RWC Final: England v Springboks

[Nepia]

@NTA said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@Frank said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@Nepia said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@antipodean said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@Crucial said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

That Farrell cock didn’t even have the decency to congratulate SA.

"Credit to South Africa, they were very good today"

Farrell is taking some shit in this thread, but apart from his shoulder tackles that WR let him get away with and the fact he's English he doesn't seem like that bad a bloke.

But HE SMIRKED AT OUR HAKA - REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DUSRUSPICT!!!!!!

So racist.

[Machpants]

So after what happened to the ruck rules after Italy schooled England there, do we see scrum infringements changing to no more than a free kick?

[Siam]

Watching replay. Man England played poorly. So that's us and Eng fans left with a huge wtf as our teams bowed out so limply.

And yes, you can have a game where one team plays poorly without that denigrating the winner.

[NTA]

@Siam said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

And yes, you can have a game where one team plays poorly without that denigrating the winner.

Have you met any All Blacks fans?

[taniwharugby]

@Nepia think most people thought it was a great response to the Haka, except WR, although maybe they did cos they made a few extra ¥¥¥¥ for the piss up to help developing nations

[hydro11]

I don't think England were that poor. They probably would have been leading after 60 minutes if not for the scrum (and who knows what would have happened from there).

[allblacksfan2]

Despite the disappointment re AB's v England I thoroughly enjoyed this RWC. Was a roller coaster ride emotions wise, and great to see Japan do so well. However I have to be honest that my view wouldn't have been so chirpy if the Poms had won the 2nd final. Am looking forward to the next stage for coaches and teams out of the ashes of this comp. France in 2023 is a tempting proposition re a final trip OS to support our boys (and the Brave Blossoms).

[pakman]

@chimoaus said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Ford replaced, good choice by Eddie.

With hindsight (and as I thought at time) no. Farrell is man to have when closing out a lead. NOT when needing a try. Ford Tuilagi is quite a useful combo.

[pakman]

@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@sparky said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Pollard doesn't have the range for a super long goal kick.

They need a Jordie Barrett

Francois Steyn has that range.

[pakman]

@Damo said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Second pass forward I think??

That was the view of many.

[pakman]

@NTA said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Aaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaa!

What a fucking player!

Was at game and Kolbe is like a small bloody 15 year old. Next to Snyman he looks like his son!

Knee high to a grasshopper as my old man would say.

What a player!!

[gt12]

@pakman said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@Damo said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Second pass forward I think??

That was the view of many.

I still think it looked forward from the hands, but probably not enough to overturn. I haven’t rewatched the game yet though.

[canefan]

@gt12 said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@pakman said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@Damo said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Second pass forward I think??

That was the view of many.

I still think it looked forward from the hands, but probably not enough to overturn. I haven’t rewatched the game yet though.

Watching on TV I thought it looked forward. I think it wasn't overturned because Garces told the TMO it was a try? Either way I am glad it did not decide the final

[NTA]

Wouldn't have mattered - they'd been threatening to break the Poms for a while.

And did England really want another scrum 5m from the sideline in their own half?

[Crucial]

@NTA said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

As for Sinkcler and Itoje not wearing their medals: I have no problem with that. They're young men who just lost the biggest game of their lives. They were hurting, but tomorrow they'll look back and appreciate what they learned.

My comparison is getting a silver at the olympics. Would be all sorts of shit thrown at someone that refused to have their silver medal put around their neck or to rip it off straight away.
See the Olympics are respected as the pinnacle. What Itoje and Sinkcler did was disrespect the very competition they were aiming to claim glory from. 'If we don't win it then it is shit' was the message they gave.
Sport means sucking up your disappointments as well as revelling in successes. It also means respecting the oppositions achievements.
Petulant cocks, both of them.

[Damo]

@canefan said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@gt12 said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@pakman said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@Damo said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Second pass forward I think??

That was the view of many.

I still think it looked forward from the hands, but probably not enough to overturn. I haven’t rewatched the game yet though.

Watching on TV I thought it looked forward. I think it wasn't overturned because Garces told the TMO it was a try? Either way I am glad it did not decide the final

They only showed the one angle.

This was the time for Ben Skeen to shine and he didn't come through. I thought it was forward live, and on the replay they showed.

I would have been happy to be corrected by another angle but they didn't show another one.

[NTA]

@Damo said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

This was the time for Ben Skeen to shine and he didn't come through.

TBH after the shocker on Kerevi and some of the other shit he pulled, I wouldn't be surprised if he was told to get back in his box, where the refs put their yellow cards after pool play

[booboo]

@Damo said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@canefan said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@gt12 said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@pakman said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@Damo said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Second pass forward I think??

That was the view of many.

I still think it looked forward from the hands, but probably not enough to overturn. I haven’t rewatched the game yet though.

Watching on TV I thought it looked forward. I think it wasn't overturned because Garces told the TMO it was a try? Either way I am glad it did not decide the final

They only showed the one angle.

This was the time for Ben Skeen to shine and he didn't come through. I thought it was forward live, and on the replay they showed.

I would have been happy to be corrected by another angle but they didn't show another one.

As I've said elsewhere the side on looked backwards.

[gt12]

Interesting stat.

Edit (and another edit):

Link not working, but anyway it shows that in the professional era no team has ever won the WC after knocking out the ABs. At least we are the kiss of death.

[Nevorian]

well done Boks, until we meet again!