RWC QF: France v South Africa
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Not sure if this take by Nigel has already been posted?
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The Springboks bench made the difference except Faf who has been shocking. Fourie and Kwagga fight like dogs on defense and breakdowns, triple trouble with Vermeulen. Pollard but the real stars was our starting backline specially Libbok. He brought a new dimension to our attack. Hard luck to France, beating them in front of 80,000 mean the Springboks mean business.
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The Springboks bench made the difference except Faf who has been shocking. Fourie and Kwagga fight like dogs on defense and breakdowns, triple trouble with Vermeulen. Pollard but the real stars was our starting backline specially Libbok. He brought a new dimension to our attack. Hard luck to France, beating them in front of 80,000 mean the Springboks mean business.
@OomPB said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:
The Springboks bench made the difference except Faf who has been shocking. Fourie and Kwagga fight like dogs on defense and breakdowns, triple trouble with Vermeulen. Pollard but the real stars was our starting backline specially Libbok. He brought a new dimension to our attack. Hard luck to France, beating them in front of 80,000 mean the Springboks mean business.
What has happened to Faf? it was a clear drop in performance when he came on.
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@sparky said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:
Well, we will just have to deal with the Big Bad Boks ourselves then.
Hmmm I am picking England to accumulate points in multiples of three and meet us in the final and English press to go crazy about how it was the right thing to get rid of Eddy
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Easy to get caught up in the frenzy of the first half, but France needed a Cory Jane out there on the wing. That Dupont statue can wait.
@game_film he was a bit quiet, a few times early on he looked a bit shy on taking contact, built into it and got.into.some physical stuff but you do wonder if it was wise to play him so soon.
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Well, that game did no good whatsoever for my health.
First half was just crazy.
Second half so bloody intense.Well done Boks. Getting past that French team, in France, with their crowd support, is quite an achievement. Very proud.
And before anyone gets too far ahead of themselves, I really hope we focus exclusively on the semi against England for now. We saw what they managed to do in the semifinal at the last RWC. Best the Boks are on their toes.
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Kolbe is just a magician. DDA and Kriel also great game. what a weekend of rugby.
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DDA gets a bit of grief on here but i think he's fantastic. He gave the Irish midfield kittens, he was huge today as well. That try was good fucking work.
Jodie Barrett is effectively lanky DDA and yet he's loved. -
DDA gets a bit of grief on here but i think he's fantastic. He gave the Irish midfield kittens, he was huge today as well. That try was good fucking work.
Jodie Barrett is effectively lanky DDA and yet he's loved.@mariner4life said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:
DDA gets a bit of grief on here but i think he's fantastic. He gave the Irish midfield kittens, he was huge today as well. That try was good fucking work.
Jodie Barrett is effectively lanky DDA and yet he's loved.Even the Saffas used to give DDA shit. Although not so much now I assume.
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@OomPB said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:
The Springboks bench made the difference except Faf who has been shocking. Fourie and Kwagga fight like dogs on defense and breakdowns, triple trouble with Vermeulen. Pollard but the real stars was our starting backline specially Libbok. He brought a new dimension to our attack. Hard luck to France, beating them in front of 80,000 mean the Springboks mean business.
What has happened to Faf? it was a clear drop in performance when he came on.
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@OomPB said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:
Oh and the ref has been great.
A BOK supporter happy with the ref, that is high praise indeed. I assume you will have him next week as well.
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@chimoaus and a Waikato/Chiefs supporter.:astonished_face:
He allow the game to flow. Ruck more of a battle. The NH refs is much more strict and technical at ruck time.
The replacement for Marx (Fourie) is a specialist poacher.
@OomPB said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:
@chimoaus and a Waikato/Chiefs supporter.:astonished_face:
He allow the game to flow. Ruck more of a battle. The NH refs is much more strict and technical at ruck time.
The replacement for Marx (Fourie) is a specialist poacher.
like for like then!
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@OomPB said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:
Oh and the ref has been great.
Yup I was cheering France and BOK was fine. The French choked, they didn't have calmness at all- especially under pressure. Kwagga was a game-changer
@Machpants said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:
@OomPB said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:
Oh and the ref has been great.
Yup I was cheering France and BOK was fine. The French choked, they didn't have calmness at all- especially under pressure. Kwagga was a game-changer
Kwagga cracks me up- he looks like the Boks were a man short for the match so they just grabbed some oke off his farm on the way to the ground. No emotion, just rips in and gets shit done.
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@mariner4life said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:
DDA gets a bit of grief on here but i think he's fantastic. He gave the Irish midfield kittens, he was huge today as well. That try was good fucking work.
Jodie Barrett is effectively lanky DDA and yet he's loved.Even the Saffas used to give DDA shit. Although not so much now I assume.
@Nepia said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:
@mariner4life said in RWC QF: France v South Africa:
DDA gets a bit of grief on here but i think he's fantastic. He gave the Irish midfield kittens, he was huge today as well. That try was good fucking work.
Jodie Barrett is effectively lanky DDA and yet he's loved.Even the Saffas used to give DDA shit. Although not so much now I assume.
Why ? He’s surely been one of if not the best 12 in the world for years.
