2012 Rugby Championship R5G1 Springbokke vs Wallabies @ the Bull Ring

[GaffaCHinO]

Lucky to go into the break 14-3. No backs left on the bench except sheehan this could be ugly.

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[ChargerWA]

Well that was a lesson. Boks just out enthusing us everywhere.

 

[ACT Crusader]

Tough first half for OZ. Boks attack very good. Getting over the gain line at will. The territory stat must be off the chart for the Boks.

But it's only 11 points.

 

[ChargerWA]

Rollain is reffing the breakdown like 2010. Poey would have 20 turnovers by now if he was out there.

 

[maxdacat]

Love the channel 9 anti homophobia ads!

 

[gel]

Beale will be good at 10 imo.

Not so far... Still looks off the pace and lacking confidence to me. He had a good settling kick for touch early on, but otherwise his passing in the first half has been poor - and lucky to not have given away an intercept try.

Back line doesn't look like they have ever played together before????

But the real problems in that first half were not really in the backs, boks are too good at the break downs thus far.

 

[Vanuatu Chiefs]

"But it's only 11 points" is about as optimistic as it gets given 2 very close no try calls & 4 missed penalty goals from the Boks. It does however look & feel much worse.

Clearly we'll need to be much better at collision time because turnovers have been costly.

More injury concerns too with Ioane , Barnes & AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) all failing to complete the half. We're going to need a mountain of territory/possession to keep us remotely in the hunt.

 

[Tordah]

i love it when the crowd chants "BEEEAAAST!" as he's driven backwards in the tackle

 

[kiap]

"But it's only 11 points" is about as optimistic as it gets given 2 very close no try calls & 4 missed penalty goals from the Boks. It does however look & feel much worse.

Clearly we'll need to be much better at collision time because turnovers have been costly.

More injury concerns too with Ioane , Barnes & AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) all failing to complete the half. We're going to need a mountain of territory/possession to keep us remotely in the hunt.

Agree.

 

[maxdacat]

Finally a good kick from oz.

 

[ACT Crusader]

Thought that was a penalty offence by JDV didn't look like he was trying to intercept it. He just stuck his hand at the pass.

Phipps with a very critical cough up

 

[Dam0]

One thing I have noticed is that at every Gold lineout, before the ball is thrown a gold player moves across into the Green line. It is done with a bit of subtlety because it looks like the player is just changing position, but I reckon it has a big impact on the ability of green to compete.

Ever since I posted this they have stopped doing it. Perhaps Rolland had a quiet word. I think he's having a good game thus far.

 

[ACT Crusader]

Harris needed to pin his ears back and take on the hooker

 

[kiap]

Yellow card and another injury.

Running out of players here.

Australia are being sjambokked.

 

[ACT Crusader]

Hooper is everywhere and getting the George Smith treatment

Geez Digby is weak in defence

 

[GaffaCHinO]

The breakdown is like a lottery tonight rolland has no clue

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[ag0044]

Is it just me, or are the Foxsports commentators sitting in a booth in Sydney looking at a TV screen?

 

[Dam0]

I am starting to feel sorry for the Wallabies here. Injuries galore and a yellow card. This will get very ugly.

 

[ACT Crusader]

Great kick Lambie with no angle.

TPN looks gone for all money as well.

 

[AngrySeahorse]

Not so far. Still looks off the pace and lacking confidence to me. He had a good settling kick for touch early on, but otherwise..... snip

"But it's only 11 points" is about as optimistic as it gets given 2 very close no try calls & ......snip.

Agree with both comments about the break down, we've been out done there.

I think Beale has done ok given the circumstances.

 

[maxdacat]

What a try to Habana