RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool B)

NTA

@MiketheSnow said in RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool :

@NTA said in RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool :

@MiketheSnow said in RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool :

How did Kolbe get away with that?

The high tackle?

Yep. That put the Italian in to touch

I know the one.

Apply the Piers Francis rule.

TeWaio

@Bones said in RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool :

@TeWaio said in RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool :

@MiketheSnow said in RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool :

Both should have gone

17 looks the more guilty party than 1. No idea why Wayno had to consult the others refs, it happened right in front of him after the whistle at a range of about 2m. Then he only got half the decision right. Clown.

Huh? Wouldn't you wanna check you're getting it right with something like that? I know I would. Sometimes others or the camera see something different...

Yeah, I guess. But then he still made a hash of it, with zero sanction to #17.

TeWaio

Maggie Alphonsi is an excellent pundit

Billy Webb

Happy with that.
Hardly champagne rugby but the Boks did what they needed to do. And convincingly.
Pity about the uncontested scrums.

mofitzy_

Kolbe would be a big loss. Silly to keep him on so long and silly for him to not pass earlier.

Billy Webb

@mofitzy_ said in RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool :

Kolbe would be a big loss. Silly to keep him on so long and silly for him to not pass earlier.

6-2 replacement split. No-one to replace him left on the bench.
Hope he's ok. He was a star.

Stargazer

Can someone remind me how they ended up with uncontested scrums? There were two props (1 and 17) until the red card. I had no sound at the time, so missed the explanation.

Billy Webb

@Stargazer said in RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool :

Can someone remind me how they ended up with uncontested scrums? There were two props (1 and 17) until the red card. I had no sound at the time, so missed the explanation.

Both their TH's got dinged.

Stargazer

@Billy-Webb So you need one LH and one TH to have contested scrums? Two LH's isn't enough (one playing out of position)?

mofitzy_

@Billy-Webb said in RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool :

@mofitzy_ said in RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool :

Kolbe would be a big loss. Silly to keep him on so long and silly for him to not pass earlier.

6-2 replacement split. No-one to replace him left on the bench.
Hope he's ok. He was a star.

Fair, though you'd have to wonder whether it would be worth chucking a quicker forward to the wing once it was in the bag.

TeWaio

@mofitzy_ said in RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool :

@Billy-Webb said in RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool :

@mofitzy_ said in RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool :

Kolbe would be a big loss. Silly to keep him on so long and silly for him to not pass earlier.

6-2 replacement split. No-one to replace him left on the bench.
Hope he's ok. He was a star.

Fair, though you'd have to wonder whether it would be worth chucking a quicker forward to the wing once it was in the bag.

Beast on the wing would've been fun. Or Marx.

Bones

@Stargazer said in RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool :

@Billy-Webb So you need one LH and one TH to have contested scrums? Two LH's isn't enough (one playing out of position)?

Correct. Hence why teams have to have a dedicated replacement for both sides for a few years now...

Billy Webb

Sounds like Kolbe is ok - so that's a relief.

Billy Webb

@pakman said in RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool :

Play small fellas and keep ball in play. Bok gym bunnies will expire after 50 minutes?

Thought the gym bunnies actually looked pretty good fitness-wise
Probably one of the fitter Bok sides we've had for a while.

The Italians looked knackered.
Easy 50 points waiting for the All Blacks B-team.

Billy Webb

@MiketheSnow said in RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool :

DVM could have died

It takes a lot more than that to damage Thormeulen.

And besides - he's not Irish

mofitzy_

@Billy-Webb
Speaking of, Parisse just overtook BOD on caps, to become the NH most-capped player at 142. McCaw is on 148 so Parisse could end up the most capped player of all time if he stays fit.

Billy Webb

@mofitzy_ said in RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool :

@Billy-Webb
Speaking of, Parisse just overtook BOD on caps, to become the NH most-capped player at 142. McCaw is on 148 so Parisse could end up the most capped player of all time if he stays fit.

And stops getting out-jumped for the high ball by a 5-foot-nothing winger

But congrats to him. Awesome longevity in a collision sport.

Billy Tell

Another joke decision: that was 2 RCs all day long.

I hope they get the book thrown at them.

mofitzy_

@Billy-Tell
Will they have any props left?

Billy Tell

@mofitzy_ said in RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool :

@Billy-Tell
Will they have any props left?

Good point. Not sure if allowed to replace banned props?? Could be golden oldies for us?

The Silver Fern

RWC: South Africa v Italy (Pool B)