Must have watched a different game. I saw a game where the Boks showed some potential in the face of an onslaught. Were they outgunned? Of course. Did they have periods of play where they held their own? Definitely. Did they crawl in a hole and die in the last 20? No. ABs played an experimental game well. Eg Carter at centre wtf? If anything he was better there than 10 in a running game sense, albeit with run of play. And ABs did it while retaining better shape than we did post 60.
Meanwhile the Boks showed some grit, and from where I sit Smit locked in his role as Captain. Was he a rocket at 2, no. But as a leader he stood up this week. For my 2c anyone in afreeka knocking him is missing the point.
The bad news for us was how well Hore, Thomson, McCaw and Jane (in patches) and Nonu played. AB's had a free rein at breakdown today, not the first time we have seen that style of reffing but will it happen at RWC? Not aure I'd complain with that kind of reffing if we're on the field.
The good news was SBW was lost. I confess to having been slow to see his weakness during combative play. Long may it stay that way because from where I sit that boy is the ABs best shot at a gamebreaker.
Overall the ABs did ok, but I saw nothing to tell me we can't beat them at Eden Park. As for Kamo Kid's 'Wallabies are unstructured' comment, meh. Let's see what next week brings, from where I sit the ABs will need their core to inject something in the face of a Wallabies team growing fast to win next week. If they don't history is gonna be made.
Go Wallabies!