The Rugby Thread - Part Deux

[sand_man]

I thought the same but then I saw that Rennie's 80% win record only goes back 5 games.

I may have fallen for some hype, in Rennie's favour.

Well, that's the thing. His win percentage with Australia was only 38% but against SA was 3 from 4....

 

[lexity]

Well, that's the thing. His win percentage with Australia was only 38% but against SA was 3 from 4....

Nah.

Not enough games to read much into that.

Ofc, might become more meaningful. But that not enough to go on, rn, imo.

 

[DarkStarMonday]

I feel kind of bad for Cobus Wiese and Paul de Villiers, but I'm sure they will be back.

To be honest PDV didn’t really play and have that effect he did in the URC and warm up games. Other teams can counter that fetcher quality he has.

So maybe it’s time to let Deon go nuts.

 

[DarkStarMonday]

SA 31 NZ 34, I'm going for the reverse jinx set piece move...

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

Was I the only one that watched the first half last week?
Men against boys. Yes we screwed it up and did not finish. But if we on form we have 15-20 point over them easily.

 

[lexity]

Was I the only one that watched the first half last week?
Men against boys. Yes we screwed it up and did not finish. But if we on form we have 15-20 point over them easily.

Agreed.... minus a few points for NZ-friendly conditions, maybe.

 

[sand_man]

NZ win the series today. The Baltimore test, is an aside...

Greasy underfoot conditions and a wet ball will be our undoing.

Coupled with the lack of a proficient goal kicker.

 

[joshuatree]

Anybody else's DStv Stream app freezes at Who's watching DStv without options?

 

[joshuatree]

Now eventually went through to that sign in at dstv.stream/tv thing but without generating a code, just running.

Will restart for the umpteenth time.

 

[joshuatree]

Sorted.

Wondering if they do this on purpose to out some piracy system.

 

[sand_man]

Wtf

 

[joshuatree]

Deon Fourie starting at hooker with Ox, Marx, Louw on the bench.

Huh. This might go bad very quickly.

 

[Mike7]

Has to be a lie.

 

[joshuatree]

No it was on live TV now. Lineup.

 

[MirageF1]

NZ win the series today. The Baltimore test, is an aside...

Greasy underfoot conditions and a wet ball will be our undoing.

Coupled with the lack of a proficient goal kicker.

FU in the nicest possible way. Don't forget who effed the Blacks by their biggest losing margin in history....The Boks!!!!
The New Zealand All Blacks' biggest loss in history was a 43-10 defeat against South Africa on September 13, 2025.

Match Details

• • Score: South Africa 43 – 10 New Zealand
  • Margin: 33 points (the largest deficit in All Blacks Test history)
  • Location: Wellington, New Zealand
  • Date: September 13, 2025
  • 6 tries to 1.
    
  The previous record-breaking loss prior to 2025 was the famous 35-7 pre-World Cup warm-up defeat at Twickenham on August 25, 2023.

Clearly a very bad case of short term memory loss u suffer from or bias or more likely both. 1000%.

 

[Mike7]

Wait, you can actually make changes so late?

 

[Scooby_Doo]

Those planes... they were looking pretty low.

 

[dualmeister]

**** is on.

 

[SeRpEnT]

Ref trying to be a smartass at the scrums.

 

[SeRpEnT]

.....aaaaaaand more missed tackles...