Wales vs Springbokke

[Cardiffblue]

Typical Welsh response. Blame the ref even when being handed a second bumcrack.

God you guys are so predictable.

The perennial whiners of world rugby.

You've lost me again and we must have a different definition of whiner.

Well sort the madness out eventually. In the meantime we've got to break a once in 99 years hoodoo.

 

[Cardiffblue]

Hey Blues maybe I missed your explanation as to why you believe he is crapola but other than Reinach's obvious box kick from the base been suss under pressure I think he is been good overall. Best open play by a 9 this season imo.

Well this could be fun, a competition for who has the crappiest box kicker. Think pikey has a head start after last weekend.

 

[PaarlBok]

Will the roof be closed?

 

[Cardiffblue]

Will the roof be closed?

What times kick off? Evening it will be for sure.

Walsh must be due to ref one of the games this weekend.

 

[PaarlBok]

What times kick off? Evening it will be for sure.

Walsh must be due to ref one of the games this weekend.

16h30 SA Time.

 

[Cardiffblue]

16h30 SA Time.

They ll close the roof for an evening game

 

[Cardiffblue]

Welsh team announcement delayed until Thursday. Presumably so ch can trawl the car parks to see if he can find anyone to play front row on saturday

 

[Blue]

None of this makes any sense nor does it really matter, least ways not to anyone but us. So let's leave it.

Not so easy.

You say he is a good coach and deserves to keep his job year after year with the worst record of active Top 8 test playing nations?

Instead of clever dicked little gaffs try and make a coherent point.

 

[Cardiffblue]

Not what I said at all - doesn't matter. but since you are so very insistent, Everyone's aware of cements shortcomings and regularly criticise him in our own incoherent way. But in the mad world of welsh rugby he's currently the right person for the job and his track record is good cept when it comes to tri nations where we constantly bottle the last few minutes. There's much bigger things at stake atm.

Those of us whose care is not disingenuous know where we were before Gatland. as for track records of top 8, again you're wrong, but none of this matters. you needn't be worried on our behalf. We will change the coach one day soon. It'd be nice to think that maybe wru are working with gatland on a succession plan. But then again... In the meantime there's a game to played, discussed here and maybe won. There'll be a game plan And in cement we trust.

 

[Cardiffblue]

Bakkies was a legend and should have retired in 2007. Nowadays he is an oxygen thief.

There's quite a few players who don't know when to call it quits. Philips is one that springs to mind.
But then you've got matfield who defies the normal retirement rules and remains a legend imo

 

[the plastic paddy]

They ll close the roof for an evening game

Is it not down to the visitors to decide whether the roof is left open or shut?

 

[Cardiffblue]

Is it not down to the visitors to decide whether the roof is left open or shut?

Hey! Welcome back!

 

[Cardiffblue]

It is. But isn't that the decision of the opponent to overrule decision of wru?

they've also used common sense rule and evenings have been closed. So unless sa want it open...

 

[PaarlBok]

Walsh must be due to ref one of the games this weekend.

Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

 

[Cardiffblue]

Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

What's he reffed lately?

 

[PaarlBok]

What's he reffed lately?

Have no idea. Can only be a good one coming from Munster.

http://www.rugby365.com/article/60754-lacey-championship-referee

 

[Cardiffblue]

Have no idea. Can only be a good one coming from Munster.

http://www.rugby365.com/article/60754-lacey-championship-referee

Hey. How good/bad/indifferent was the ref vs Italy? He's doing the england vs Australia game this weekend

 

[boyo]

Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

I'm been impressed by his refereeing.

 

[Cardiffblue]

I'm been impressed by his refereeing.

I ve been impressed in all the autumn internationals I've watched. There've been some howlers but there always will be. none of the attention seeking stuff and from memory none of the mistakes decided the games

 

[PaarlBok]

15 Willie le Roux 24 caps, 35 points
14 Cornal Hendricks 10 caps, 25 points
13 Jan Serfontein 19 caps, 10 points
12 Jean de Villiers (captain) 105 caps 135 points
11 Lwazi Mvovo 9 caps, 15 points
10 Pat Lambie 39 caps, 100 points
9 Cobus Reinach 5 caps, 10 points
8 Duane Vermeulen 28 caps, 10 points
7 Teboho “Oupa” Mohoje 6 caps, 0 points
6 Marcell Coetzee 25 caps, 30 points
5 Victor Matfield (vice-captain) 120 caps, 35 points
4 Eben Etzebeth 32 caps, 0 points
3 Coenie Oosthuizen 20 caps, 15 points
2 Bismarck du Plessis 69 caps, 45 points
1 Tendai Mtawarira 63 caps, 10 points
Bench:
16 Adriaan Strauss 43 caps, 25 points
17 Trevor Nyakane 12 caps, 5 points
18 Julian Redelinghuys 1 caps, 0 points
19 Lood de Jager 8 caps, 10 points
20 Nizaam Carr 1 caps, 0 points
21 Francois Hougaard 34 caps, 25 points
22 Handré Pollard 8 caps, 65 points
23 Damian de Allende 2 caps, 0