2019 Rugby World Cup

[daveza]

 

[thestaggy]

Unlike that cheese eating surrender monkey beast didn't do it on purpose. You genuinely got the feeling he didn't mean to, it just happened.

I know he didn't. He's never been that type of player, but he knew it was a nasty one and was in trouble.

 

[Sl8er]

You could tell by Beast's immediate reaction to it that he was pooping his pants. Definitely could've been a red, got really lucky with that.

Unlike that cheese eating surrender monkey beast didn't do it on purpose. You genuinely got the feeling he didn't mean to, it just happened.

Yup.
I know exactly what happened.

Y'know when he carries the ball upfield, you hear that long chant, right?
The spectators are chanting "Beast"...but they drag it out, so it ends up sounding like "Beeeeeeeaaaaaaast".
Ok, so he's a beast, right?

So when he goes in for tackles, he generates enough force to tackle a 600lb man -because most of the guys are usually about 300-400lbs.
Anyway, so he goes in for his "usual" tackle, except this time, the guy weighs about 67lbs.
What happens when you pick something up that you expect to be heavy, but then turns out to be light?

 

[Fulcrum29]

 

[Fulcrum29]

Yup.
I know exactly what happened.

Y'know when he carries the ball upfield, you hear that long chant, right?
The spectators are chanting "Beast"...but they drag it out, so it ends up sounding like "Beeeeeeeaaaaaaast".
Ok, so he's a beast, right?

So when he goes in for tackles, he generates enough force to tackle a 600lb man -because most of the guys are usually about 300-400lbs.
Anyway, so he goes in for his "usual" tackle, except this time, the guy weighs about 67lbs.
What happens when you pick something up that you expect to be heavy, but then turns out to be light?


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Keita Inagaki and Beast is the exact same weight, Inagaki is a bit taller though.

 

[Sl8er]

Keita Inagaki and Beast is the exact same weight, Inagaki is a bit taller though.

Stop spreading misinformation!
(See, this is how fake news starts.)

(I'm just pulling your leg hair, obviously )

 

[Speedster]

Dynamic winger Cheslin Kolbe has been ruled out of the Springboks' Rugby World Cup semifinal against Wales in Yokohama on Sunday night.

Kolbe has been replaced on the right wing by S'Busiso Nkosi in what is South Africa's sole change to the team which beat Japan in last weekend's quarterfinals.

AT A GLANCE

Springboks: Willie le Roux, S'Busiso Nkosi, Lukhanyo Am, Damian de Allende, Makazole Mapimpi, Handre Pollard, Faf de Klerk, Duane Vermeulen, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Siya Kolisi(c), Lood de Jahger, Eben Etzebeth, Frans Malherbe, Bongi Mbonambi, Tendai Mtawarira. Reserves: Malcolm Marx, Steven Kitshoff, Vincent Koch, RG Snyman, Franco Mostert, Francois Louw, Herschel Jantjies, Frans Steyn.

Springboks v Wales: South Africa winger Cheslin Kolbe ruled out of Rugby World Cup semifinal

Pocket-rocket winger ruled out of RWC semifinal due to ankle injury.

www.stuff.co.nz

 

[Toxxyc]

Damnit. I love that guy.

 

[Sl8er]

Dynamic winger Cheslin Kolbe has been ruled out of the Springboks' Rugby World Cup semifinal against Wales in Yokohama on Sunday night.

Kolbe has been replaced on the right wing by S'Busiso Nkosi in what is South Africa's sole change to the team which beat Japan in last weekend's quarterfinals.

AT A GLANCE

Springboks: Willie le Roux, S'Busiso Nkosi, Lukhanyo Am, Damian de Allende, Makazole Mapimpi, Handre Pollard, Faf de Klerk, Duane Vermeulen, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Siya Kolisi(c), Lood de Jahger, Eben Etzebeth, Frans Malherbe, Bongi Mbonambi, Tendai Mtawarira. Reserves: Malcolm Marx, Steven Kitshoff, Vincent Koch, RG Snyman, Franco Mostert, Francois Louw, Herschel Jantjies, Frans Steyn.

Springboks v Wales: South Africa winger Cheslin Kolbe ruled out of Rugby World Cup semifinal

Pocket-rocket winger ruled out of RWC semifinal due to ankle injury.

www.stuff.co.nz

Dang it!
That's alright, though, Nkosi will get the job done.
Just hope he can make it back in time, but still, Nkosi is an awesome replacement.

(Wales still has 0% chance of winning )

 

[Agent_Smith]

6/2 split on the bench again. So the idea presumably is to do what they did against Japan. Keep it in the forwards and basically pound Wales into submission. Won't be pretty but if it is effective, I won't care.

 

[Goosfrabba]

Big blow that. Though Nkosi is a great replacement, Kolbe just adds a bite sized goodness to the backline.

 

[SAguy]

I think we'll miss Kolbe more on defense. Nkosi is great on attack and his defense isn't bad, but Kolbe makes try saving tackles.

 

[Scary_Turtle]

So this lady that I work with has "run the numbers" (some psychic thing) she explained it all to me but it is very complicated and the only part I got was 12 years between 1995 to 2007 to 2019. The rest had to do with stars and planets aligning ..... so it must be true.

Therefore we are winning the World Cup, go make your bets boys.

 

[Mista_Mobsta]

Is Nkosi and Mapimpi as versatile and reliable as Kolbe though? We need some competitors for the high ball.

 

[SAguy]

Is Nkosi and Mapimpi as versatile and reliable as Kolbe though? We need some competitors for the high ball.

Very few other players on the team are as relentless when tackling and under the high ball - Kolbe is fearless.

 

[Goosfrabba]

So this lady that I work with has "run the numbers" (some psychic thing) she explained it all to me but it is very complicated and the only part I got was 12 years between 1995 to 2007 to 2019. The rest had to do with stars and planets aligning ..... so it must be true.

Therefore we are winning the World Cup, go make your bets boys.

Did she account for Planet X? Reckon she should run the numbers again

 

[SAguy]

Did she account for Planet X? Reckon she should run the numbers again

Pluto lost planetary status in 2006 - hopefully she accounted for that over the years.

 

[ToxicBunny]

*mutter*

Someone better have taught Willie how to catch a ball in the last week.

 

[Speedster]

*mutter*

Someone better have taught Willie how to catch a ball in the last week.

Maybe he and Faf were practising together. If Willie caught half the kicks Faf made this week he'll have had stacks of practice

 

[Stephen]

Heres what matters this weekend:

Those moves sexay