All Blacks v Springboks I
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@ACT-Crusader I don’t think he plays as tight defensively as we need. It’s his first big game back we don’t and we don’t want him hesitating against the boks! His combo with Parker could be good if they work together and let Ardie range wide.
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@W32 said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
Schalk Burger jr says the boks will lose this match. I would agree with that. Coming off a shock loss to the pumas, the ABs will be very hard to beat.
I’m going with 23-19 to the ABsThe backlash to a loss used to be real, but sadly it isn't anymore. Part of the culture change towards learnings and lack of accountability and such other bullshit.
Boks have not been very flash and we're at home, so I'd say it's about evens. -
Not a prediction, more a gut feel,
Boks leave with a 1-1 result, and the abs play out of their skins and win a close one this week with all the hype , then back up poorly and lose in Wellington . Just feels like the way this team rolls .
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
Not a prediction, more a gut feel,
Boks leave with a 1-1 result, and the abs play out of their skins and win a close one this week with all the hype , then back up poorly and lose in Wellington . Just feels like the way this team rolls .
It's going to be one of the most evenly contested clashes in a while. Could be epic.
Both teams will be hurting after playing pretty badly and will be desperate for a good win. My gut tells me a close AB win or a sizeable SA one.
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
Not a prediction, more a gut feel,
Boks leave with a 1-1 result, and the abs play out of their skins and win a close one this week with all the hype , then back up poorly and lose in Wellington . Just feels like the way this team rolls .
My gut feel is that SA will win both tests. Really hope that I'm wrong.
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@Victor-Meldrew funny, my gut says more or less the opposite.
I can only see the ABs losing a close one.
Expect the Boks to treat this like a final. Rassie’s Boks have bombed a fair few games they should’ve won. But they’ve always found a way to win the big ones. And they just don’t come any bigger than this to Rassie, his players or to us lowly bok fans.
My gut says that they will slowly choke the life out of the ABs but never put it beyond doubt. Frankly, because your boys are too good for us to put a real hurt on (no matter how much we owe you one.)
Of course, all of this is dependent on Marx not getting two bullshit yellows.
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@Smuts said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@Victor-Meldrew funny, my gut says more or less the opposite.
I can only see the ABs losing a close one.
Expect the Boks to treat this like a final. Rassie’s Boks have bombed a fair few games they should’ve won. But they’ve always found a way to win the big ones. And they just don’t come any bigger than this to Rassie, his players or to us lowly bok fans.
My gut says that they will slowly choke the life out of the ABs but never put it beyond doubt. Frankly, because your boys are too good for us to put a real hurt on (no matter how much we owe you one.)
Of course, all of this is dependent on Marx not getting two bullshit yellows.
Have to agree entirely.
Marx will be offset by us getting two fully warranted yellows, don’t worry.
I think Boks game mgmt will be too strong for us. We do have a habit of winning these sort of games, but I’m just not sold on this core part with this team.
We have the players, but not the game.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
I'm looking forward to the first scrum - Newell v Nche.
The front row battle will be epic.
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My armchair view is that Boks moving away from the powergame (7-1, 6-2), which is a big reason for their 4 game streak against the ABs, is a bad move.
I cant see why Rassie would go 5-3, other than for the fact that he foresees the territory game which brings the backline into it a bit more.
IDK, bring on the test!
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the good news is: this is as good as we have got
the bad news is: this is as good as we have got.So either we're pretty good, and last week was an aberation, and we'll win
Or last week was reality, we're average, and we'll lose.I need to stop watching with an eye on the future and just take each game as it comes. Fuck, if we win off a bullshit old school BB bounce i'll celebrate no matter how unsustainable that is.
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@Smuts said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@Victor-Meldrew funny, my gut says more or less the opposite.
I can only see the ABs losing a close one.
Expect the Boks to treat this like a final. Rassie’s Boks have bombed a fair few games they should’ve won. But they’ve always found a way to win the big ones. And they just don’t come any bigger than this to Rassie, his players or to us lowly bok fans.
My gut says that they will slowly choke the life out of the ABs but never put it beyond doubt. Frankly, because your boys are too good for us to put a real hurt on (no matter how much we owe you one.)
Of course, all of this is dependent on Marx not getting two bullshit yellows.
Are you insunuiating thst Bismarck 2nd yellow was bullshit as well and that was the only reason you lost?
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@DaGrubster said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@Smuts said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@Victor-Meldrew funny, my gut says more or less the opposite.
I can only see the ABs losing a close one.
Expect the Boks to treat this like a final. Rassie’s Boks have bombed a fair few games they should’ve won. But they’ve always found a way to win the big ones. And they just don’t come any bigger than this to Rassie, his players or to us lowly bok fans.
My gut says that they will slowly choke the life out of the ABs but never put it beyond doubt. Frankly, because your boys are too good for us to put a real hurt on (no matter how much we owe you one.)
Of course, all of this is dependent on Marx not getting two bullshit yellows.
Are you insunuiating thst Bismarck 2nd yellow was bullshit as well and that was the only reason you lost?
A reasonable assertion if you ask me. And one that many a ferner has echoed via their bleating of a certain red card in the RWC Final.
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@DaGrubster said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
Are you insunuiating thst Bismarck 2nd yellow was bullshit as well and that was the only reason you lost?
I like it-insinuating with extra glare!
