scotland match thread and decided to isolate us.

Oom showed Romania huge disrespect.
Then Marx injured his knee.

I just hope that Oom's actions don't cost us the WC.

Chilli wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 8:16 pm

_Os_ wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 6:02 pm

Chilli wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 6:28 am Thanks for showing Romania some respect by starting a match thread Oom.

Captain Oom has reviewed the Scotland match thread and decided to isolate us.

Oom showed Romania huge disrespect.
Then Marx injured his knee.

I just hope that Oom's actions don't cost us the WC.

The swerm force me into it.

Fokken. Losing Marx is a huge blow to how we operate bomb squad rotation.

Bok Sunday it is. Pollard back with the Boks, time will tell if it's the right call.

Tbh. I am not very excited about the match. Will definitely watch it tho. The wife has set up a smart tv in the bar that operates on a TV stick. Still trying to puzzle it out . Missus set up IPTV as an app so can watch all the rugby from my seat behind the bar. That's the beauty of a much younger wife. It's definitely going to be a walk in the park so everyone is going to look good and ultimately we will learn absolutely nothing from it.
Now the Aussies vs Fiji match....thats the one I am looking forward to

Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2023 5:33 am Fokken. Losing Marx is a huge blow to how we operate bomb squad rotation.

Its going to look like fucking shit with the midget coming on as part of the bomb squad

Cartman wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 8:29 am

Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2023 5:33 am Fokken. Losing Marx is a huge blow to how we operate bomb squad rotation.

Its going to look like fucking shit with the midget coming on as part of the bomb squad

The midget that destroyed the Bulls twice?

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 10:06 am

Cartman wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 8:29 am

Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2023 5:33 am Fokken. Losing Marx is a huge blow to how we operate bomb squad rotation.

Its going to look like fucking shit with the midget coming on as part of the bomb squad

The midget that destroyed the Bulls twice?

Bulls are kak oom

Cartman wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 11:41 am

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 10:06 am

Cartman wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 8:29 am

Its going to look like fucking shit with the midget coming on as part of the bomb squad

The midget that destroyed the Bulls twice?

Bulls are kak oom

I am looking forward to Fourie. He was massive for the Stormers

Koch out injured.

Willie is a machine

2 points per minute....

Chilli wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 12:59 pm Koch out injured.

So who now, Lood or Am?

EnergiseR2 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:12 pm Blow it up ref. World record at risk unless Romania man up

What is the biggest score in a world cup? I know there have been some hundreds

Will a match like this be a positive hindrance in prep for next week?

sturginho wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:16 pm

EnergiseR2 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:12 pm Blow it up ref. World record at risk unless Romania man up

What is the biggest score in a world cup? I know there have been some hundreds

Was it NZ v Japan in 1995? 100 something to <10

boere wors wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:19 pm

sturginho wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:16 pm

EnergiseR2 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:12 pm Blow it up ref. World record at risk unless Romania man up

What is the biggest score in a world cup? I know there have been some hundreds

Was it NZ v Japan in 1995? 100 something to <10

Largest margins were Aus v Namibia and NZ v Japan (the game where Ellis scored more tries than the entire current English team).

boere wors wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:19 pm

sturginho wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:16 pm

EnergiseR2 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:12 pm Blow it up ref. World record at risk unless Romania man up

What is the biggest score in a world cup? I know there have been some hundreds

Was it NZ v Japan in 1995? 100 something to <10

NZ 145 - 16 Italy in ‘95 wasn’t it?

Edit, sorry, yes, Japan

Willie, Willie, willie

Slick wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:27 pm

boere wors wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:19 pm

sturginho wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:16 pm

What is the biggest score in a world cup? I know there have been some hundreds

Was it NZ v Japan in 1995? 100 something to <10

NZ 145 - 16 Italy in ‘95 wasn’t it?

Edit, sorry, yes, Japan

Poah, 145, couldnt remember it was that much

EnergiseR2 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:42 pm

boere wors wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:38 pm

Slick wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:27 pm

NZ 145 - 16 Italy in ‘95 wasn’t it?

Edit, sorry, yes, Japan

Poah, 145, couldnt remember it was that much

They were unbeatable until you poisoned them

That tackle shoild have been reviewed, replay showed direct contect to the head.

Chilli wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 12:59 pm Koch out injured.

Serious? Havent seen it. Who is backup tighthead that could be called up, thomas du toit?!