RWC Pool B: All Blacks vs Springbokke, Sat 21st September, 18h45 , International Stadium Yokohama

[Shaker]

No card? Big call. Stopped a certain try surely.

 

[Strewthcobber]

should be a yellow there

Yeah clear professional foul for me

 

[ACR]

Mapimpi got done by Reece.

Reece and Bridge. Completely justifying Hansens picks.

 

[Upthenuts]

so pretty!

 

[Strewthcobber]

Not by playing touch rugby that's for sure. Thought NZ would be a bit more prepared than this.

Ideally, by beating them up front. Basic rugby stuff. Winning the forward battle, reap the benefits in the back.

SA not easy to push around though.

I agree with you, but it's the touch rugby that''s finding space around the rush defence!

 

[cyclopath]

Faark! ABs murder-jailbreak-chaos ball for a try. Pretty standard, really.
And again.

 

[zer0]

Seems either the whole team turned up 20 minutes late, or that opening quarter hot potato chaos was some Palpatine level scheming.

"Right lads. Lets play like a bunch of 12 year old's for the first quarter. They'll kick it to us expecting easy metres, then we'll Order 66 them to the tune of a few tries. Jobs a good 'un."

 

[Derpus]

Well this is grim. Saffas the only realistic hope of stopping the darkness this World Cup.

 

[ACR]

I agree with you, but it's the touch rugby that''s finding space around the rush defence!

True. Perhaps for any other side in the world I would say no, AB's are capable of quick execution though.

I just still remember the AB's deliberately beating up the B&I Lions up front in the 1st test. Thought they could try that.

 

[cyclopath]

Well this is grim. Saffas the only realistic hope of stopping the darkness this World Cup.

Have you read the English press?

 

[Strewthcobber]

True. Perhaps for any other side in the world I would say no, AB's are capable of quick execution though.

I just still remember the AB's deliberately beating up the B&I Lions up front in the 1st test. Thought they could try that.

Honestly it's incredibly infuriating/admirating for the rest of us.

 

[Up the Guts]

How do you beat that SA rush defence?

Hahaha, stupid question.

 

[cyclopath]

Saffer tactics
1. Up and under
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. another up and under.
Hmmmmm

 

[Shaker]

Well this is grim. Saffas the only realistic hope of stopping the darkness this World Cup.

Hope falls on England

 

[ACR]

Don't think I've ever seen Willie Le Roux play a good game of rugby. Maybe once in 2013 something.

 

[cyclopath]

Hope falls on England

Erggggghhh. #unpalatable

 

[tragic]

All this pinpoint kicking on both sides is a big concern for us with KB (Kurtley Beale) at fullback!

 

[Derpus]

All this pinpoint kicking on both sides is a big concern for us with KB (Kurtley Beale) at fullback!

If we get that far.

 

[ACR]

Erggggghhh. #unpalatable

This game isn't over.

Besides.. it's only 3 games that matter. The quarter, semi and final. Lots of sides can string 3 good games together.

 

[cyclopath]

All this pinpoint kicking on both sides is a big concern for us with KB (Kurtley Beale) at fullback!

Let's get into a semi-final first and worry about that.
Oh, and a quarter-final before that!