Vrotappel
Bulls fan
Steyn had some difficult kicks to make. Tonight it did not go for him. IMO his overall fly-half play was great.
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Springboks vs England 2012 - 3 Test tour
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Steyn had some difficult kicks to make. Tonight it did not go for him. IMO his overall fly-half play was great.
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@MickeyD and SinghDude, I have a new member to the household, so been busy.
I must admit, the boks suprised me and England this evening, I was expecting up n unders all night long, instead ball in hand was kept and the game was won, like I said, well played by the Boks.
Ps: still two test to go
Vrotappel
Bulls fan
I also thought that Habana will get MoM, however Alberts also had a great game.
Meyer's selection seems to have paid of well.
Meyer's selection seems to have paid of well.
@MickeyD and SinghDude, I have a new member to the household, so been busy.
I must admit, the boks suprised me and England this evening, I was expecting up n unders all night long, instead ball in hand was kept and the game was won, like I said, well played by the Boks.
Ps: still two [-]test[/-]losses to go
Concrats with the new member. Enjoy.
PS: I fixed the last line for ya.
SinghDude
Chief Sports Analyst
Well the Irish and Welsh also lost today.
Southern Hemisphere dominance continues...
Southern Hemisphere dominance continues...
MickeyD
RIP
Congrats!!!! Losing some sleep, are you?@MickeyD and SinghDude, I have a new member to the household, so been busy.
I must admit, the boks suprised me and England this evening, I was expecting up n unders all night long, instead ball in hand was kept and the game was won, like I said, well played by the Boks.
Ps: still two test to go
(been there... twice)Yep, third Test is in PE and I'll be taking a stroll down to the stadium.
The experts in studio (Mallett particularly), who I feel must know more about rugby than us, felt that it is not the loose forwards role alone but that of the nearest forward. Matfield mentioned Brussouw, Mallett felt he would not have helped as that would not be his role either. His role would be to steal England's ball when they are on attack.
I noted that and refrained from commenting when you said that earlier but I will now. Habana has flourished later in this season at the Stormers. Heyneke does not coach them does he?
Again, I will defer to the experts who also pointed out that the missed kicks made it a close game. He is known for his kicking percentages. 4 out of 7 is not great. Some of Farrell's kicks were as difficult.
A large section of the South African media really sucks. Look at these bloody headlines:
Boks squeak home in series opener
Bok bullies handed reality check
<shakes head>
Keo.co.za's reporters do suck for the most part and can't even get the scores right :
Boks squeak home in series opener
Bok bullies handed reality check
<shakes head>
Keo.co.za's reporters do suck for the most part and can't even get the scores right :
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SinghDude
Chief Sports Analyst
@ Wayne
SABC2 website tv guide suggested a delayed game to start at 1830.
They lied.
SABC2 website tv guide suggested a delayed game to start at 1830.
They lied.
OrbitalDawn
Ulysses Everett McGill
Good performance overall, I'd say. Couple of jitters, but that was expected and will hopefully be improved on. I was very impressed with Habana, dude had a massive workrate, was all over the park.
I just wish Frans Steyn would learn to pass, ffs! There were at least 2 opportunities (not counting the offload that wasn't on) where he should have just passed to keep the movement going.
Also, lol @ Kirchner being invisible when he was on, then going off and Lambie playing quite well.
I just wish Frans Steyn would learn to pass, ffs! There were at least 2 opportunities (not counting the offload that wasn't on) where he should have just passed to keep the movement going.
Also, lol @ Kirchner being invisible when he was on, then going off and Lambie playing quite well.
sand_man
Honorary Master
Agreed, Hougaard just seems to have lost a yard somewhere, very surprising. Also this tunnel ball BS, WTF is up with that?? Every clearance from the tunnel ball was under pressure and risk of charge down. Saw the baby Boks do it against Ireland where the clearance kick was actually charged down and a try was scored!!!!! WTF!!!
Boks will get better.
The Poms are not good enough
Whitewash.
Agree, only 5 days together and tonight was actually quite a satisfactory performance. A lot more positives to take out of the game, Marcel looked quite at home, Eben and Juandre where good in the lineouts and tight loose, scrums were solid, Coenie looks the part, Brian is returning to form and Frans Steyn was solid on defense.
I thought it could have gone to either Brian, Bismarck or Willem.
Legend waiting to happen. Didn't look like a debutante at all.
With Ruan on I would have been tempted to give him the kicking duties. 4 from 7 could have cost us in a closer game!!
Kickoffs were piss poor too, cleaning out of the rucks in the 1st half were piss poor too but better in the 2nd half. Definitely can build from here with these combinations.
I thought Zane had a good 1st half, as much as I was expecting him to fail...
MickeyD told me the same thing. I did not listen to see if it was on radio. I did not watch any news bulletins. Let me stop there before I blow a fuse.
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My take:
Players who had a good game:
Alberts was great
Habana also had a great game
New Locks - I think they did really well
Pienaar played well when he came on (never thought I would say that)
Frans Steyn got over the advantage line quite a bit
Players who did not play well:
Bismark - when he went off, we played a load better and did not get pushed around by the English forwards as much. Bismark is trying to be a loose forward and it hurt us today. Missed tackles, etc.
Steyn - Too many misses could have cost us
De Villiers - He didn't have a good game, IMHO. After today's game, I would move Habana to centre in place of him and bring in a new (faster) wing
Hougard - Didn't look too great.
I am actually quite disappointed, especially after the AB game this am. They looked far stronger than us.
Players who had a good game:
Alberts was great
Habana also had a great game
New Locks - I think they did really well
Pienaar played well when he came on (never thought I would say that)
Frans Steyn got over the advantage line quite a bit
Players who did not play well:
Bismark - when he went off, we played a load better and did not get pushed around by the English forwards as much. Bismark is trying to be a loose forward and it hurt us today. Missed tackles, etc.
Steyn - Too many misses could have cost us
De Villiers - He didn't have a good game, IMHO. After today's game, I would move Habana to centre in place of him and bring in a new (faster) wing
Hougard - Didn't look too great.
I am actually quite disappointed, especially after the AB game this am. They looked far stronger than us.
SinghDude
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LazyLion
King of de Jungle
Can someone PM me the final score plz?
OrbitalDawn
Ulysses Everett McGill
Wut?! De Villiers had a great game, I think. Guy was all over the place defending. Got a couple of shots from Tuilagi, but stood his ground and organised our defense well.
As for the AB's looking better, not much of a surprise.
Garyvdh said:
Why not just google/supersport.com it? :wtf:
Ekstasis
Honorary Master
Yep, in test rugby you must take whatever point come your way. I think Steyn is very disappointing in himself with those missed kicks.
Agree, but I also feel we need a proper fetcher...meaning Heinrich Brussow. It will just put that extra pressure and frustration on the opponents. In no way is this team a well oiled machine but it does have the makings. They way they played tonight with that ball running wide as often as it did gives me more hope. The back line attacked from a much deeper position as in the past - this gives more room for speed and maneuvers.
[/QUOTE]I didn't see Zane
I was at the game, and think we could of done better. We need to stop kicking aimlessly, meaning that when we do kick it has to be clinical. I also think we kicked a bit too much and there were a couple of times where we could of rather run the ball. Frans didnt seem to play at his best and missed a couple of offloads that would of ended in trys but I'm sure he will come right soon (its probably the hair impairing his periphrial vision).