Official Springbok Tri-Nations Thread

well i just hope the springboks watched that game and saw how both new zealand and the aussies support their players in the break down

hope they see and think hmmmmmm maybe thats a good idea :p
 
lol - too true killa! Individual brilliance can work now and then but it seldom wins tournaments.
 
The stats that say the most :

AB turnover 23 times; Aus 10
AB handling errors 18; Aus 6

Related to this and the mention of the breakdown above.... I am still convinced the Aussies are getting away with murder at the breakdown. It seems to have got worse now that the worst censure is a free kick and not a penalty! It seems to not be a bother to commit offences any more because at best you slow down the opposition ball (well at best you get you hands on it) but the worst is a free kick, no direct points lost.
 
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was a decent game to watch that ........... looks like the Crusader influence is starting to come right for those Aussie buggers .... and that spells kark for the rest of the world IMO :o
 
killadoob said:
it works both ways lance

if one team uses the new rule to their advantage, kudos to them
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I actually don't think it has to do with one team using the rules but more one team bending the rules and getting away with it for some reason. I don't agree with you as I do not see why the team that sticks to the rules should come out on the losing end. That means the laws are not being implemented properly...

As we are aware, the laws are not written in stone. If a free kick is not enough of a penalty to prevent the opposition from deliberately slowing the ball then they need to be reviewed. Why do you think the ABs are so desperate, and constantly mention, the need to get McCaw back? They need someone who infringes too to negate the opposition speed on attack.



We also should not at all be surprised about an Aussie revival. Yes, they have Deans but they also have the style of rugby, and players, suited to the new laws. They have never had the power game but more the running game. The new rules play into their hands. If anyone suffered the most it is SA as they are taking away the importance of powerful strong forwards (I refer specifically to the new law being tested where you can collapse the rolling maul).
 
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there is no bending the rule, you give away a free kick

no rules being bent

giving away a free kick is not bending the rules, just the same in soccer if you give away a free kick your not bending the rules
 
ja was a good game
australia was awesome but new zealand wasnt plaing good
i choon we will beat them when they come here
 
killadoob said:
there is no bending the rule, you give away a free kick

no rules being bent

giving away a free kick is not bending the rules, just the same in soccer if you give away a free kick your not bending the rules
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You appear to have missed the part of "getting away with it", I probably said it too fast...
 
The Aussies is a bunch of cheats, pure sheep shaggers, and they have a shagging partner blowing the whistle. That denied AB try was deserving a penalty try but would the idiot ref take notice, deliberately not. The same with the linesman, the idiot was too concerned about an illegal replacement and rather let a serious Gross foul slip by.

I hope we have a few Boer's to shag a few genes in them when they arrive. Damn convicts.
 
you know the ref was South african and the linesman was not australian

its just something that looked like a should barge, remember we get slow motion replay's the ref's see it in real time
 
killadoob said:
you know the ref was South african and the linesman was not australian

its just something that looked like a should barge, remember we get slow motion replay's the ref's see it in real time
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A shoulder barge with your arms around a person's legs? I can see how that works...
 
killadoob said:
so you thought it was a penalty try straight away or did you see it in the slow motion replay?
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My immediate thought was penalty... after the replay I was still not convinced of the penalty try as I could not see the Aussie players coming from the other side. He kicked the ball a bit far and off to the side.
 
am I the only one more worried about the Aussies than the AB's :o ..... kark record in SA or not, this new Aussie team is looking dangerous.
 
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