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Considering the Pumas can't win the comp now, the decision to go for the money by playing at Twickenham is paying off. Certainly helps the Boks playing on neutral turf (although I reckon there will be loads of ex-pat Saffers at the game).
 
Cray said:
Considering the Pumas can't win the comp now, the decision to go for the money by playing at Twickenham is paying off. Certainly helps the Boks playing on neutral turf (although I reckon there will be loads of ex-pat Saffers at the game).
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London ? Can imagine all the braais and biltong flowing, south side London has a streets called Van der Merwe street lol.
 
I got a question? Does anyone think that Sacha is not exploding too fast and it might make him a bit arrogant in the fact that he feels like he can do it all. Sort off like a De Allende and Kriel that never passes the ball. I fear that he might rather try to constantly go himself instead of using a teammate in a better position.

For example when he showed Moodie to back off when he chased his own kick.
 
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New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has today confirmed Jamie Joseph as the new Head Coach of the All Blacks XV for the 2026 and 2027 seasons.
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Jamie Joseph appointed All Blacks XV Head Coach​


New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has today confirmed Jamie Joseph as the new Head Coach of the All Blacks XV for the 2026 and 2027 seasons.

Joseph succeeds Clayton McMillan who led the All Blacks XV in 2024 and will retain the existing coaching group of Jamie Mackintosh, David Hill, and Cory Jane ahead of three overseas fixtures this November.
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cavedog said:
I got a question? Does anyone think that Sacha is not exploding too fast and it might make him a bit arrogant in the fact that he feels like he can do it all. Sort off like a De Allende and Kriel that never passes the ball. I fear that he might rather try to constantly go himself instead of using a teammate in a better position.

For example when he showed Moodie to back off when he chased his own kick.
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He was entitled to that try and made it clear to moodie not to get in the way. Could have been a balls up if both went for the ball

He also didnt pass too moodie who would have had a clean run to the try line on the one break away

He makes the right decisions most of the time though
 
I think there is too much hype around Sasha FM at the moment.
We have seen this from many other SA players and players from other countries.
A new guy comes with a lot of flair. Have a great test or two and then the other teams notice it and mark the guy.
Many fail then and can't step up further and just disappear or become average players.
Other like Kolbe just turn up the heat and show the still can't stop him even if the try.
Time will tell which route Sasha will go.

The one thing in favour of Sasha and other SA players with flair, is we have so many guys in the team now with that x-factor. The other teams will struggle to mark them all.
 
Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
I think there is too much hype around Sasha FM at the moment.
We have seen this from many other SA players and players from other countries.
A new guy comes with a lot of flair. Have a great test or two and then the other teams notice it and mark the guy.
Many fail then and can't step up further and just disappear or become average players.
Other like Kolbe just turn up the heat and show the still can't stop him even if the try.
Time will tell which route Sasha will go.

The one thing in favour of Sasha and other SA players with flair, is we have so many guys in the team now with that x-factor. The other teams will struggle to mark them all.
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You're only as good as your last game.

Remove when we lost to the Aussies at home a few weeks ago?

We were the kukkest team in the world after that one.
Everybody in the team was kuk or over the hill.
 
netstrider said:
What's the tie breaker?

Because we would still be ahead on PD.
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If teams end level on points for any position, the first tiebreaker is total number of wins in the competition, then number of wins against the other team/s tied on points, then overall points differential, then points differential between the team/s tied on points, then most tries scored in the competition. If that can't differentiate the team, the series or position will be shared

Total wins will be the same, Wins against each other will be the same, so PD will do the job if Arg manages to beat us.
 
cavedog said:
I got a question? Does anyone think that Sacha is not exploding too fast and it might make him a bit arrogant in the fact that he feels like he can do it all. Sort off like a De Allende and Kriel that never passes the ball. I fear that he might rather try to constantly go himself instead of using a teammate in a better position.

For example when he showed Moodie to back off when he chased his own kick.
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The media are going to blow it up yes. However within the Bok camp there is no one individual, SFM knows this, he knows he ain’t above anyone else. He has double World Cup winning players around him, Rassie knows how to keep a player out of an ego check.

As for what SFM did on the day, he took it onto himself to bury them and bring us back in the end of the second half. There was no me me me, the players fed of his energy to calm themselves down in the second half and played total rugby.

That’s try with Moodie coming up on the wing, I would have done the same, that was SFMs try. He kicked the space and created it and scored.

He needs game management now, we mustn’t burn him out quickly. The whole world now knows how good he is and will analyse the **** out of him and his weaknesses.

Damian did the same against NZL and the whole team just rolled and jelled with him and Manie communicating with each other.
 
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The media are going to blow it up yes. However within the Bok camp there is no one individual, SFM knows this, he knows he ain’t above anyone else. He has double World Cup winning players around him, Rassie knows how to keep a player out of an ego check.

As for what SFM did on the day, he took it onto himself to bury them and bring us back in the end of the second half. There was no me me me, the players fed of his energy to calm themselves down in the second half and played total rugby.

That’s try with Moodie coming up on the wing, I would have done the same, that was SFMs try. He kicked the space and created it and scored.

He needs game management now, we mustn’t burn him out quickly. The whole world now knows how good he is and will analyse the **** out of him and his weaknesses.

Damian did the same against NZL and the whole team just rolled and jelled with him and Manie communicating with each other.
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Also, the Kriel/De Allende not passing is not about what is implied, but player roles, tactics etc. Yes, that they can go on auto-pilot not think in the moment is frustrating for us fans when an overlap etc, but its not an issue of selfishness etc. This and many other things have been discussed at length by Bok camp in the media numerous times, Rassie never holds back, whether its Chasing the Sun, his tweets, his own podcast, conferences and more.

It's also why questions about why Roos doesn't get picked on the other side of this coin are quite entertaining too. Rassie has been upfront about this to Roos and has says so. If he still isn't getting picked, its cause whatever the issue is, that Roos is aware of, Rassie doesn't feel he has sorted it out yet.
 
DarkStarMonday said:
The media are going to blow it up yes. However within the Bok camp there is no one individual, SFM knows this, he knows he ain’t above anyone else. He has double World Cup winning players around him, Rassie knows how to keep a player out of an ego check.

As for what SFM did on the day, he took it onto himself to bury them and bring us back in the end of the second half. There was no me me me, the players fed of his energy to calm themselves down in the second half and played total rugby.

That’s try with Moodie coming up on the wing, I would have done the same, that was SFMs try. He kicked the space and created it and scored.

He needs game management now, we mustn’t burn him out quickly. The whole world now knows how good he is and will analyse the **** out of him and his weaknesses.

Damian did the same against NZL and the whole team just rolled and jelled with him and Manie communicating with each other.
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Yeah I hope so. Very good points you make too now. I feel like he is the key to our expansive game just like Manie where Pollard brings us back to our roots.

Very good mix we have.
 
My biggest worry on Sacha is his "glass jaw".

Many a legend in the making has had their career curtailed by injury and Sacha goes hard and is injury prone...
 
sand_man said:
My biggest worry on Sacha is his "glass jaw".

Many a legend in the making has had their career curtailed by injury and Sacha goes hard and is injury prone...
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Yes you are spot on, his shoulder has given him problems as well.
 
cavedog said:
Yeah I hope so. Very good points you make too now. I feel like he is the key to our expansive game just like Manie where Pollard brings us back to our roots.

Very good mix we have.
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I prefer Manie and Damian running the back line. SFM cant do it 100% week in week out. They need to share the work load.

SFM is good friends with Manie and Damian so there’s no ego there, they all play together at the Stormers.

Bok forwards they must be loving these guys.
 
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