France vs Springboks
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Boks can just find a way, can't they? It is impressive. Against us, they pulled out their power scrum, against France, they just went to their driving maul. Prod and probe until an opposition's weakness is exposed. Respect.
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@Young-Hamiltons said in France vs Springboks:
The boks are well coached snd all of them know the hameplan.
It's hametime!
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Last night test is up there with the Wellington one.
AE switching between forwards and backs is another Rassie master stroke . The Bulls fatties also were outstanding in the second half.
SFM again MOTM performance. He make things happen even from 15 and the main reason for the Springboks improvement since winning the WC.
Hard to get to sleep last night after this test.
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@OomPB said in France vs Springboks:
Last night test is up there with the Wellington one.
AE switching between forwards and backs is another Rassie master stroke . The Bulls fatties also were outstanding in the second half.
SFM again MOTM performance. He make things happen even from 15 and the main reason for the Springboks improvement since winning the WC.
Hard to get to sleep last night after this test.
Based off an Eddie Jones idea supposedly.
Earl, Esterhuizen and what hybrid players tell us about the future of rugby
As versatility and power-packed benches continue to define international rugby, could the sport become even more position-less in the future?
Depending on how long Ardie continues to play I think NZ need to get him or Sititi to cover 12 ( if its the latter pairing with Leicester Fainga’anuku then Tony Johnson will have kittens in the commentary box )
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@MN5 said in France vs Springboks:
@OomPB said in France vs Springboks:
Last night test is up there with the Wellington one.
AE switching between forwards and backs is another Rassie master stroke . The Bulls fatties also were outstanding in the second half.
SFM again MOTM performance. He make things happen even from 15 and the main reason for the Springboks improvement since winning the WC.
Hard to get to sleep last night after this test.
Based off an Eddie Jones idea supposedly.
Earl, Esterhuizen and what hybrid players tell us about the future of rugby
As versatility and power-packed benches continue to define international rugby, could the sport become even more position-less in the future?
Depending on how long Ardie continues to play I think NZ need to get him or Sititi to cover 12 ( if its the latter pairing with Leicester Fainga’anuku then Tony Johnson will have kittens in the commentary box )
or LF into the loosies...
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@nostrildamus said in France vs Springboks:
@MN5 said in France vs Springboks:
@OomPB said in France vs Springboks:
Last night test is up there with the Wellington one.
AE switching between forwards and backs is another Rassie master stroke . The Bulls fatties also were outstanding in the second half.
SFM again MOTM performance. He make things happen even from 15 and the main reason for the Springboks improvement since winning the WC.
Hard to get to sleep last night after this test.
Based off an Eddie Jones idea supposedly.
Earl, Esterhuizen and what hybrid players tell us about the future of rugby
As versatility and power-packed benches continue to define international rugby, could the sport become even more position-less in the future?
Depending on how long Ardie continues to play I think NZ need to get him or Sititi to cover 12 ( if its the latter pairing with Leicester Fainga’anuku then Tony Johnson will have kittens in the commentary box )
or LF into the loosies...
The possibilities are limitless. They could swap from scrum to scrum and lineout to lineout. Endless fun.
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Just seen the red card...not sure what to think about that.
Obviously no HIA is an absolute joke, but no mitigation with Ramos on his knees? Sure the Saffa used no arms, but I reckon if the 9 is near full height that would not have even attracted a penalty.
Are we in for another to be rescinded?
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@taniwharugby What exactly happened that it wasn't only a 20 minute card? Was it ruled to be sufficiently dangerous or especially foul play, or does France not have 20 minute reds?
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@taniwharugby I still try to figure out what Lood was thinking? Ramos throw the ball to him and maybe he blinked his eyes at that moment.
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@Tim I think even with a 20 min red, there is still the option of a straight red.
Lood def looked to have lined him up, but given how low Ramos was, that is a huge amount of mitigation not considered.
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@taniwharugby From a replay it was clear that Gardiner ruled it as worthy of a full game red due to severity of the incident. Will be interesting to see how judiciary panel reviews it.
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@MN5 said in France vs Springboks:
@nostrildamus said in France vs Springboks:
@MN5 said in France vs Springboks:
@OomPB said in France vs Springboks:
Last night test is up there with the Wellington one.
AE switching between forwards and backs is another Rassie master stroke . The Bulls fatties also were outstanding in the second half.
SFM again MOTM performance. He make things happen even from 15 and the main reason for the Springboks improvement since winning the WC.
Hard to get to sleep last night after this test.
Based off an Eddie Jones idea supposedly.
Earl, Esterhuizen and what hybrid players tell us about the future of rugby
As versatility and power-packed benches continue to define international rugby, could the sport become even more position-less in the future?
Depending on how long Ardie continues to play I think NZ need to get him or Sititi to cover 12 ( if its the latter pairing with Leicester Fainga’anuku then Tony Johnson will have kittens in the commentary box )
or LF into the loosies...
The possibilities are limitless. They could swap from scrum to scrum and lineout to lineout. Endless fun.
you do know Leicester was also tried in the forwards in Europe?
TBH , that isn't one of our glaring weaknesses that a part-timer with a serious hairdo can fix. -
@nostrildamus said in France vs Springboks:
@MN5 said in France vs Springboks:
@nostrildamus said in France vs Springboks:
@MN5 said in France vs Springboks:
@OomPB said in France vs Springboks:
Last night test is up there with the Wellington one.
AE switching between forwards and backs is another Rassie master stroke . The Bulls fatties also were outstanding in the second half.
SFM again MOTM performance. He make things happen even from 15 and the main reason for the Springboks improvement since winning the WC.
Hard to get to sleep last night after this test.
Based off an Eddie Jones idea supposedly.
Earl, Esterhuizen and what hybrid players tell us about the future of rugby
As versatility and power-packed benches continue to define international rugby, could the sport become even more position-less in the future?
Depending on how long Ardie continues to play I think NZ need to get him or Sititi to cover 12 ( if its the latter pairing with Leicester Fainga’anuku then Tony Johnson will have kittens in the commentary box )
or LF into the loosies...
The possibilities are limitless. They could swap from scrum to scrum and lineout to lineout. Endless fun.
you do know Leicester was also tried in the forwards in Europe?
TBH , that isn't one of our glaring weaknesses that a part-timer with a serious hairdo can fix.In typical fashion the Scots were the first to come up with this stroke of genius.
They might struggle to beat the All Blacks but they can't be beat when it comes to innovation
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I don’t see how it could’ve been anything else but a RC.
France got way too loose at times instead of being a bit more patient with the mountain of ball they had. Boks gave them plenty of opportunities too as they kicked a lot of ball away and I thought their defence was a little porous at times.
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@ACT-Crusader said in France vs Springboks:
I don’t see how it could’ve been anything else but a RC.
France got way too loose at times instead of being a bit more patient with the mountain of ball they had. Boks gave them plenty of opportunities too as they kicked a lot of ball away and I thought their defence was a little porous at times.
Their defence? Boks or the French?
What really impresses me about the Boks isn't their lack of mistakes but their ability to solve them by the next game. They do seem to have pressure points but it will take a clever coach and team to keep hitting them there.
