Rugby Championship 2025: South Africa v Australia

[whitefalcon]

Will they bring Ross into the 23 or Robertson? Isnt he normally a LHP?

 

[Adam84]

Wilson said on the today show he was 'feeling positive' about the leg - but will be scanned tomorrow

Strange injury, mechanism suggests potentially a lateral meniscus injury which can vary in rehab, but it’s as a perculiar one.

Will MCRight be captain? I hope so.

He was captain when Wilson went off in this game, so you’d assume so

 

[Wilson]

Sua'ali'i still has plenty to go at 13 on both sides of the ball, but it's nothing unexpected so it's very unlikely Schmidt moves him at this stage.

Only way I see it happening next week is if Ikitau is injured (unlikely given he returned to the field) and they decide to run an established pairing of Paisami/Flook or Paisami/Daugunu with Sua'ali'i on the wing.

 

[Adam84]

Will they bring Ross into the 23 or Robertson? Isnt he normally a LHP?

Robertson can play both sides historically, has primarily been a THP in 2025 though

 

[Uh huh]

How nice was Jorgo's 1 v 3 cover defence in the 75th minute as the Springboks were going down the wing just before Wright's breakout try? If Springboks went in there, they could've come back.

Jorgensen has that indescribable mutant superpower that so many great players have, of somehow bending the laws of probability in his favour. Every time you see him running onto a bouncing ball, you can't escape the feeling that it's going to bounce just right and hit him square in the bread-basket. Somehow, no matter how many players are packed around him, every single time, it just .....does.

I've been resisting saying this for a while, but I haven't seen another player who has reminded me of Stephen Larkham as much as Jorgensen does.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

I can only explain it with ‘freak’. Quade use to throw passes you couldn’t teach.

Some guys just have a read and timing that’s different.

 

[TSR]

Agree. Some players seem to just attract the ball and he is one of them.

I’d guess it’s a good example of ‘the harder I work, the luckier I get’.

 

[Ignoto]

Will they bring Ross into the 23 or Robertson? Isnt he normally a LHP?

You'd have to go with Ross. I'd almost start him so Bell can come on and help with being an additional ball runner.

He was captain when Wilson went off in this game, so you’d assume so

Fraser also did the post match press conference so he's definitely the next cab off the rank.

 

[Cauliflower Ear]

You'd have to go with Ross. I'd almost start him so Bell can come on and help with being an additional ball runner.

Bell is a must off the bench for next Sat. Was our main ball-carrier as soon as he came on the park (great to see after a tough lions series).

Boks will likely name a stronger bench as this morning's 'Bomb Squad' largely failed to detonate. Would also love to see LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) off the bench next match to bully some Saffas.

 

[Joe Blow]

Boks looked unfit, maybe they needed more warm up games, no excuses the rugby championship/ tri nations has existed since 1996 so they’ve 29 years to prepare for this.

Maybe our blokes are fit and battle hardened. The Boks fell off badly in the last quarter.

 

[Spamnoodle]

Yeah. I’m lost in it. As far as innovation goes I’m happy to let the Boks have that one.

Did a good job of isolating their next ball carrier fhough.

Yep, that backfiring spectacularly was a match highlight.

 

[Wilson]

Some great gear from Whitey:

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Strange injury, mechanism suggests potentially a lateral meniscus injury which can vary in rehab, but it’s as a perculiar one.


He was captain when Wilson went off in this game, so you’d assume so

The knee is a hard one until you get the results. It clearly bothered him quite a bit and he’s a tough bugger that if I can I’m fine would be the attitude. He played during the year with what would have been a still receiving broken arm.

It could feel alright walking around the hotel but likely something he hits a sprint or step at training and it gives.

Fingers crossed it’s a strain or something manageably minor.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Some great gear from Whitey:
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JOC (James O'Connor) looks scarily like my Nana did. Good grief.

 

[liquor box]

What the absolute fuck was the purpose of that mid-field lineout? Can someone enlighten me as to what they were trying to do with it? The ball went up, then it immediately went back out.

If you're using it to set up a maul, sure, but otherwise why use it at all?

I can only assume it is designed to draw in multiple defenders and leave gaps out wide?

 

[KOB1987]

 

[LeCheese]

This weirdly hit me in the feels more than I care to admit.

 

[Major Tom]

Jorgensen has that indescribable mutant superpower that so many great players have, of somehow bending the laws of probability in his favour. Every time you see him running onto a bouncing ball, you can't escape the feeling that it's going to bounce just right and hit him square in the bread-basket. Somehow, no matter how many players are packed around him, every single time, it just .....does.

I've been resisting saying this for a while, but I haven't seen another player who has reminded me of Stephen Larkham as much as Jorgensen does.

The in and away he did to go basically untouched was so ridiculous. Whatever we paid to keep him in aus rugby now seems like unders! Well done from RA.

 

[Drew]

I doubt that the word schadenfreude is much different in Afrikaans

 

[LeCheese]

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I doubt that the word schadenfreude is much different in Afrikaans

Leedvermaak, apparently