RWC Week 2: Springboks v Romania

[Duluth]

Poll closes automatically at kickoff

All RWC voting is being counted in a half arsed tipping competition.

1 point for correct result, 3 points for a correct result and margin. No points for a draw

[SidBarret]

Voted before the Springbok team is announced, but think it will be under 50 (maybe way under) due to the team selection. I expect a pretty goofy looking Springbok side with Fourie at hooker, two opensides, Hendrikse at 10, maybe Williams on the wing.

[Daffy Jaffy]

4 Halfbacks in the 23!

[Smuts]

Hahahaha. Did those mad bastards really put out a team with 4 ruck rats and no 1st five?

[stodders]

@Smuts really good strength in depth and giving time to AE and CM to forge a midfield partnership in case of injuries.

Forget that Mapimpi is still about. Really good test match player.

Hopefully Reinach has a good game to put some pressure on Faf.

You’ve got a front 4 and a back 4 playing up front. Should be more than enough to provide a platform for what looks like an electric back line.

[stodders]

@Smuts you will be playing your own dual pivot. Let’s see how your version fares.

[Smuts]

@stodders said in RWC Week 2: Springboks v Romania:

@Smuts really good strength in depth and giving time to AE and CM to forge a midfield partnership in case of injuries.

Forget that Mapimpi is still about. Really good test match player.

Hopefully Reinach has a good game to put some pressure on Faf.

You’ve got a front 4 and a back 4 playing up front. Should be more than enough to provide a platform for what looks like an electric back line.

Yeah, pretty good team. As @SidBarret said above, there were always going to be some stretch selections in this game.

Just a delicate shouldered nudge to the punditry’s blather about selecting four scrummies in the squad.

[stodders]

And forget about the bench split (surely Rasnaber should have gone 8-0 just as a big FU), has a team ever named 4 scrum halves in a match day 23 before?

[stodders]

Hearing Marx pulled up injured today at training. Gone off for scans (never sounds good). Any Bok fans with any insight?

[booboo]

@Smuts said in RWC Week 2: Springboks v Romania:

ruck rats

Never heard the term.

Love it.

[Smuts]

@booboo said in RWC Week 2: Springboks v Romania:

@Smuts said in RWC Week 2: Springboks v Romania:

ruck rats

Never heard the term.

Love it.

Courtesy of the Specimen - terror of the Vancouver Island third division in the late 90s.

[MN5]

Esterhuizen gave Jordie a tough time last up.

Any chance he’ll sneak into the top team ahead of De Allende ?

[taniwharugby]

didnt see this posted elsewhere

https://www.news24.com/sport/rugby/worldcup/bok-injury-list-grows-as-hooker-malcolm-marx-pulls-up-lame-20230913

[stodders]

https://x.com/jaredwright17/status/1702227513794056380?s=46&t=Xyr9rqvpyxuZ6mu4OxMcYA

[stodders]

Tweet above says:

“Unconfirmed but strong rumour is that Malcolm Marx’s #RWC2023 is over.

The Springboks hooker has reportedly torn his ACL. #RSA”

[stodders]

[stodders]

Massive news. Best hooker in the world right now for me.

[taniwharugby]

Poor bugger

[Machpants]

Even neinberassie realised he must start

[booboo]

Bummer for Malcolm.

But every team has to deal with injuries.