Boks vs Wallabies 2
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Will be interesting to see how the boks respond, was it a one off bad day or are there cracks appearing ?
while I think they have clearly been number 1 based on results I believe the gap between them and the chasing pack in ability has been closer than many bok supporters think and it will only take small margins of change for there to be no gap , just my opinion. -
@barbarian said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
That's always my favourite theory after any loss. The most comforting thing as a fan to think 'well it's clearly because we worked TOO hard before the game, with an eye to the bigger games to come'.
Yeah it'd be pretty hard to believe the springboks were focusing on the number 2 ranked team and not peaking for the 57th ranked team.
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The Boks have been overrated for ages. Not saying they aren't one of the top teams, but they've never been "ahead of the pack", they have been very much in the pack since before the RWC. Their RWC win was reliant on us missing two very kickable penalties, despite playing 15 v 14 for the majority of the match. A team that was so far ahead of the pack would have won that game comfortably with the 1 man advantage.
I think this match is going to be close as hell. The Aussies are full of confidence, they were excellent against the best of the North and probably deserved to win that series, and after last weekends win they have nothing to lose. The Boks on the other hand have to try to revert to type as they got exposed badly, which doesn't tend to lead to them blowing teams off the park. And if Aus are still in the game with 15 to go... she's all on.
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@booboo said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
@MiketheSnow said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
really ropey refereeing
Please explain?
Blatant in from the side to clean out the ruck for Oz first try
Forward pass for Wilson try
SA hot on attack, Oz turnover the ball, forward pass from JOC about 10 yards from his own line puts Wright away which results in a 5m lineout
Sliding doors I know but that’s where the momentum really shifted
Oz scored soon after
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@MiketheSnow said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
@booboo said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
@MiketheSnow said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
really ropey refereeing
Please explain?
Blatant in from the side to clean out the ruck for Oz first try
Forward pass for Wilson try
SA hot on attack, Oz turnover the ball, forward pass from JOC about 10 yards from his own line puts Wright away which results in a 5m lineout
Sliding doors I know but that’s where the momentum really shifted
Oz scored soon after
And no questionable decisions in South Africa's favour?
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@booboo said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
@MiketheSnow said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
@booboo said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
@MiketheSnow said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
really ropey refereeing
Please explain?
Blatant in from the side to clean out the ruck for Oz first try
Forward pass for Wilson try
SA hot on attack, Oz turnover the ball, forward pass from JOC about 10 yards from his own line puts Wright away which results in a 5m lineout
Sliding doors I know but that’s where the momentum really shifted
Oz scored soon after
And no questionable decisions in South Africa's favour?
Plenty, but not as impactful as those
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Wallabies skipper Wilson out; flyer set for debut
Wallabies skipper Harry Wilson will not face the Springboks in Cape Town, but Brumbies flyer Corey Toole is finally set to be rewarded for successive seasons of strong Super Rugby form.
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@booboo said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
@MiketheSnow said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
@booboo said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
@MiketheSnow said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
really ropey refereeing
Please explain?
Blatant in from the side to clean out the ruck for Oz first try
Forward pass for Wilson try
SA hot on attack, Oz turnover the ball, forward pass from JOC about 10 yards from his own line puts Wright away which results in a 5m lineout
Sliding doors I know but that’s where the momentum really shifted
Oz scored soon after
And no questionable decisions in South Africa's favour?
I don’t think BOK reffed offside properly in first 20. It seems that at some point he got the call to check Boks creeping at ruck time. After a couple of such penalties their rush was markedly less effective.
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@pakman said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
@booboo said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
@MiketheSnow said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
@booboo said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
@MiketheSnow said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
really ropey refereeing
Please explain?
Blatant in from the side to clean out the ruck for Oz first try
Forward pass for Wilson try
SA hot on attack, Oz turnover the ball, forward pass from JOC about 10 yards from his own line puts Wright away which results in a 5m lineout
Sliding doors I know but that’s where the momentum really shifted
Oz scored soon after
And no questionable decisions in South Africa's favour?
I don’t think BOK reffed offside properly in first 20. It seems that at some point he got the call to check Boks creeping at ruck time. After a couple of such penalties their rush was markedly less effective.
Ropey ...
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@NTA in presser Joe said easier to integrate Toole as starter.
No Gleeson, instead NCDC.
Lack of locking horsepower to me makes scrum vulnerable.
But maybe Joe is banking on routing Boks lineout.
If maul defence holds up will be interesting..
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@pakman said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
Wobblies will regret leaving LSL out.
What is his perceived weakness? Inaccuracy? Core functions? From the outside looking in he's the sort of starting or bench forward who'd relish meeting the boks fire for fire...
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@nostrildamus He’s a good no. 2 to come on after WILL. Maybe Schmidt’s team don’t rate his lineout work?
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@pakman said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
@nostrildamus He’s a good no. 2 to come on after WILL. Maybe Schmidt’s team don’t rate his lineout work?
LSL can be a penalty magnet.
Williams better at lineout as you indicated
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The Wallabies defensive lineout was excellent last weekend. I think that will be a real focus again.
I’m not sold on LSL but there is something to work with that could turn out to be a decent test player.
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Until the mid-week Lions games, LSL had largely been a passenger. A big body whose impact was minimal. Think he could add something if he can consistently replicate the form he showed in those matches but one swallow doesn't make a season so can see why Schmidt hasn't rushed him into the team.
