Boks v Wobblies I
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Eddie Jones: I inherited Rassie Erasmus' Springbok laptop, I couldn't believe my eyes
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Ellis Park at 2000m+ altitude can be tricky if you're not acclimatized.
I'm giving the Boks the advantage on Test 1 here. Not to say it's not going to be competitive. The Boks don't have a pressure kicker in their set up. If the Wallabies can keep it close, where kicks become result defining, then it could end badly for the Boks.
The long range weather forecast shows a slight possibility of rain too - which is a pity if it transpires. Both sides I feel would relish a Highveld encounter that encourages expansive play. -
@Billy-Webb the rain and wet conditions might help to keep it closer for the Wallabies. I think a forward oriented game is probably best for the Wallabies too.
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word is JOC to start at 10?
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@mariner4life said in Boks v Wobblies I:
word is JOC to start at 10?
Sounds like it, Drew Mitchell let it slip on the KOKO podcast last night. Apparently had been talking to him earlier in the day.
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If O'Connor gets to play, as rumoured, I'm stoked for him. I rate him as an amazing talent who for (fill in the blank reasons) never completely closed out his international potential.
At a visceral Bok supporter level - I hope we shut him down completely.
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@Billy-Webb said in Boks v Wobblies I:
(fill in the blank reasons)
Oh come on, we all know your reason is he chose his birth country over the grandparent rule.
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@Smuts said in Boks v Wobblies I:
@pakman said in Boks v Wobblies I:
Boks are beatable. Main strike weapon will be maul.
Imminently beatable. Main strike weapon is the maul and the scru…
Imminently beatable. Main strike weapons are the maul and the scrum and Arendse (5 tries in 2 tests against Oz), bugger
Imminently beatable. Amongst their arsenal are such diverse weapons as:
the maul and scrum
Arendse (5 from 2) and
Fassi and Moodie (each 1 from 1)Also shouldn’t forget the hot hand of Edwill van der Merwe (5 tries in 3 tests for the Boks) aaargh …
I’ll come in again [exit and immediate reentry]
Imminently beatable. Their ever-expanding arsenal is easily underestimated but contains such diverse weapons as:
the maul and scrum
The tryscoring threats of Arendse (5 from 2), Fassi and Moodie (each 1 from 1)
Along with the hot hand of Edwill van der Merwe (5 tries in 3 tests for the Boks)
To say nothing of two-time and current world player of the year PSDTBugger.
They are beatable if you can nullify their many and diverse threats.
*eminently
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@delicatessen said in Boks v Wobblies I:
@Smuts said in Boks v Wobblies I:
@pakman said in Boks v Wobblies I:
Boks are beatable. Main strike weapon will be maul.
Imminently beatable. Main strike weapon is the maul and the scru…
Imminently beatable. Main strike weapons are the maul and the scrum and Arendse (5 tries in 2 tests against Oz), bugger
Imminently beatable. Amongst their arsenal are such diverse weapons as:
the maul and scrum
Arendse (5 from 2) and
Fassi and Moodie (each 1 from 1)Also shouldn’t forget the hot hand of Edwill van der Merwe (5 tries in 3 tests for the Boks) aaargh …
I’ll come in again [exit and immediate reentry]
Imminently beatable. Their ever-expanding arsenal is easily underestimated but contains such diverse weapons as:
the maul and scrum
The tryscoring threats of Arendse (5 from 2), Fassi and Moodie (each 1 from 1)
Along with the hot hand of Edwill van der Merwe (5 tries in 3 tests for the Boks)
To say nothing of two-time and current world player of the year PSDTBugger.
They are beatable if you can nullify their many and diverse threats.
*eminently
As we get closer it will be imminently again.
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@delicatessen My bad. I realised I’d mistyped, but after @smuts had taken the bait so magnificently, there seemed little point in correcting!
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@KiwiMurph said in Boks v Wobblies I:
Supposedly SARU have buggered the pricing strategy for this one and there's gonna be a load of empty seats
It's about 100NZD for the cheapest tickets, from what I've seen. Which is criminal in SA.
