Australia vs SA

Swiwi.

Australia are not protecting their ruck ball at all. I'm glad I'm not an Aussie, I would have smashed the computer screen by now.

Emperor1989

This is what I am talking about by the Boks....getting real nasty now...

Stuffing to the Australians!

Buer

Think your money is safe, Ugo! Surprised by how sloppy Australia have been in the red zone. You can't go down there multiple times and not score.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Australia should really have someone in the bin

Swiwi.

Robbie Deans deserves an official apology from the Aussie public. Sorry, but it's your team that is average not your coach. Australia will have to up the intelligence ++ in the second half. For a start that means not gifting 3 pointers to Steyn. With a bit of constructed ball, the Aussie backs can strike.

Swiwi.

Buer wrote: »

Think your money is safe, Ugo! Surprised by how sloppy Australia have been in the red zone. You can't go down there multiple times and not score.

Ireland really have to target this fixture in the AIs. I have seen nothing from Aussie in recent times that should make Schmidt & the lads tremble.

.ak

Australia just play dumb rugby. They fancy their x-factor over tactics. Rugby is really all about tactics, not skill IMO.

Emperor1989

The good thing for me about this performance is arguably the Bok bench is stronger than there starting team.

16 Adriaan Strauss, 17 Gurthrö Steenkamp, 18 Coenie Oosthuizen, 19 Juandré Kruger, 20 Siya Kolisi, 21 Jano Vermaak, 22 Pat Lambie, 23 Jan Serfontein.


Kruger, Steenkamp and Kolisi are arguably a upgrade.

Strauss and Oostie will come on.

Emperor1989

Boks d has been a huge upgrade!

O Conner looks the only player capable of breaking it

DDC1990

SA knew they could run it behind the try line with the Aussie scrum being crap.

Queue the SA pen!

EDIT: Or not, strongest Aussie scrum of the day, including the scrums where SA were down to 7 in the pack.

Kiwi_knock

Good start, can they keep it up.

Kiwi_knock

Jaysus Clancy

DDC1990

Hooper, Cooper, Ashley-Cooper. They like that combo.

Swiwi.

Alexander on for Australia. That should shore up the creaking scrum.

Swiwi.

Clancy FFS. Nothing wrong with the quick tap, nothing wrong with the tackle. Let. The. Game. Flow.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Swiwi. wrote: »

Clancy FFS. Nothing wrong with the quick tap, nothing wrong with the tackle. Let. The. Game. Flow.

Thought the tackle was definitely dangerous tbh, yellow deserved

decisions

Not sure if I'd give a yellow for that.

Edit: on second viewing, I can see why he did.

Emperor1989

Oh dear Clancy has had a shocker there.

Thought it was not dreadful first half but now!

matthew8

A yellow card for putting a player on his ass. Load of rubbish.

Swiwi.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

Thought the tackle was definitely dangerous tbh, yellow deserved

Tiddlywinks. Rugby is not. Maybe fractionally above the horizontal.

danthefan

What a joke, yellow card and 3 points for a bloody tackle that lands a player right on his back.

decisions

Nothing in that one.

matthew8

He's only glanced him. Good call no yellow.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Clancy taking the piss going to the tmo for every decision. Killing the game

Kiwi_knock

Should have been a red there, nearly killed Ashley-Cooper.

Emperor1989

Kruger needs to come on Flippers...has made a bit of a mess

Larbre34

Ah twas yellow alright. Hope George has an early flight though!

Ive no problem in looking at infractions prior to scoring but this endless reviewing is gonna get tiresome

DDC1990

AAC with a soccer-esque dive, but it was a definite penalty.

I'm actually agreeing with Clancy more this half. The tackle on Habana was dangerous, so a deserved yellow.

EDIT: Leinster fans will be happy with how composed ZK looks.

Buer

He's a very simple, effective player. Put him in a different system, running off guys like Madigan and he could be that with a potent attacking element too.

matthew8

Waste of 3 points.

DDC1990

Its exciting anyway, even if it isn't perfect rugby.

matthew8

What a try!

Emperor1989

Disgusting hit on Habana!

DDC1990

Great try, but Habana looks bad.

Emperor1989

Kruger made that basketball catch.

Fantastic stuff

DDC1990

Emperor1989 wrote: »

Disgusting hit on Habana!

???

He jumped in the air, and Habana ran into it

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Great try, Falou skinned

matthew8

Prior to that hit you'd barely know Cooper was playing.

Shelflife

DDC1990 wrote: »

???

He jumped in the air, and Habana ran into it

Cooper flunked the tackle and deliberately took habana out. Cheap shot , wouldn't expect anything else from him!

Emperor1989

DDC1990 wrote: »

???

He jumped in the air, and Habana ran into it

Looked like Cooper lead with the shoulder to Habana's head for me

DDC1990

Emperor1989 wrote: »

Looked like Cooper lead with the shoulder to Habana's head for me

He was in the air and his knee (possibly) caught Habana.Thats what it looked like for me. (Might see another replay).

I'm no fan of Cooper and his antics, but I don't think he could do anything there.

If it was anyway deliberate, Clancy would have looked at it.

He's looked at everything else tonight!

Emperor1989

Fantastic stuff from Etzebeth there.

Its still surprises me how athletic a big man can be

matthew8

I remember contepomi got a yellow for less against quins in 2009. Fwiw I think Cooper deliberately jumped to pretend he couldn't get out of the way.

Emperor1989

Thats a fantastic try!!!!!!

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Lot of people laughed at me on the betting thread when i backed the Boks to win the rugby championship. They have a real chance

Buer

What a try. What a man. What a haircut.

matthew8

It's all coming together for Meyer's boks. Go for the BP!

DDC1990

Knockon?

Nope, just about, lucky boy.

Larbre34

Messy team stuff but some amazing individual skills on show. Good man Sideshow, repaid the faith today

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

Ugo won money on soccer last night. He then decided to lump the winnings on SA +4 as well as a substantial bet earlier on the week for SA + 5

Easily the most money I've ever had on one single bet. Queue Australian landslide