The Rugby Thread - Part Deux

lexity said:
A simple example is when the cameras turned away from on-field action and onto the crowd or corporate boxes, when it could have been showing the cause of Ruben Love being yellow carded.

If you give someone a license not to perform, they'll probably take most opportunities to save on the cost of their task/duties.

I'm only singling the monopoly-holder position out..... the criticism is really of the perverse incentives involved in State-granted monopolies, not who the current occupier of that monopoly/cartel is.
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They did show the cause of Love's offside though. :unsure:
 
Stephen said:
I know it would have been a huge upset if the Bok ladies were reasonably competitive against the Lady All Flats but gee whiz NZ ladies were down to 13 players at one stage, Boks should have done more.
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Disappointing performance from our ladies.

Wasn't expecting a win but was expecting it to be less than a 15 point margin...

One wonders what net effect Swys resigning this week had on the psyche? 10 points maybe?

Anyway, they've got some big fixtures coming up. Hopefully they continue to be a force...
 
lexity said:
Loads of people saying they don't want to be constantly shown footage of politicians in corporate boxes during the match. Politicians etc. that weren't even interested in the game..... bored with eyes glued to their phone screens.

Even when there is a reset or break in play..... rugby supporters want to watch the players, on the field.

Supersport et al apparently has a legal privilege to position cameras and get the best footage (and to threaten violence unless youtube prevents others using that footage). Now we can see what that special privilege leads to.
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You people moan about petty things. It it is not airplanes it is a couple of seconds of a famous person.

I don't care who it is, while the game is ongoing it would be nice if the camera stays on the game and in their advert window to the side they can show the crowd cam.
 
RedViking said:
You people moan about petty things. It it is not airplanes it is a couple of seconds of a famous person.
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Spoken like a prole.

RedViking said:
I don't care who it is, while the game is ongoing it would be nice if the camera stays on the game and in their advert window to the side they can show the crowd cam.
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Spoken like an Outer Party member.
 
Great match, great win, incredible venue, amazing vibe. Amazing series, long live the traditional tour... getting on a plane to Baltimore at 2am for a 20 hour flight, after being smashed and smashing for 80 minutes, is ridiculous. Should have been getting on a coach to Mbombela instead... but $'s... so...
 
sand_man said:
Great match, great win, incredible venue, amazing vibe. Amazing series, long live the traditional tour... getting on a plane to Baltimore at 2am for a 20 hour flight, after being smashed and smashing for 80 minutes, is ridiculous. Should have been getting on a coach to Mbombela instead... but $'s... so...
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I said(iirc it was to you) we could come back to this and it seems a good time for me to agree that Kriel had a good game. Aside from that one obvious fluff, where he failed to catch that pass, he looks to be fully earning his #1 selection for 13.

In the meantime, Hooker looks like he could be a handy challenger for the position in future. He will probably bulk up as he matures in years.

Not that lack of bulk stopped people like Schalk Burger.
 
With Kolbe off and Sacha in the bin, NZ 12-5 up, I really thought we were in deep s hit...

The Boks dug deep, dominated the scrums, made fewer errors in the 2nd half, got their fair share of the 50/50s, scrambled and blitzed manfully and ultimately were considerably better than the 29-24 scoreline suggests.

NZ losing Ardie was a big blow, Love found kicking in the blustery conditions challenging and Cam is too good a player to be simulating.

This series has, remarkably, lived up to and/or even exceeded the hype.

For the AB's and their touring fans, it has been a once in a lifetime experience.

How the actual f uck is SA not hosting a RWC anytime soon?

Not sure of the vetting process but usually countries put together a proposal to host, which is a costly and time consuming exercise. One just needs to collage all the fan footage from the last 6 weeks and your winning proposal is done and dusted!!

Magnificent in every sense of the word...
 
lexity said:
I said(iirc it was to you) we could come back to this and it seems a good time for me to agree that Kriel had a good game. Aside from that one obvious fluff, where he failed to catch that pass, he looks to be fully earning his #1 selection for 13.

In the meantime, Hooker looks like he could be a handy challenger for the position in future. He will probably bulk up as he matures in years.

Not that lack of bulk stopped people like Schalk Burger.
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Hooker is already big (1.94m and 100kg). How much bigger do you want him to get? :laugh:

His best position is 12, not sure he is a 13 but lots of time for him to develop into one... official player of the match yesterday. He is the real McCoy...

Jesse is an absolute titan! Period.
 
sand_man said:
Hooker is already big (1.94m and 100kg). How much bigger do you want him to get? :laugh:

His best position is 12, not sure he is a 13 but lots of time for him to develop into one... official player of the match yesterday. He is the real McCoy...

Jesse is an absolute titan! Period.
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I think you are probably correct (...currently) :giggle:
 
Whats the obsession with this Hanekom guy? Every time I have seen him in a test he looks like he is out of his league. We have seen this with many players before, they just can't step it up at international level.

Also Sasha better get in better form quickly or he will be the next Herchel Jantjies. Great start to career and a lot of hype and then just faded away.
 
sand_man said:
Disappointing performance from our ladies.

Wasn't expecting a win but was expecting it to be less than a 15 point margin...

One wonders what net effect Swys resigning this week had on the psyche? 10 points maybe?

Anyway, they've got some big fixtures coming up. Hopefully they continue to be a force...
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He had an interview this week and said it all BS. He resigned a long time ago, all the assistant coaches knew about it and that also the reason he did not go on tour a few times and assistant coaches took the lead on tours.
 
Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
Whats the obsession with this Hanekom guy? Every time I have seen him in a test he looks like he is out of his league. We have seen this with many players before, they just can't step it up at international level.

Also Sasha better get in better form quickly or he will be the next Herchel Jantjies. Great start to career and a lot of hype and then just faded away.
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Some players need a bit more time to mature into something more rounded.

I'm not saying more chocolate cake... although obviously Nche can never eat enough of the stuff. :ROFL:
 
Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
Whats the obsession with this Hanekom guy? Every time I have seen him in a test he looks like he is out of his league.
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Very good player. Only 24, big, physical, skillful youngster, huge engine. Just back from a long term injury and slowly returning to full fitness and form.

Not sure how many minutes he's got for the Boks but he's still brand new. So 'every time' is a small to insignificant sample size.

Not out of his league at all. Barring injury he's a 50 capper easy...
 
Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
He had an interview this week and said it all BS. He resigned a long time ago, all the assistant coaches knew about it and that also the reason he did not go on tour a few times and assistant coaches took the lead on tours.
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Big loss for the ladies.

Swys is a proper coach. I hope his replacements are equally competent.
 
sand_man said:
Very good player. Only 24, big, physical, skillful youngster, huge engine. Just back from a long term injury and slowly returning to full fitness and form.

Not sure how many minutes he's got for the Boks but he's still brand new. So 'every time' is a small to insignificant sample size.

Not out of his league at all. Barring injury he's a 50 capper easy...
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He's had a couple of cameos off the bench and 2 starts, one of which was MotM. Not sure how you get MotM when out of your depth...
 
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