Well controlled by SA in the end.
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@sparky said in Scotland vs Springboks:
The Springboks will remain the Number 1 ranked team in the world.
Well deserved too. We aren't as good as them.
Double World Cup Winners, Rugby Championship champions, Number 1 in the world, 2-0 winners against the All Blacks this year, victors in their last two series against the Lions.
But they don't hold the Raeburn Shield, do they?
@sparky said in Scotland vs Springboks:
Double World Cup Winners, Rugby Championship champions, Number 1 in the world, 2-0 winners against the All Blacks this year, victors in their last two series against the Lions.
But they don't hold the Raeburn Shield, do they?
What is the raeburn shield? Serious question
@sparky said in Scotland vs Springboks:
Southern Hemisphere 6 this weekend, the Northern Hemisphere 0.
Also Chile beat Canada and Brazil beat Hong Kong both away. So 8-0!
Edit: Tonga let us down losing to Romania 25-15. so 8-1
Springboks didn't play well but the scrum killed the Scots.
Dunno what England will do if they struggle against the Wallaby scrum.
Expect a total different approach with the other backline against them.
@OomPB said in Scotland vs Springboks:
Springboks didn't play well but the scrum killed the Scots.
Dunno what England will do if they struggle against the Wallaby scrum.
Expect a total different approach with the other backline against them.
Not sure how you've come up with that. Boks executed their game play to perfection. Scored every time in the red zone & used their powerful scrum to get them out of trouble.
It was classic Bok rugby and showed off every single theme as to why they've been so successful of late.
I think some Bok fans are forgetting that they've not won every game by a ton of points, 32-15 vs Scotland at Murray field is a much stronger score line than I expected.
@Mauss said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@mariner4life said in Scotland vs Springboks:
you are already the MVP
It's confirmed, I'm the Derrick Rose of the Silver Fern.
Can't wait to absolutely blow out my knee and be the forum journeyman I was always meant to be.
With a terrible signature kicks line but kids still buy them….
After the red card, I thought this game would descend into something ugly, but even by the 60th minute it was pretty competitive. Very late surge by the Boks.
@MajorRage 13 of those 32 did come in the last 15 minutes so there was a fair amount of resistance from the Scots. For me the Scots ran out of gas and the Boks took advantage.
@ACT-Crusader said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@MajorRage 13 of those 32 did come in the last 15 minutes so there was a fair amount of resistance from the Scots. Liked to me that the Acors ran out of gas and the Boks took advantage.
That was always going to be the plan. I can accept the high handling error rate from the boks because it’s the first game in a while. But they will have to up their game for England who will be looking to try and get a result after two very disappointing outings.
@ACT-Crusader said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@MajorRage 13 of those 32 did come in the last 15 minutes so there was a fair amount of resistance from the Scots. Liked to me that the Acors ran out of gas and the Boks took advantage.
That’s what all good teams do. Break down the resistance over 60 mins and run it out the final quarter.
It’s why I disagree they didn’t play well
I found the officiating this weekend far too pedantic and inconsistent. Bizarre red card call in this one.
The fullback Jordan looks extremely good to me.
Hendrikse was a bit of a weak link for South Africa I thought.
Non try just before half-time: English referees hate Scotland 
Which is good for Mapimpi, because he is one of the worst defenders in that team and failed utterly.
I'd go so far as to say as he is the most uninterested defender in Test Rugby - polar opposite to when he's in attack.
@ARHS said in Scotland vs Springboks:
The fullback Jordan looks extremely good to me.
Born in Auckland , played club rugby in the Waikato
@ARHS said in Scotland vs Springboks:
Hendrikse was a bit of a weak link for South Africa I thought.
Bad day at the office. Was it 3 knocks-on in the first half, or 4? Yeesh.
@sparky said in Scotland vs Springboks:
Xander Fagerson having a massive game for the Scots.
That's a real name? Wow.
@MajorRage I expect more from a bench of Marx, Snyman, PSdT, Kolisi and Wiese..
The push over try came a bit late.
Sloppy game from the Boks - kind of expected that in a way... I think for someone like Marco van Staden the door is slowly closing. Kwagga is impact not starter but we know why he was started. Mostert was understandably rusty and Bongi's throwing wasn't great. Bar that a few average moments from Pollard, Jordan - et al really. It's a game to forget as we focus on England.
@nostrildamus said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@sparky said in Scotland vs Springboks:
Xander Fagerson having a massive game for the Scots.
That's a real name? Wow.
I got banned from a Scottish Rugby FB page for making a juvenile quip about that guys name. True story
@ACT-Crusader said in Scotland vs Springboks:
With a terrible signature kicks line but kids still buy them….
Unfortunately I don't know anything about shoes. Then again, looking at those D Rose Son of Chi sneakers, neither does Derrick Rose.
I thought the Scots started playing relatively well after a slow start, especially towards the end of the first half. That disallowed Ben White try was really well worked, with the Tuipulotu short pass to Jordan (although the Bok defence was unusually passive in that instance).
They'll rue a few moments - taking the penalty rather than the quick tap or scrum during the yellow card as others have already said, the Huw Jones pass that went into touch - but it always seemed like they would struggle to contain the Bok push in the final 20 minutes.
@NTA said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@ARHS said in Scotland vs Springboks:
Hendrikse was a bit of a weak link for South Africa I thought.
