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Post by johnboy14 on Oct 22, 2023 9:15:30 GMT
Rugby could do with rule changes to encourage more ball in hand and fuck these halfway line penalties, it's just bollocks. England took 15-20 seconds to clear out rucks all game and everytime they just box kicked it instead of trying to put it through their backline. I understand why they played that way but SA made soo many mistakes that alittle more ambition from England could have seen them extend their lead. The weather is a poor excuse, because they play in those conditions alot. To be fair to England (and this is a general point), I have long thought the way the breakdown is now contested and policied, results a lot of the time in slow, boring rugby. I think it's more to do with attitude than anything. If you watch Dupont or Aaron Smith, quick ball is the name of the game. If you recycle the ball quickly then it leads to more line breaks, tries and turn overs and a higher standard of rugby. SA are capable of playing that way but not with someone like De Klerk.
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Post by Paul on Oct 27, 2023 21:36:51 GMT
Don't usually pay attention to the 3rd/4th place games but that wasn't a bad game. Always something satisfying about seeing Smith and Farrell planted on their arses aswell 😏.
Looking forward to tomorrow now. Think New Zealand will pinch it though. Looked much the stronger side.
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Post by Stew on Oct 28, 2023 13:11:39 GMT
That was a decent game in fairness,
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Post by johnboy14 on Oct 28, 2023 18:30:10 GMT
Don't usually pay attention to the 3rd/4th place games but that wasn't a bad game. Always something satisfying about seeing Smith and Farrell planted on their arses aswell 😏. Looking forward to tomorrow now. Think New Zealand will pinch it though. Looked much the stronger side. Said that 4 years ago. I think if NZ get into a kicking game with this SA they'll probably lose. They'll need another big performance like Ireland game to beat this SA team.
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Post by johnboy14 on Oct 28, 2023 21:09:57 GMT
Epic contest. You have to give credit to SA. They won every knockout game by a single point. Shows you how critical kicking is.
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Post by Paul on Oct 28, 2023 21:25:59 GMT
Epic contest. You have to give credit to SA. They won every knockout game by a single point. Shows you how critical kicking is. Was a cracking contest ans could have gone either way in the end. Barnes did his best to be the main character at times aswell but that was to be expected.
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Post by Jayrannasaurus on Oct 30, 2023 11:41:42 GMT
The World Rugby annual awards were a laugh, wow! Based in Ireland, I see
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