RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2)
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The Welsh backs have to play a hell of a lot better than they did against France if Wales is to win. Davies should help with and without the ball.
@Bovidae not sure this will turn out to be right. I have the horrible sensation that the difference between this bok team being genuine contenders and also-rans is Pollard’s inconsistent kicking boot. The boks game plan relies heavily on building scoreboard pressure through penalties. Pollard’s malfunctioning GPS is a deep flaw in that plan.
It was the major reason the boks came up short against the ABs - the only game so far where the score was close enough for it to matter.
And I fear this game will be decided by the substantial difference in reliability of the teams’ goal kicking.
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@Bovidae not sure this will turn out to be right. I have the horrible sensation that the difference between this bok team being genuine contenders and also-rans is Pollard’s inconsistent kicking boot. The boks game plan relies heavily on building scoreboard pressure through penalties. Pollard’s malfunctioning GPS is a deep flaw in that plan.
It was the major reason the boks came up short against the ABs - the only game so far where the score was close enough for it to matter.
And I fear this game will be decided by the substantial difference in reliability of the teams’ goal kicking.
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@Smuts said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
It was the major reason the boks came up short against the ABs - the only game so far where the score was close enough for it to matter.
How many did he miss? I can't remember...
Thought it was 2?
@Snowy said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
@Smuts said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
It was the major reason the boks came up short against the ABs - the only game so far where the score was close enough for it to matter.
How many did he miss? I can't remember...
Thought it was 2
It was . Too many!
A good team doesn’t miss many. A champion team will miss none.
But I would trust Pollards radar ahead of any other Bok. Not a ringing endorsement by any means but he’s the best we have. -
@Smuts said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
It was the major reason the boks came up short against the ABs - the only game so far where the score was close enough for it to matter.
So some goal kicks are worth 5 points now? How did I miss that?
I'm kidding, it might have changed the game a bit if he'd got them but we'll never know. AB's might have lifted even more too.
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So just laid my prediction on the Penderyn whisky instagram page.
Winner gets a bottle of liquid gold.
Wales 19-16 SA
@MiketheSnow said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
So just laid my prediction on the Penderyn whisky instagram page.
Winner gets a bottle of liquid gold.
Wales 19-16 SA
Good luck mate. Purely on the whisky front
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@MiketheSnow said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
So just laid my prediction on the Penderyn whisky instagram page.
Winner gets a bottle of liquid gold.
Wales 19-16 SA
Good luck mate. Purely on the whisky front
@Catogrande said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
@MiketheSnow said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
So just laid my prediction on the Penderyn whisky instagram page.
Winner gets a bottle of liquid gold.
Wales 19-16 SA
Good luck mate. Purely on the whisky front
Cheers
Bedtime.
George North owes Wales a massive game tomorrow.
Time to resurrect the 2013 Lions form.
CYMRU AM BYTH - WALES FOREVER
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Good morning sports fans
90 mins lead in on ITV
Waffle for breakfast
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Good morning sports fans
90 mins lead in on ITV
Waffle for breakfast
@MiketheSnow said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
Good morning sports fans
90 mins lead in on ITV
Waffle for breakfast
Two bacon and egg sandwiches & three coffees and they're still talking !!
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Very conflicted for this one.
Supporting my welsh pals in the pub, but don't know who I want England to face. Head says SA should win. My bones know Wales can prevail.
Will go with the flow I guess, but may find myself cheering a bit louder for the celts. -
Wales coach Warren Gatland:
The week's preparation...
"It's been good, if you can't get up for a World Cup semifinal then you're in a bit of trouble. We're trying to be the first Welsh team to make a final, so we're excited."
On his team...
"Losing becomes a habit, as does winning. The greatest attribute probably is that they don't give up. And that's all you can ask for as a coach, that they don't throw in the towel."
Is he excited...
"[Has a good long chuckle]. Very excited, yes." -
Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus:
On how his team's feeling...
"They're excited but they're nervous as well, the last couple of years we haven't done too well and we're not too experienced in these situations if you look at our squad. We're very excited but certainly some butterflies."
On how they've been building going into this one...
"We've got some good momentum coming into this game, but they do as well, winning the Six Nations. The only way we can get momentum is on the field, and I guess that will be determined in the first 10-15 minutes." -
Wales: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 George North, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Hadleigh Parkes, 11 Josh Adams, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Gareth Davies, 8 Ross Moriarty, 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 Aaron Wainwright, 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c), 4 Jake Ball, 3 Tomas Francis, 2 Ken Owens, 1 Wyn Jones.
Reserves: 16 Elliot Dee, 17 Rhys Carre, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Adam Beard, 20 Aaron Shingler, 21 Tomos Williams, 22 Rhys Patchell, 23 Owen Watkin.South Africa: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 S'bu Nkosi, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Reserves: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Franco Mostert, 21 Francois Louw, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Frans Steyn. -
Very conflicted for this one.
Supporting my welsh pals in the pub, but don't know who I want England to face. Head says SA should win. My bones know Wales can prevail.
Will go with the flow I guess, but may find myself cheering a bit louder for the celts.@Luigi said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
Very conflicted for this one.
Supporting my welsh pals in the pub, but don't know who I want England to face. Head says SA should win. My bones know Wales can prevail.
Will go with the flow I guess, but may find myself cheering a bit louder for the celts.It's a win win isn't it old mate?
You have Welsh mates, and I think you'd have a much easier ride against them in the final.
I however will be supporting SA, I think that final against your mob will be brutal.
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@Luigi said in RWC: Wales v South Africa (SF2):
Very conflicted for this one.
Supporting my welsh pals in the pub, but don't know who I want England to face. Head says SA should win. My bones know Wales can prevail.
Will go with the flow I guess, but may find myself cheering a bit louder for the celts.It's a win win isn't it old mate?
You have Welsh mates, and I think you'd have a much easier ride against them in the final.
I however will be supporting SA, I think that final against your mob will be brutal.
