Official Tri-Nations 2011 Thread

Dono what you guys are smoking while the rugby was on Saturday. we played piss poor for an almost full strengh team against a 2nd team of the AB. the AB ran so easily past our guys. it looked like a training game for them trying all their combinations before the WC. they know their 1st already. they have so much depth in every dept. here the boks still have underperforming has beens. john smit, fourie du preez, danie rossouw and jp pietersen need to be dropped from the team. with players out of form you will never win anything. pdv must bring aplon on at fullback. he is our most consistent fullback this year by far. he have the space to create holes in the opposition. lambie, steyn and jp are not fullbacks and too slow.

its sad to see a bok team playing 95 world cup rugby in 2011. 16 years down the line and we still playing the 1 trick pony rugby. we need to go forward like the rest of the world and the times. we have so many talent in this country thats being wasted by playing that style of rugby. maybe we are scared to explore a new era game. its sad that northern hemisphere teams like england, wales and ireland's rugby has surpassed our proud rugby nation. we have the best talent in the world being wasted. hopefully when we see the boks exit early from the WC the big boys eyes will open and force change in the country. if we make the semis we must be happy with the type of rugby we playing.
 
I don't care if the boks don't win this time. I'm just waiting to savour the exit of the AB's in the play-offs again. Nothing, but nothing beats that kind of satisfaction, and I especially look forward to the look on SBW's face when he walks from the field as a loser... :)
 
Pixual said:
I don't care if the boks don't win this time. I'm just waiting to savour the exit of the AB's in the play-offs again. Nothing, but nothing beats that kind of satisfaction, and I especially look forward to the look on SBW's face when he walks from the field as a loser... :)
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you've lost focus and vision. stop wasting time and energy focusing on the AB. they can be cocky because they are good. look at our own team and focus on the boks, thats who you support. no wonder we have so many AB supporters here
 
Pixual said:
I don't care if the boks don't win this time. I'm just waiting to savour the exit of the AB's in the play-offs again. Nothing, but nothing beats that kind of satisfaction, and I especially look forward to the look on SBW's face when he walks from the field as a loser... :)
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Just to confirm SBW = Sonny Bill Williams :confused:
 
Stevie G said:
you've lost focus and vision. stop wasting time and energy focusing on the AB. they can be cocky because they are good. look at our own team and focus on the boks, thats who you support. no wonder we have so many AB supporters here
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They're good. Just like the Proteas...
 
Stevie G said:
Dono what you guys are smoking while the rugby was on Saturday. we played piss poor for an almost full strengh team against a 2nd team of the AB. the AB ran so easily past our guys. it looked like a training game for them trying all their combinations before the WC. they know their 1st already. they have so much depth in every dept. here the boks still have underperforming has beens. john smit, fourie du preez, danie rossouw and jp pietersen need to be dropped from the team. with players out of form you will never win anything. pdv must bring aplon on at fullback. he is our most consistent fullback this year by far. he have the space to create holes in the opposition. lambie, steyn and jp are not fullbacks and too slow.

its sad to see a bok team playing 95 world cup rugby in 2011. 16 years down the line and we still playing the 1 trick pony rugby. we need to go forward like the rest of the world and the times. we have so many talent in this country thats being wasted by playing that style of rugby. maybe we are scared to explore a new era game. its sad that northern hemisphere teams like england, wales and ireland's rugby has surpassed our proud rugby nation. we have the best talent in the world being wasted. hopefully when we see the boks exit early from the WC the big boys eyes will open and force change in the country. if we make the semis we must be happy with the type of rugby we playing.
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Um, they were obviously not playing top rate rugby, flashy and fast paced, like the AB,s but all of that didn't help the AB's either. If you look at the score board, it says the Boks won. At the end of the day, it is a pretty good result. Anyway, at WC's as SA has shown, along with England, it's not the flashy sides that take home the trophy. It's the team that can shut down the big guns and neutralise the flash that does so. Look at the finals mate, NZ murder opposition in the group stages, but how many tries are scored in the finals? Not huge scores. Look at 95, since you brought it up, SA were not the flash side, NZ were killing anyone in there path, but who walked off with the trophy? Still, I understand the frustration. I too would like to see a bit more variation, and a little bit more pace. Certainly, the ball from the ruck is way to slow and sometimes the guys don't get to the brake down quick enough.
 
Any news on Heinrich Brussouw after taking that ghastly boot on face? I assume he's okay and long term damage done?
 
McT said:
Any news on Heinrich Brussouw after taking that ghastly boot on face? I assume he's okay and long term damage done?
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He's fine. Prettier than before that for sure.

Looks like Lambie and Frans are good to go too.
 
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Does it not remind you of a certain ex-Wallabies scrummie? That "woe is me" attitude of George Gregan?
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Sadly yes. And this is the only issue I have with Fourie.

Stevie G said:
its sad to see a bok team playing 95 world cup rugby in 2011. 16 years down the line and we still playing the 1 trick pony rugby. we need to go forward like the rest of the world and the times. we have so many talent in this country thats being wasted by playing that style of rugby. maybe we are scared to explore a new era game. its sad that northern hemisphere teams like england, wales and ireland's rugby has surpassed our proud rugby nation. we have the best talent in the world being wasted. hopefully when we see the boks exit early from the WC the big boys eyes will open and force change in the country. if we make the semis we must be happy with the type of rugby we playing.
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Well we do have a 50% winning ratio for World Cups.... Yes I would also like to see the running rugby that the ABs play BUT that does not really win World Cups sadly.... If you do not believe me ask the English rugby team how the hell they got to the finals in 2007....

Stevie G said:
no wonder we have so many AB supporters here
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:erm: You do know the real reason why 90% of the AB suppoters in SA support them right?

McT said:
Just to confirm SBW = Sonny Bill Williams :confused:
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Yes.

McT said:
Any news on Heinrich Brussouw after taking that ghastly boot on face? I assume he's okay and long term damage done?
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Kill Ironman? Don't be silly :D
 
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AB and OZ giving each other stick!!! Nice!!! Kieran Read off at 10 minutes... Ankle injury!!! You go boys!!! Rip each other to threads!!! One game at a time lads and don't think or worry about that tournament starting in a couple of weeks time... What is it again??
 
Wallabies: 2011 Tri-Nations Champions

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Wallabies 25 - 20 All Blacks
 
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