Bad day at the office. Was it 3 knocks-on in the first half, or 4? Yeesh.
@NTA said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@ARHS said in Scotland vs Springboks:
Hendrikse was a bit of a weak link for South Africa I thought.
Bad day at the office. Was it 3 knocks-on in the first half, or 4? Yeesh.
His first one was not spotted by the ref (when Fagerson counter rucked) who gave SA a penalty a few seconds later which led to Mapimpi's first try. This try should not have been awarded.
Dalziel is fucking dreaming
@MiketheSnow said in Scotland vs Springboks:
Dalziel is fucking dreaming
oh Mike i dunno, all they need to do is import like 4-5 more good players from a real rugby nation and they might be able to progress from the Group Stage of a world cup.
@mariner4life aah - the Irish model.
@Smuts said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@mariner4life aah - the Irish model.
well, the Irish model does only get them one extra game.
@mariner4life och aye, but it gets us a whole extra over optimistic fan base to buy cheap semi and finals tickets from
@mariner4life said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@MiketheSnow said in Scotland vs Springboks:
Dalziel is fucking dreaming
oh Mike i dunno, all they need to do is import like 4-5 more good players from a real rugby nation and they might be able to progress from the Group Stage of a world cup.
Ha @MiketheSnow
#tenlossesinarow
@MN5 said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@mariner4life said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@MiketheSnow said in Scotland vs Springboks:
Dalziel is fucking dreaming
oh Mike i dunno, all they need to do is import like 4-5 more good players from a real rugby nation and they might be able to progress from the Group Stage of a world cup.
Ha @MiketheSnow
#tenlossesinarow
The fact that Wales is on a 10 match losing streak doesn’t deflect from the fact that Dalziel is deluded
Nice try though
@MiketheSnow said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@MN5 said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@mariner4life said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@MiketheSnow said in Scotland vs Springboks:
Dalziel is fucking dreaming
oh Mike i dunno, all they need to do is import like 4-5 more good players from a real rugby nation and they might be able to progress from the Group Stage of a world cup.
Ha @MiketheSnow
#tenlossesinarow
The fact that Wales is on a 10 match losing streak doesn’t deflect from the fact that Dalziel is deluded
Nice try though
Gives me an idea for the Celts: a State of Origin round robin - play each other without imports.
Then we can see whose rugby ecosystem is really in the shitter.
@Smuts said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@MiketheSnow said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@MN5 said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@mariner4life said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@MiketheSnow said in Scotland vs Springboks:
Dalziel is fucking dreaming
oh Mike i dunno, all they need to do is import like 4-5 more good players from a real rugby nation and they might be able to progress from the Group Stage of a world cup.
Ha @MiketheSnow
#tenlossesinarow
The fact that Wales is on a 10 match losing streak doesn’t deflect from the fact that Dalziel is deluded
Nice try though
Gives me an idea for the Celts: a State of Origin round robin - play each other without imports.
Then we can see whose rugby ecosystem is really in the shitter.
Be a bit unfair with Ireland allowed to keep all their SH born players because they've really bought in to Ireland and bleed green though huh?
@MiketheSnow said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@MN5 said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@mariner4life said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@MiketheSnow said in Scotland vs Springboks:
Dalziel is fucking dreaming
oh Mike i dunno, all they need to do is import like 4-5 more good players from a real rugby nation and they might be able to progress from the Group Stage of a world cup.
Ha @MiketheSnow
#tenlossesinarow
The fact that Wales is on a 10 match losing streak doesn’t deflect from the fact that Dalziel is deluded
Nice try though
He used the word ‘learnings’ too.
@MN5 said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@MiketheSnow said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@MN5 said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@mariner4life said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@MiketheSnow said in Scotland vs Springboks:
Dalziel is fucking dreaming
oh Mike i dunno, all they need to do is import like 4-5 more good players from a real rugby nation and they might be able to progress from the Group Stage of a world cup.
Ha @MiketheSnow
#tenlossesinarow
The fact that Wales is on a 10 match losing streak doesn’t deflect from the fact that Dalziel is deluded
Nice try though
He used the word ‘learnings’ too.
Learnings is not a “word” but your point remains.
@Snowy said in Scotland vs Springboks:
Learnings is not a “word” but your point remains.
Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. i. 43 The king..Puts to him all the Learnings that his time Could make him the receiuer of.
@Snowy said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@MN5 said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@MiketheSnow said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@MN5 said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@mariner4life said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@MiketheSnow said in Scotland vs Springboks:
Dalziel is fucking dreaming
oh Mike i dunno, all they need to do is import like 4-5 more good players from a real rugby nation and they might be able to progress from the Group Stage of a world cup.
Ha @MiketheSnow
#tenlossesinarow
The fact that Wales is on a 10 match losing streak doesn’t deflect from the fact that Dalziel is deluded
Nice try though
He used the word ‘learnings’ too.
Learnings is not a “word” but your point remains.
It’s amazing what you can learn on the fern
@nostrildamus said in Scotland vs Springboks:
@Snowy said in Scotland vs Springboks:
Learnings is not a “word” but your point remains.
Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. i. 43 The king..Puts to him all the Learnings that his time Could make him the receiuer of.
Actually, I think it is in the OED, but it just sounds wrong. Will is credited with making up more English words than anyone else I think, so I take that with a grain of salt anyway.
Man when is the team named? We have resorted to Shakespeare discussions...