2012 Rugby Championship R5G1 Springbokke vs Wallabies @ the Bull Ring
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GaffaCHinO
Peter Sullivan (51)
Same Starting Team for me with the Honey Badger in for Shipperly with his finger injury. Sita on the bench in place of Gill and Moore back for Saia.
BDA
Jim Lenehan (48)
Seriously if the Boks cant beat an Aus team missing Horwill, Pocock, Genia, Palu and O'Connor, at home, there is a good chance the sky might start falling... My early prediction is a Bok win 1 to 12. Good experience for our young players though. I'm hoping we'll see see both teams play some quality rugby.
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What2040
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Dunno - the aussie forwards seem to be gelling - very good on the defensive front - seems to me that our backs need to perform better. I think we still miss JOC (James O'Connor) and probably Genia as well. Hooper has done fine job although not as good a fetcher as Poey but much better runner. Some Locks have turned up and don't think Horwill is being missed as much. Would love to see Palu back to fitness
BDA
Jim Lenehan (48)
ha im confident for you but not that confident. Boks struggle against aus. itll be competitive.
The_Brown_Hornet
John Eales (66)
Boks would have to be favourites for sure, but I give us a chance in this game. If the pack can avoid getting steam rolled then we could snatch this. The big thing will be getting stuck into them early and taking the crowd out of the game. Bok and Bulls teams really feed off that at this ground and if you don't have the courage to man up in the physical contest at the beginning it can be a very long afternoon.
Jnor
Peter Fenwicke (45)
What was that - I can't remember 10 minutes ago let alone four years ago
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tranquility
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Boks are our bunnies. Like Daryll Cullinan to Shane Warne if you will. If we can beat them on there turf, it will be a massive step to putting ourselves a genuine tier ahead of them in my opinion.
PiXeL_Ninja
Bill Watson (15)
Without Genia the Wallabies have no chance IMO.
Tangawizi
Peter Fenwicke (45)
When do the Wallabies fly out? Does anybody know if they're going to actually spend time at altitude to get used to the conditions this time?
Or are they just going to do the usual and swan around on the beach in Durban or Cape Town, fly up the day before and then wonder what hit them?
Or are they just going to do the usual and swan around on the beach in Durban or Cape Town, fly up the day before and then wonder what hit them?
troxler
Sydney Middleton (9)
Read the Wallabies fly out on Thursday ( 20th ) after a few days off...
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
Two weeks off.
Two Coaches under pressure.
One Coach restricted in playing options by many injuries, and a vague game plan poorly executed.
The other Coach restricted in playing options by "interesting" selections and a well executed but somewhat outdated game plan.
Both teams with a point to prove.
All the elements of a ripsnorter of a game.
Paarl Boks predictions of 50 point margins remind me of the Monty Python "buying a bed" sketch, where "everything Mr Verity says has to be divided by 10 so when he says 50 points he actually means 5points, but apart from that he is fine".
00:47 onwards in the sketch
Two Coaches under pressure.
One Coach restricted in playing options by many injuries, and a vague game plan poorly executed.
The other Coach restricted in playing options by "interesting" selections and a well executed but somewhat outdated game plan.
Both teams with a point to prove.
All the elements of a ripsnorter of a game.
Paarl Boks predictions of 50 point margins remind me of the Monty Python "buying a bed" sketch, where "everything Mr Verity says has to be divided by 10 so when he says 50 points he actually means 5points, but apart from that he is fine".
00:47 onwards in the sketch
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