All Blacks vs Boks

[Donsteppa]

Italy in disguise?

That's a freakish scoreline against the Boks. Especially on season form from both teams

[Virgil]

[nostrildamus]

Taylor has been quite impressive as an AB, setting some standard for Dan Coles, one could argue.

[kev]

@Mokey The Springboks looked like Auckland Rugby tonight. All power without game plan and skills for modern game.

[Tim]

Holy shit, never would have dreamed of that.

An absolute, dead-set hiding.

[Mokey]

Holy shit. 57-0. That is an arse fucking and a half. I actually feel really sorry for the Boks captain who has to speak now. What do you say?

[nostrildamus]

When do the Boks play Japan next? Hope they are prepared.

[Stargazer]

The gap between Coles and Taylor has well and truly closed; there's not much between them anymore. It's the question who comes next that gives reason to worry.

[nostrildamus]

@nostrildamus to be fair the Boks are missing some quality players, but not, I would have thought, that many. What a miserable game for them.

[Derm McCrum]

Wow! Suddenly the 60-0 loss in the third test 2012 doesn't look so bad.

That was the most one-sided, minnow-like, arse thrashing I've seen in a while.

Congrats New Zealand.

[Virgil]

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Boks:

@nostrildamus to be fair the Boks are missing some quality players, but not, I would have thought, that many. What a miserable game for them.

Moody, Franks, Ben Smith, Dagg

[Kruse]

@Mokey said in All Blacks vs Boks:

Holy shit. 57-0. That is an arse fucking and a half. I actually feel really sorry for the Boks captain who has to speak now. What do you say?

I'm not sure I can ever feel sorry for Etzebeth - one of my favourite points in that game was the shot of him sitting in the sheds at halftime... his face could be put on a poster labelled "Despondency".
I'm curious as to how the coach talks about that game though...

[nostrildamus]

@Virgil nope, even they could not save the Boks
But yup we always look better with Smith, and Moody has become a very very good AB. Hope Franks comes back with a vengeance.

[Gunner]

@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs Boks:

The gap between Coles and Taylor has well and truly closed; it's the question who comes next that gives reason to worry.

That Aumua (sp?) fulla from Wellington goes ok.
And how often are we worried about depth, when almost out of nowhere some freakish player arrives in Black making us all question what we were worried about...

[dingo]

ABs developing a bit of experience in their depth this year. Front row in particular with back-ups to the first choice front row looking like test quality players. In the second row, SB starting a big match instead of BBBR or SW wouldn't be ideal but wouldn't cause a national melt down either.

[Rancid Schnitzel]

@kev said in All Blacks vs Boks:

@Mokey The Springboks looked like Auckland Rugby tonight. All power without game plan and skills for modern game.

Yep. From the start they were looking to just power it up the guts. Can't do that for 80 against the ABs. But their set piece was a shambles as well.

SA have the players to play some amazing expansive rugby. The speed available is something to behold. But they seem to be stuck in this ancient mindset. Sometimes at home they come out of their shell and let it rip, but then crawl back under. So much squandered potential.

[nostrildamus]

@Gunner yes I recall we were worried about hooker when Coles rocked up, then said there was no one good enough to deputize for him..

[Mokey]

Ok, that was a bit shit from the Boks captain. Not one word about the ABs, even congrats??

[Tordah]

That second half was far more enjoyable, the overall quality of the game was far better, especially by the ABs (of course). That second half was the best I've seen the ABs play since sometime in 2016 (before the French test, which was when it started to go a bit downhill IMO). Nice to see the reserves make such a positive impact after the clusterfuck in Sydney

[nostrildamus]

Does Matfield have a son?