RWC Final: England v Springboks

sparky

South Africa's name engraved on the cup.

NTA

@Kirwan said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Biggest final win?

Think us against Frogs 35-12 in 99?

But that is under threat

kiwiinmelb

Before the wc , I thought it was between us and the boks except I thought it would be the team that won the pool

chimoaus

Well done Rassie and the Boks, showed us all how it’s done. You start up front and win that battle first.

Kirwan

@Toddy said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Has Will_G popped in yet.

He wasn’t a dick when he did, let’s not be dicks for someone else’s win.

No Quarter

@kiwiinmelb said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Before the wc , I thought it was between us and the boks except I thought it would be the team that won the pool

Ireland really threw a spanner in the works for us there

geebee

we beat them,i don't view them as world champs.

sparky

@geebee said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

we beat them,i don't view them as world champs.

Rubbish. They won the games that counted. Worth world champions.

Kirwan

Goes to show back to back performances are tough. We couldn’t back up our Irish win, and England had the same problem

Toddy

@geebee I'm sure the Boks won't sleep because of that

NTA

@geebee said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

we beat them,i don't view them as world champs.

Dick statement

Kirwan

@geebee said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

we beat them,i don't view them as world champs.

Pathetic and wrong.

Billy Tell

That is a great comeback. Proper coach proper selection and SA back at the summit.

Cyclops

First time we've had a RWC champion that lost a pool game. Not that that's relevant, but doubtless to pop up in pub quizzes and the like.

I guess we can put that into the moral victory cabinet though (along with the 2010 soccer world cup, only unbeaten team trophy).

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I'm so sad. Better team won then.
The whole game lacked sexiness.

Kirwan

Quite a turnaround from 57-0 a few years ago

NTA

First nation to win after losing a pool game. So that hooodoo is broken.

Boks built into the tournament after that first tough loss to the ABs.

Good on them

Disgusted of TW

Boks fully deserve this on the day. Clear simple plan, well executed, awesome defense and dominant scrummaging. Coupled with some bad luck (subjective view) and a few poor performances (objective view) for England, it was a comprehensive victory. Well done Boks!

kiwiinmelb

@Kirwan said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Goes to show back to back performances are tough. We couldn’t back up our Irish win, and England had the same problem

I think having an easy quarter and possibly semi is a massive help

chimoaus

@RLx31 said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

I'm so sad. Better team won then.
The whole game lacked sexiness.

SA tries were pure old fashioned porn to me.

The Silver Fern

RWC Final: England v Springboks