It would be a draw.
Whilst Barnes could clearly be knocked out with a single punch, McCabe has shown all season that he is unable to throw anything.
RWC 2011 - Quarter final 3 : Springbokke v. Wallabies CLOSED
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It would be a draw.
Whilst Barnes could clearly be knocked out with a single punch, McCabe has shown all season that he is unable to throw anything.
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Chilla Wilson (44)
Adam Ashley-Cooper. It's a numbers game
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Johnnie Wallace (23)
The Boks often have Spies, Burger and Rossouw attacking and defending either side of their inside centre, so our 12 can not have a dodgy shoulder. He won't last. For this reason I think Fainga'a is our best choice inside centre.
The Boks use an umbrella defence where Fourie pressures his opponent. It is the perfect counter to the Wobs' brilliant outside backs and you can bet Bryce won't keep them onside. It is a tactic that the ABs used against AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) in the first of the tri-nations and he couldn't cope, he had a shocker and Deans moved him to winger thereafter, so he is not our answer at 13. We need an experienced outside centre who can counter Fourie's defence and provide space and time for Ioane, JOC (James O'Connor) and Beale. So at 13 I would pick Horne if he is only half fit, otherwise go with McCabe.
Samoa showed us how to beat the Boks- be physical and throw the ball around at every opportunity so their forwards and set pieces fall apart.
The Boks use an umbrella defence where Fourie pressures his opponent. It is the perfect counter to the Wobs' brilliant outside backs and you can bet Bryce won't keep them onside. It is a tactic that the ABs used against AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) in the first of the tri-nations and he couldn't cope, he had a shocker and Deans moved him to winger thereafter, so he is not our answer at 13. We need an experienced outside centre who can counter Fourie's defence and provide space and time for Ioane, JOC (James O'Connor) and Beale. So at 13 I would pick Horne if he is only half fit, otherwise go with McCabe.
Samoa showed us how to beat the Boks- be physical and throw the ball around at every opportunity so their forwards and set pieces fall apart.
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
Beat me to it, great minds and all that...
you can describe him as fast, unselfish and a strong defender (and made of glass)
Scarfman
Knitter of the Scarf
All this talk about "unlocking" the Boks' defence. The Wallabies will do what they have done for the last 2 or 3 years. Score all our points from individual brilliance - Beale, JOC (James O'Connor), Cooper. You don't play a guy like McCabe if you are expecting to unlock anything. He doesn't even look for the key. It's all about taking it up for 3 or 4 phases then Cooper throws it to his second line and hopes something happens.
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
Look, they've just done their hair ok!!!
Robbie Deans is the Wicked Witch of the West. If he gets wet, he'll melt.
JOC (James O'Connor) and Saia tweeted they had a big session this morning saying the wind was incredible and then they were having a gym session as well.
I'd say it was more the poor camermen didn't want to get wet so decided to focus on the indoor session.
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Michael Lynagh (62)
NSW Subbies is a different beast entirely from pro-rugby.
The grounds are managed by ground keepers separate from the rugby teams - generally they are council-run, but others are university (eg UNSW). It's the ground keeper who control whether the games are played by deciding how much damage they will tolerate to the wet fields, not the clubs.
As many of the fields are used for multiple sports (mainly cricket in the rugby off-season, but some also for soccer, AFL, etc), the ground keepers try to make sure that the field stays in the best condition possible - and this means no games that will turn the field into a mudpath in pooring rain, sadly.
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Johnnie Wallace (23)
Passing, line out throws, stretching.....didnt see a piece of gym equipment, it was an indoor b/ball court. EVERY minute should be spent in that weather, I just dispair at that carry on, too soft
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Alfred Walker (16)
i keep looking at the 10 day forecast for wellington. It was sunday monday sunny. Now its just sunday sunny. I don't mind it sunny and partial showers as long as the showers are after the match. Keep your fingers crossed!
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Andrew Slack (58)
Samoa beat the Boks?
Oh you mean the way they played? What, holding defenders down, constant offside, delibaretely trying to provoke the Boks into a fight (for which all credit has to go to Matfield, he was constantly ion everyon's ear to not retaliate. His leadership in that game was nothing short of brilliant). At one stage I heard Vic say to someone else ("Laat hulle kom" - which means let them come, they won't get through). If anything we kept our structure and that is why we won.
Halfway through the second half another ref would have lined up at least three Samoans on the bench for all sorts of foul play. How can a ref stand watching when a player gets pulled out of a ruck by his hair by two oppo players? The ref was scared to bin them.
I do not condone one bit of foul play we have ever committed. I have been very cricitical of Schalk and Bakkies. But what happened against Samoa in that second half does not belong on a rugby pitch.
Fuck Samoa. They want to bark like a big dog but they piss around like puppies. If there energy went into playing rugby they would have had a better chance against us an Wales. Instead they tried to intimidate the Boks. Fucking brilliant idea that. Their captain whinged at every post match interview and as for Eliota comparing the ref to the holocaust?
There is a video doing the rounds of all the off the ball incidents. It was a farce.
I don't think there is anything for the Wallabies to learn from Samoa other than you have to vary your attack if you wish to get through. Pity the Samoans are too worried about who they can hit illegally next rather than focusing on their game plan.
</end Blue ranting about Samoa>
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Dave Cowper (27)
You just can't rely on long term weather forecasts. In Wellington, tomorrow's weather forecast is considered long term.
You just have to wait until about 3 on Sunday before you will get an idea of what the weather will be like. Except that it will be windy, I can tell you that now.
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Andrew Slack (58)
I asked the receptionist at my hotel before the SA Wales game if he thought it was going to rain and he told me to wait until after kickoff and ask him again
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