Wales v Springboks

[Mauss]

@Bones said in Wales v Springboks:

I haven't seen that movie

I wouldn't recommend it, it's very depressing.

[Bones]

@Mauss said in Wales v Springboks:

@Bones said in Wales v Springboks:

I haven't seen that movie

I wouldn't recommend it, it's very depressing.

Might cheer @MiketheSnow up.

[sparky]

Wales score to avoid a record home defeat.

The 2005 All Blacks' record stands!

[sparky]

Botham scored for Wales.

[sparky]

Wales 12 South Africa 45. But the gulf between these teams was a lot more than that.

[Bones]

Last try wins.

[pooler fan]

Boks never had to get out of 2nd gear.

[sparky]

If I was CEO of Wales Rugby, I'd be on the phone to a lot of NPC players without Super Rugby contracts seeing if they want to play for Wales in the Six Nations.

[sparky]

The Boks finish 2024 as they finished 2023. On top of the world. They set the standards and, at the moment, no one is catching them.

[W32]

Hugs all round from Siya. Thanks for a great year bokke

[pooler fan]

@sparky I can see another 6 Nations wooden spoon incoming but then Italy went about 8 years in a row in that spot & weren't relegated so it'd be a bit harsh

[Bones]

@pooler-fan said in Wales v Springboks:

@sparky I can see another 6 Nations wooden spoon incoming but then Italy went about 8 years in a row in that spot & weren't relegated so it'd be a bit harsh

It's time for Netherlands to get a chance.

[pooler fan]

@sparky are there any decent ones with Welsh heritage?
I'd definitely take a couple of south African monsters if they had a Welsh granny.
We just don't produce physical specimens unfortunately. Test matches are becoming more & more physical and if you lose that contest it's game over.

[pooler fan]

@Bones said in Wales v Springboks:

@pooler-fan said in Wales v Springboks:

@sparky I can see another 6 Nations wooden spoon incoming but then Italy went about 8 years in a row in that spot & weren't relegated so it'd be a bit harsh

It's time for Netherlands to get a chance.

[MN5]

@sparky said in Wales v Springboks:

Botham scored for Wales.

Onya Beefy

[nostrildamus]

@Mauss said in Wales v Springboks:

Am I the only one who is seeing Slobodan Milosevic at The Hague?

I didn't know the Hague allowed conjugal visits.

[MN5]

@pooler-fan said in Wales v Springboks:

@sparky are there any decent ones with Welsh heritage?
I'd definitely take a couple of south African monsters if they had a Welsh granny.
We just don't produce physical specimens unfortunately. Test matches are becoming more & more physical and if you lose that contest it's game over.

Well, you did in the backs a few years ago. North, Roberts, Cuthbert, Phillips etc were all absolute monsters for the positions they played.

[nostrildamus]

I wonder, has Wales seen a massive decrease in manual farm labour? Seems to be good background training for forwards.

[PN]

best part of the game was at scrum time where the Ref pinged the flank for a 4 man front row.

[Catogrande]

Commiserations to @MiketheSnow and @pooler-fan and all others from across the river. That must have been a tough watch.

Apart from the score, the big minus point was that a Bok second team (ish) didn’t have to get out of second gear and were coasting after 20 minutes. The gulf between the teams was huge.

There were some plus points though. Some individual performances, Morgan and Botham. Dyer when he had the chance too. But the most promising bit for me was the heart with which Wales continued to play right up to the whistle. To me that shows they are still playing for Gatland.