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MajorStokes

@sparky said in Wales v Springboks:

Conversion missed.

At half time. Wales 5 South Africa 26.

Massively flattering to Wales.

sparky

South Africa dominant at set piece in the Second Half but sloppy with the ball. No change in the score.

W32

South Africa going to sleep

sparky

Wales 5m out and looking for a second try.

Bones

Gatland looks like a stroppy child.

sparky

Henre Pollard on at Centre.

sparky

Fassi in for the Boks' 5th try.

sparky

Wales' biggest defeat in the Millenium Stadium is a 38 gap in that game in 2005 where Dan Carter got a hat-trick.

That record must be at risk.

sparky

31-5 to South Africa with 22 minutes to go.

Wales will tire massively in the last minutes after all the defending they have done in this game and the constant set piece pressure they've been under.

Mauss

@Bones said in Wales v Springboks:

I reckon he looks more like mum just took his Xbox off him.

Am I the only one who is seeing Slobodan Milosevic at The Hague?

sparky

Boks score again. Steenkamp.

sparky

Wales 5 South Africa 38.

If this was a boxing match the referee would have ended it a long time ago.

And some the crowd drift away with ten minutes left.

sparky

Wales have been absolutely terrible. So bad.

If their decline continues, it's going to be very hard to argue for their continued inclusion in the 6 Nations ahead of Georgia, Portugal or Spain.

W32

Springbok forwards run it from behind their own try line

sparky

It's going to be 12 consecutive defeats for Wales this year. They haven't won a single game in 2024.

Bones

@Mauss said in Wales v Springboks:

@Bones said in Wales v Springboks:

I reckon he looks more like mum just took his Xbox off him.

Am I the only one who is seeing Slobodan Milosevic at The Hague?

I read Siobhan at first and was replying to say I haven't seen that movie.

sparky

Another Bok try.

sparky

Time for Fatland to draft his resignation.

sparky

Wales 5 South Africa 45.

Record Home defeat for Wales beckoning.

sparky

Wales score to avoid a record home defeat.

The 2005 All Blacks' record stands!

sparky

Botham scored for Wales.

sparky

Wales 12 South Africa 45. But the gulf between these teams was a lot more than that.

pooler fan

Boks never had to get out of 2nd gear.

sparky

If I was CEO of Wales Rugby, I'd be on the phone to a lot of NPC players without Super Rugby contracts seeing if they want to play for Wales in the Six Nations.

sparky

The Boks finish 2024 as they finished 2023. On top of the world. They set the standards and, at the moment, no one is catching them.

W32

Hugs all round from Siya. Thanks for a great year bokke

pooler fan

@sparky I can see another 6 Nations wooden spoon incoming but then Italy went about 8 years in a row in that spot & weren't relegated so it'd be a bit harsh 😁

Bones

@pooler-fan said in Wales v Springboks:

@sparky I can see another 6 Nations wooden spoon incoming but then Italy went about 8 years in a row in that spot & weren't relegated so it'd be a bit harsh 😁

It's time for Netherlands to get a chance.

pooler fan

@sparky are there any decent ones with Welsh heritage?
I'd definitely take a couple of south African monsters if they had a Welsh granny.
We just don't produce physical specimens unfortunately. Test matches are becoming more & more physical and if you lose that contest it's game over.

nostrildamus

@Mauss said in Wales v Springboks:

Am I the only one who is seeing Slobodan Milosevic at The Hague?

I didn't know the Hague allowed conjugal visits.