RWC SF: England v Springboks
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Does BOK hate the ABs? Some very favourable calls to SA at the end, just like last week. We would have definitely preferred to play the English.
@akan004 said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
Does BOK hate the ABs? Some very favourable calls to SA at the end, just like last week. We would have definitely preferred to play the English.
Really? I don’t think they care who they play. Each has its challenges and opportunities.
Even though I was going for England, as a fan I’m liking the fact we have a chance to play the Boks. Time to avenge 95.
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@LABCAT said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
Why are people complaining about the try?
I couldn't see anything wrong with it.
Shame England didn't win as I doubt they would have any chance against the All Blacks.
Because the runner off the back of the lineoit was tackled to the ground and got up and went again without releasing
@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@LABCAT said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
Why are people complaining about the try?
I couldn't see anything wrong with it.
Shame England didn't win as I doubt they would have any chance against the All Blacks.
Because the runner off the back of the lineoit was tackled to the ground and got up and went again without releasing
Bokke player picked it up in front of his player who touched it too before that.
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Kudos to SA. Really have the players and tactic for the big ones.
We should spend all week moaning about the water carriers.
@MajorRage said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
Kudos to SA. Really have the players and tactic for the big ones.
We should spend all week moaning about the water carriers.
I liked when BOK said next waterboys that come on ,I will penalise, been waiting for a ref to say that for a long time, only thing is should of said it earlier (haftime?)
I will add they shouldn't be on at all, just a couple of medics wgen there an injury. -
@Richie8-7 said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@akan004 maybe, but I'd prefer to play SA than France
True, but fuck we could have played England. I don't think it's a good idea to have Williams and Newell on the bench, we need the best scrummagers in the team for this one.
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@mencey said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
Ref need shooting. That last penalty was a joke.
Dallaglio was pointing out that BOK had given a warning and let one go for the same offense before penalizing England.
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England turned up. English fans should be proud of the effort. Performance deserved a better ending, but Boks know how to score more points than other teams even when playing worse than them.
Second week in a row they’ve done it whilst not being the better team on the day. Champion mentality.
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That was ugly Rugby, from both sides.
Just a bloody kickathon, go play bloody football if you like kicking it so much.
England had a chance at the end, but they had zero ideas how to actually play rugby with the ball in hand.
@Gunner said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
That was ugly Rugby, from both sides.
Just a bloody kickathon, go play bloody football if you like kicking it so much.
England had a chance at the end, but they had zero ideas how to actually play rugby with the ball in hand.
I think that last wayward kick by the Poms put them under pressure. Had it been a better kick just outside the SA 22, they could've controlled the game from there.
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@Bones said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
I'm looking forward to playing SA after that. They're tuckered
I doubt it, they had so many rests
@Machpants said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@Bones said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
I'm looking forward to playing SA after that. They're tuckered
I doubt it, they had so many rests
Imagine how burnt their retina are from having to make all those decisions though
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@Gunner said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
That was ugly Rugby, from both sides.
Just a bloody kickathon, go play bloody football if you like kicking it so much.
England had a chance at the end, but they had zero ideas how to actually play rugby with the ball in hand.
I think that last wayward kick by the Poms put them under pressure. Had it been a better kick just outside the SA 22, they could've controlled the game from there.
@antipodean game of inches. England won most of the little battles for the majority of the game. SA won the key ones in the last 12 mins.
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England brave as anything but they had 56% possession and couldn’t manage a single clean break.
Sooner or later they are going to need to find some 5/8s and Centres who can pass the ball.
@sparky said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
England brave as anything but they had 56% possession and couldn’t manage a single clean break.
Sooner or later they are going to need to find some 5/8s and Centres who can pass the ball.
To be fair, they played the Boks at their own game and but for a decision here or there did it much better. France lost chucking it wide, England have bigger 3/4s and sent them up to compete as that was their advantage. It worked. Not pretty but rugby is about winning
And we didn’t. Fuck
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@sparky said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
England brave as anything but they had 56% possession and couldn’t manage a single clean break.
Sooner or later they are going to need to find some 5/8s and Centres who can pass the ball.
To be fair, they played the Boks at their own game and but for a decision here or there did it much better. France lost chucking it wide, England have bigger 3/4s and sent them up to compete as that was their advantage. It worked. Not pretty but rugby is about winning
And we didn’t. Fuck
@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@sparky said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
England brave as anything but they had 56% possession and couldn’t manage a single clean break.
Sooner or later they are going to need to find some 5/8s and Centres who can pass the ball.
To be fair, they played the Boks at their own game and but for a decision here or there did it much better. France lost chucking it wide, England have bigger 3/4s and sent them up to compete as that was their advantage. It worked. Not pretty but rugby is about winning
And we didn’t. Fuck
They got to comfortable with the lead, then didn't adjust after the try. Kick it long, every time. Even the ABs have put away the defensive bomb!
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@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@sparky said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
England brave as anything but they had 56% possession and couldn’t manage a single clean break.
Sooner or later they are going to need to find some 5/8s and Centres who can pass the ball.
To be fair, they played the Boks at their own game and but for a decision here or there did it much better. France lost chucking it wide, England have bigger 3/4s and sent them up to compete as that was their advantage. It worked. Not pretty but rugby is about winning
And we didn’t. Fuck
They got to comfortable with the lead, then didn't adjust after the try. Kick it long, every time. Even the ABs have put away the defensive bomb!
@Machpants said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@sparky said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
England brave as anything but they had 56% possession and couldn’t manage a single clean break.
Sooner or later they are going to need to find some 5/8s and Centres who can pass the ball.
To be fair, they played the Boks at their own game and but for a decision here or there did it much better. France lost chucking it wide, England have bigger 3/4s and sent them up to compete as that was their advantage. It worked. Not pretty but rugby is about winning
And we didn’t. Fuck
They got to comfortable with the lead, then didn't adjust after the try. Kick it long, every time. Even the ABs have put away the defensive bomb!
It was a mistake, not a tactic, we kicked to compete all night and it worked all night, it just didn’t go far enough.
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@Machpants said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@sparky said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
England brave as anything but they had 56% possession and couldn’t manage a single clean break.
Sooner or later they are going to need to find some 5/8s and Centres who can pass the ball.
To be fair, they played the Boks at their own game and but for a decision here or there did it much better. France lost chucking it wide, England have bigger 3/4s and sent them up to compete as that was their advantage. It worked. Not pretty but rugby is about winning
And we didn’t. Fuck
They got to comfortable with the lead, then didn't adjust after the try. Kick it long, every time. Even the ABs have put away the defensive bomb!
It was a mistake, not a tactic, we kicked to compete all night and it worked all night, it just didn’t go far enough.
@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@Machpants said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@sparky said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
England brave as anything but they had 56% possession and couldn’t manage a single clean break.
Sooner or later they are going to need to find some 5/8s and Centres who can pass the ball.
To be fair, they played the Boks at their own game and but for a decision here or there did it much better. France lost chucking it wide, England have bigger 3/4s and sent them up to compete as that was their advantage. It worked. Not pretty but rugby is about winning
And we didn’t. Fuck
They got to comfortable with the lead, then didn't adjust after the try. Kick it long, every time. Even the ABs have put away the defensive bomb!
It was a mistake, not a tactic, we kicked to compete all night and it worked all night, it just didn’t go far enough.
I disagree, is still a risk. Things had changed because any knock on meant scrum which was penalty toSA. Good game managers would've changed at that point. Not worth the risk, as shown
