2012 Rugby Championship Round 3 Game 1 Australia vs South Africa - 8 Sep

[Hugh Jarse]

Well spoken J De Villiers.

 

[FrankLind]

Ha ha - Genia gets upset when he misinterprets the commentator's question. But later apologizes.

 

[Happy]

So who is going to be Phipp's back up for next week against the Argies?

 

[Tordah]

Fuck me but M Steyn has to go. Botched there possible tries, missed penalties, missed drop kicks, losing the ball in contact.

I hope the few minutes of Goosen weren't enough for Meyer to convince him starting him against the ABs

 

[AngrySeahorse]

Genia says his knee is bad. He heard a "few cracks".

Hopefully that was just his boots or something.

 

[qwerty51]

So who is going to be Phipp's back up for next week against the Argies?

Sheehan or Lucas

 

[Hugh Jarse]

I'm calling MOM blind.
3 Sharpie
2 Shipperley
1 Hooper

Pregame blind call above
Amended call
3 Hooper
2 Samo
1 Genia (stop those box kicks)

 

[Bardon]

Great win for the Wallabies, yes there is still a lot that needs improving but today was a step forward compared to the 2 NZ tests. Pity about so many injuries though.

Apart from their kicking SA didn't do too much that well. Didn't bring the intensity you expect from a SA team and they have a lot to work on. Need a huge lift in performance and some selection changes to give NZ a game next week.

Gap between NZ and the rest of the RC is pretty sizable at the moment. It should be a very competitive for 2nd place though. Argentina have already justified their inclusion in my eyes.

On a side note fair play to Genia for apologizing for his reaction in the post game interview when he thought he was having a go.

 

[AngrySeahorse]

I'll have to watch the replay & see more of the 1st half, missed a fair bit due to arriving home late.

But reading though the earlier comments it sounds like it was a bit of a kick-a-thon.

Oh yeah & yay Wallabies!

 

[Dam0]

If it's unplayable it goes to whoever was going forwards, if it was stationary then it's the team who didn't take it in.

We had a big thread on this a couple of weeks ago.

Collapsed mauls

You aren't the first one to make this mistake.

 

[p.Tah]

The first half was crap, but I enjoyed the 2nd half.

I felt the Wallabies really showed some ticker in defense. At half time I thought we were toast. Amazing the transformation when we stopped the stupid kicks.

 

[qwerty51]

I think it's a real shame we're only playing the Boks twice a year now. Just doesn't seem enough.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

I'll have to watch the replay & see more of the 1st half, missed a fair bit due to arriving home late.

But reading though the earlier comments it sounds like it was a bit of a kick-a-thon.

Oh yeah & yay Wallabies!

Didn't miss too much. How did your GF go?

 

[Ash]

Good debut from Shipperley.

Surely the next halfback will be Sheehan.

Can't carry a part timer like Lucas as Phipps isn't good enough to stay on the 80.

 

[p.Tah]

We had a big thread on this a couple of weeks ago.

Collapsed mauls

You aren't the first one to make this mistake.

If someone is holding you up, your support players should hold up the oppositions balls. They'll quickly let go.

 

[Ash]

Better from Cooper too. We don't have much choice at 10 so Cooper needs to perform.

 

[Mr Doug]

I'll have to watch the replay & see more of the 1st half, missed a fair bit due to arriving home late.

But reading though the earlier comments it sounds like it was a bit of a kick-a-thon.

Oh yeah & yay Wallabies!

We missed you too AS. I thought you must have defected to the NRL!

 

[Karl]

So it's a delayed telecast on Nein.

So surprised. Merkins.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Dingo is happy but still full of buzzwords.

Great to see the Men in Gold interacting with the Punters, signing autographs. That's what it is about.

 

[Badger]

The captaincy curse strikes again. Dropping like flies.