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Psdt was attempting to wrap but mistimed his challenge on a player that has been tackled and dipped significantly. Yellow more than ample sanction.

World rugby should be reviewing Antonio's challenge in the Fiji game. They haven't batted an eyelid for that hit. Wasn't picked up by the ref or the bunker in real time. You want favoritism. You going to get tons of French flavoured favoritism soon...
 
Anyway 2 very good tests in a row for the Boks but it is all for naught. 2 weeks time Boks will need to bring it.

Was going to say no trophies for winning warm up matches but they got the Qatar Airways trophy for tonight's victory. Marketing BS.
 
These nuisances are part of the sport unfortunately. It's a mess and the bunker aims at making it more of a mess. All in the name of making the sport safer. It will never be safe. But safer.
 
SAguy said:
Still early days and lots can happen but Springboks aren't playing too bad for the worst team in the world hey @cavedog
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I never said they are the worst.

The performance was amazing. Out of this world. In fact, so good that they can retain the world cup if they perform like this, but they don't.

We won by just 1 point against Argentina. It feels like you don't always know what you will get from the boks on the day. A bit like the Sharks tbh.

IF they can keep the performance like to day going forward we are unstoppable.
 
Canan Moodies try that was adjudged to be offsides actually wasn't. He's holding Mapimpis jersey when the ball comes out. There's an angle where you can clearly see it. The tmo never got to see the angle.

 
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Good performance but I worry about peaking too early.
Hopefully we can maintain this form.

Barret and PSDT both lucky for me. Both could have easily gotten upgraded to red.
 
skimread said:
Its a friendly warmup game. It has no knockout consequence. That is why they don't care. If we lost I don't think we would have cared as much. Because they played with 13 men and then 14 men most of the game is why they don't care as much.
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Relax and enjoy the result, whether it's 15 men or 10 men, that is their issue and you cant fault the win just because they shot themselves in the foot.
 
cavedog said:
I never said they are the worst.

The performance was amazing. Out of this world. In fact, so good that they can retain the world cup if they perform like this, but they don't.

We won by just 1 point against Argentina. It feels like you don't always know what you will get from the boks on the day. A bit like the Sharks tbh.

IF they can keep the performance like to day going forward we are unstoppable.
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You are like the @rvZA of the rugby section, always doom and gloom.
 
sand_man said:
Anyway 2 very good tests in a row for the Boks but it is all for naught. 2 weeks time Boks will need to bring it.

Was going to say no trophies for winning warm up matches but they got the Qatar Airways trophy for tonight's victory. Marketing BS.
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The Qatar trophy is one of the biggest and most important trophies in Rugby. Probably only second to the WC.
 
sand_man said:
Canan Moodies try that was adjudged to be offsides actually wasn't. He's holding Mapimpis jersey when the ball comes out. There's an angle where you can clearly see it. The tmo never got to see the angle.
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TMO also initially said it was played off the ground before offside, so should have come back to a bok penalty if anything...
 
All the Rugby pundits and analasists have been saying, over the past few weeks that they see the RWC as between 3 treams:
Iteland
France
New Zealand.

With the Boks a bit further behind in 4th.

Then all the other teams way behind with slim chances of getting to the final.

It will be interesting to see what they say now.
 
Awesome power game by the Boks! What a match!! Libbok kicked flawlessly, may it continue. Doesn't look like we suffered any injuries, so that's good. Can't say any of our players had an average game based on this match.
 
The game was exceptional from a Bok perspective and I will savor the win, it is a record one after all.

Some hard work and analysis will follow on the AB Camp and even harder words will fall. I think they will come out snorting in that opening game against France. We definitely didn't do France any favors last night.

"Peaking" in your final warmup game is surely the best time to do so. Better to be on the right side of this result than going into the Cup on the back of a record loss. Can you imagine how we would be moaning is we lost by 28?
 
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