RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland

[game_film]

Simultaneously fascinating and joyless

[Kirwan]

@KiwiMurph said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:

It's Ireland's World Cup to lose.

I can't see us being clinical, smart or physical enough to beat them in a quarter.

Pressure is a funny thing, and Ireland are bigger chokers than even the French at world cups.

[Canes4life]

@KiwiMurph France are up there aswell if Du Pont is fit.

[Mattasaurus]

SA will simply not leave that many points on the field again this cup.... was it 9 , 12 points they missed from the tee today?

[stodders]

@Canes4life he won’t be

[KiwiMurph]

@Kirwan said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:

@KiwiMurph said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:

It's Ireland's World Cup to lose.

I can't see us being clinical, smart or physical enough to beat them in a quarter.

Pressure is a funny thing, and Ireland are bigger chokers than even the French at world cups.

Not this team under Farrell. I don't see it. I hope i'm wrong cos they are boring as batshit.

[stodders]

@Mattasaurus 11 I think (1 conv and 3 pens)

[junior]

@Kirwan said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:

I see the Boks winning the whole thing.

Not sure about who will win it, but definitely see these two teams playing again in the final - streets above the rest.

[Dan54]

I loved every minute of that game. Just the intensity and accuracy of those two teams was bloody great to see. I know there weren't many tries or anything, but just great rugby.

[sparky]

Ireland the team to beat in this competition IMHO.

[mencey]

Well deserved. The Boks need a kicker. Great game to watch thought.

[chimoaus]

@Dan54 said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:

I loved every minute of that game. Just the intensity and accuracy of those two teams was bloody great to see. I know there weren't many tries or anything, but just great rugby.

I hope BOK gets final if we not in it.

[Machpants]

Ireland better team, but both defences and ruck work amazing. Boks paying for rassie decision to not take a kicker, and only 2 hookers. Then replace hooker with kicker, and in this match had neither a spare hooker nor a kicker

[African Monkey]

@Kirwan Yeah I agree. We'll be underdogs no doubt and deservedly so, but they're definitely beatable. They got soundly beaten in most parts of the game, and was disappointed with their poor set piece for a side so highly rated.

[chimoaus]

It is very odd choice not to have a kicker behind a forward orientated game plan. It’s obvious to all these right games are won with the boot.

[Machpants]

First game without a card? Anyway showed everyone that you can be physical as fuck and not get a card. Accuracy and discipline

[kiwiinmelb]

With the inclusion of pollard boks will feel they have another gear to go to, not so sure they will be devastated with this result

[Billy Tell]

The bok 10 is a better player than pollard imo. But he can’t kick. Looks nervous every time.

[Dan54]

@chimoaus said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:

@Dan54 said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:

I loved every minute of that game. Just the intensity and accuracy of those two teams was bloody great to see. I know there weren't many tries or anything, but just great rugby.

I hope BOK gets final if we not in it.

I thought he showed what a good ref he was, by hardly really showing us he was there!

[taniwharugby]

@Mattasaurus said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:

BOK reffed very well - one of his best i think. (I genuinely feel an English or French ref would have made this a very different game)

Yeah you do get the feeling many NH refs want to find infringements, for all the shit the SH game.gets at present, at least BOK tried to keep it moving and not allow too much slowing down.