RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks

[ACT Crusader]

This disappointing thing is that for some reason this Boks side are reffed so differently to every other team in the world.

We saw it in the France game and then we saw it again tonight.

[Stag]

@rustycruiser I don’t say it much, but that was 14 v 16, and we still should have won. Barnes wasn’t biased, he was just bad, and I backed him as the ref when he was appointed.

[Donsteppa]

Inconsistent cards, disallowed try, and missed goal kicks. Such narrow margins at this level.

Congratulations to the Springboks.

[chimoaus]

Boks won their last three games by 1 point.

[Bones]

Gutted for the retirees. Wayne bottled it and rewound the clock 16 years.

Scooter and Ardie are fucking phenomenal players.

Fuck you for getting my hopes up Foster

[The Irishman]

Hard luck AB's. Only one team playing rugby out there tonight. SA awful to watch. Barnes didn't help you guys either.

[Tim]

Fuck that shit. NZ could have won that if we believed in the better players

Taukeihaho and Papalii.

[kiwiinmelb]

@His-Bobness said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

If that’s what winning rugby is deemed to be, the game is fucked. Not interested. One team plays the rugby. The other team plays spoiler.

I sometimes wonder if we have it wrong ,

We have this theory on how it should be played,

No one seems to agree with us

[KiwiMurph]

Congrats Boks fans. Deserved winners.

Heroic effort by ABs.

Goal kicking cost us

[mariner4life]

Well. Shit.

Congratulations South Africa. And well fucking done PSDT on as good a game as you can have

[Stargazer]

Thanks Brodie, Sam W, Nuggy, BB, Richie Mo', Coles, Frizzel, Nepo, big Leicester for your services; you didn't get the sent-off we all wanted you to have, but thank you! One or two of you may still be back, so hopefully laters!

[Frank]

Bugger

[rustycruiser]

@Stag said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

@rustycruiser I don’t say it much, but that was 14 v 16, and we still should have won. Barnes want biased, he was jut bad, and I backed him as the ref when he was appointed.

My reply would be the one try was from a ball that went forward. But the cards and the reviews were shit

[sparky]

Why was Sam Cane sent off but not Kolisi?

[mariner4life]

Hugely proud of that effort. Forwards huge. We played so much good rugby. Just couldn't get the points. Missed kicks a killer

[His Bobness]

A prescient article by a South African academic. https://theconversation.com/a-red-card-could-ruin-the-rugby-world-cup-final-the-game-needs-fairer-safer-rulings-on-the-field-216419?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0h1TKspwzDIpXV-agbNVTTQGmJqc1GfSsO8dztK3_Q52jxQpnN9GYdykM_aem_AbbOn1awCoUK7zaG45jFlAIz_iRaFu1SY_dE2Oq0Y0q8PHzZgi5hq9T3PF8jKkCoTqU#Echobox=1698383818

[Dodge]

Amazing effort from NZ - I forgot you were down to 14 for most of the game, better side, just too many inaccuracies. South Africa win three games in a row by living solely off opposition mistakes.

[mariner4life]

Is that the easiest MoTM ever?

I guess if we win maybe Ardie

[Machpants]

@sparky said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

Why was Sam Cane sent off but not Kolisi?

Because Ardie was dropping.

Great to hear all the commentators applauding our losing effort. Aura dies a bit again

[ACT Crusader]

Feels worst than 95.

Proud of the team. Scooter, Retallick, Ardie and the front row were outstanding.