2024 Rugby Championship

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Post all matters for the 2024 TRC below

 

[Dismal Pillock]

2024 Rugby Championship

Post all matters for the 2024 TRC below

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All Blacks Non-Bledisloe Matches 2024

Lets see how Blackadder goes against Fiji. Matchday Bladders Subbing-Off Injured Pool? Put me down for: 12th minute.

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[Marce]

The Springboks announced their squad

Forwards: Ben-Jason Dixon (DHL Stormers), Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz), Thomas du Toit (Bath), Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Johan Grobbelaar (Vodacom Bulls), Vincent Koch (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Siya Kolisi (captain – Racing 92), Elrigh Louw (Vodacom Bulls), Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers), Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears), Bongi Mbonambi (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Salmaan Moerat (DHL Stormers), Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls), Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs), RG Snyman (Leinster), Gerhard Steenekamp (Vodacom Bulls), Marco van Staden (Vodacom Bulls), Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Vodacom Bulls).

Backs: Lukhanyo Am (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls), Damian de Allende (Wild Knights), Aphelele Fassi (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers), Cheslin Kolbe (Suntory Sungoliath), Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles), Willie le Roux (Vodacom Bulls), Makazole Mapimpi (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Manie Libbok (DHL Stormers), Handre Pollard (Leicester Tigers), Cobus Reinach (Montpellier), Morne van den Berg (Emirates Lions), Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks).

 

[Bullrush]

For all the debate in recent weeks of the SA v Ireland Tests deciding who is the No.1 team in the world, if SA don't win TRC, should they still be considered in Top 2? (Taking the World rankings out of it for a minute.)

If the Wallabies can beat the Boks during TRC, if the ABs beat them at least once at home...does it say anything about how we should view Ireland?

Just a thought...

 

[dru]

For all the debate in recent weeks of the SA v Ireland Tests deciding who is the No.1 team in the world, if SA don't win TRC, should they still be considered in Top 2? (Taking the World rankings out of it for a minute.)

If the Wallabies can beat the Boks during TRC, if the ABs beat them at least once at home...does it say anything about how we should view Ireland?

Just a thought...

How many hypotheticals do you want to string together in order to pose a doubtable premise as reasonable? The World Rankings are rough as guts but on the whole they get pretty close to reality. It has always confused me, but the results are quite effective.

 

[HogansHeros]

For all the debate in recent weeks of the SA v Ireland Tests deciding who is the No.1 team in the world, if SA don't win TRC, should they still be considered in Top 2? (Taking the World rankings out of it for a minute.)

If the Wallabies can beat the Boks during TRC, if the ABs beat them at least once at home...does it say anything about how we should view Ireland?

Just a thought...

Yes if the Wobs beat the Boks at all, we can claim #1 in the world, regardless of rankings. Screw it, even if we score a try we can claim #1 in the world.

 

[Dan54]

Yes if the Wobs beat the Boks at all, we can claim #1 in the world, regardless of rankings. Screw it, even if we score a try we can claim #1 in the world.

Can see no reasonable person argiung with that reasoning either mate!!

 

[Bullrush]

How many hypotheticals do you want to string together in order to pose a doubtable premise as reasonable? The World Rankings are rough as guts but on the whole they get pretty close to reality. It has always confused me, but the results are quite effective.

I proposed 2 hypotheticals and both are very realistic.

The Wallabies could beat the Boks and the ABs could also beat them at home. Like they have plenty of times.

For all the hype about these being the best 2 teams in the world, if the Boks aren't dominant during TRC, it will show how tight the Test rugby scene is. The last few weeks, pundits have been gushing about how those two are easily the best teams in the world.

We shall see...