Match thread

Bones

Fuck that's cheeky by Capuozo. His flanker might want a word.

Italy are a third rate team. What a disappointing performance after the red. Hats off to SA though, they sure know how to win.

Smuts

Italy were excellent for 35 minutes, good for another twenty odd and then just ran out of tests quality players. Hats off to their staff and players. They are going to cause lots of teams trouble if they keep developing like they have since we played in the summer.

Mostert and Van Staaden with two of the dumbest acts we’ve seen since Doc R took over. Abject. The team fines session should be hilariously merciless.

Every other bok was very good to outstanding. Especially because the scrum reffing was almost worse than Mostert and van Staaden. Thankfully the Rugby Gods didn’t stand for it so Garbisi’s numbers took a bit of a hit.

Billy Webb

Ok. I will say it.
Bullshit straight red against Mostert.
Well done to the Boks C-team despite that.

W32

@Billy-Webb said in Italy vs Springboks:

Ok. I will say it.
Bullshit straight red against Mostert.
Well done to the Boks C-team despite that.

Really naive play by mostert. It’s a bullshit red but in the current climate of the game he was dumb.

Billy Webb

@W32 said in Italy vs Springboks:

@Billy-Webb said in Italy vs Springboks:

Ok. I will say it.
Bullshit straight red against Mostert.
Well done to the Boks C-team despite that.

Really naive play by mostert. It’s a bullshit red but in the current climate of the game he was dumb.

Franco is tackling. No malice, and his technique is decent.
Players in possession move shape when another tackles them. Changes timing for the 2nd guy lining them up.
Nothing naïve from Mostert. Just piss-poor appreciation of the actual game by the officials who then rely on frame-by-frame stills.

W32

@Billy-Webb said in Italy vs Springboks:

@W32 said in Italy vs Springboks:

@Billy-Webb said in Italy vs Springboks:

Ok. I will say it.
Bullshit straight red against Mostert.
Well done to the Boks C-team despite that.

Really naive play by mostert. It’s a bullshit red but in the current climate of the game he was dumb.

Franco is tackling. No malice, and his technique is decent.
Players in possession move shape when another tackles them. Changes timing for the 2nd guy lining them up.
Nothing naïve from Mostert. Just piss-poor appreciation of the actual game by the officials who then rely on frame-by-frame stills.

He didn’t wrap. Simple - he needs to

So now that we know that initial contact was with the upper chest, are we going to see Mostert banned anyway?

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MiketheSnow

@saguy said in Italy vs Springboks:

So now that we know that initial contact was with the upper chest, are we going to see Mostert banned anyway?

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Is that still on the down or the up?

OomPB

@Bones Your live commentary on Springboks matches are always a real treat.

Smuts

That’s a strong looking Irish team that’s shown impressive week on week improvement. Might just be able to hold the boks to a two score victory.*

*Unless the scrum and/or breakdown are reffed properly or the TMO’s comms system breaks down.

@Smuts said in Italy vs Springboks:

That’s a strong looking Irish team that’s shown impressive week on week improvement. Might just be able to hold the boks to a two score victory.*

*Unless the scrum and/or breakdown are reffed properly or the TMO’s comms system breaks down.

Boan Venter at LH isn't scary.

Smuts

@pakman maybe so, but Steenekamp is very scary to Irish props. Venter’s just there to take the shine off the new ball.

OomPB

Sorry I post the teams on the wrong thread. Must be the age.