Match thread

OomPB

NH and Japan players back to their franchises. Suppose to be 25 players left but this is SA franchise players in the squad
My geuss
Damian Willemse, Ethan Hooker, Canan Moodie, Andre Esterhuizen, Edwill van der Merwe, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Cobus Reinach, Siya Kolisi , Ben-Jason Dixon, Marco van Staden, Ruan Nortje, Eben Etzebeth, Wilco Louw, Johan Grobbelaar, Gerhard Steenekamp

Bench
Ntuthuko Mchunu, Bongi Mbonambi, Zachary Porthen, Morne van den Berg, Handre Pollard, Grant Williams

Wales training squad:
Forwards: Keiron Assiratti, Ben Carter, Brodie Coghlan, Christian Coleman, Rhys Davies, Harri Deaves, James Fender, Dewi Lake, Evan Lloyd, Alex Mann, Morgan Morse, Garyn Phillips, Taine Plumtree, James Ratti, Danny Southworth, Gareth Thomas, Aaron Wainwright, Ben Warren.
Backs: Jacob Beetham, Rio Dyer, Dan Edwards, Kieran Hardy, Joe Hawkins, Ellis Mee, Reuben Morgan-Williams, Blair Murray, Joe Roberts, Tom Rogers, Callum Sheedy, Ben Thomas.

game_film

Wales playing with house money here so they might as well just go all gas no brakes and score some tries. Just go, go, go.

Donโ€™t roll over and get tickled and bow down before the kings. Start grabbing collars early doors. Itโ€™s a hiding to nothing.

MiketheSnow

And a chance for the Welsh based players to stake their claim

W32

Springboks side to face Wales

Springboks: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Ethan Hooker, 13 Damian de Allende, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Franco Mostert, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp
Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Zachary Porthen, 18 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 19 Eben Etzebeth, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Ben-Jason Dixon, 22 Kwagga Smith, 23 Cobus Reinach

MN5

@W32 said in Bokke vs Wales:

Springboks side to face Wales

Springboks: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Ethan Hooker, 13 Damian de Allende, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Franco Mostert, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp
Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Zachary Porthen, 18 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 19 Eben Etzebeth, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Ben-Jason Dixon, 22 Kwagga Smith, 23 Cobus Reinach

I'm loving the look of that midfield, will be interesting how they go together

MiketheSnow

B Team

No sweat

W32

@MN5 said in Bokke vs Wales:

@W32 said in Bokke vs Wales:

Springboks side to face Wales

Springboks: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Ethan Hooker, 13 Damian de Allende, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Franco Mostert, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp
Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Zachary Porthen, 18 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 19 Eben Etzebeth, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Ben-Jason Dixon, 22 Kwagga Smith, 23 Cobus Reinach

I'm loving the look of that midfield, will be interesting how they go together

Not much subtlety there! Morne is a bit ponderous at 9, but with SFM at 10 at least there should be some creativity - I hope.

MN5

@W32 said in Bokke vs Wales:

@MN5 said in Bokke vs Wales:

@W32 said in Bokke vs Wales:

Springboks side to face Wales

Springboks: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Ethan Hooker, 13 Damian de Allende, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Franco Mostert, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp
Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Zachary Porthen, 18 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 19 Eben Etzebeth, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Ben-Jason Dixon, 22 Kwagga Smith, 23 Cobus Reinach

I'm loving the look of that midfield, will be interesting how they go together

Not much subtlety there! Morne is a bit ponderous at 9, but with SFM at 10 at least there should be some creativity - I hope.

De Allende has some passing skills when he actually decides to use them. He might enjoy the extra space of playing 13.

But the modern game is all about power and it's only Wales. I'm picking a hat trick from one of them.

W32

I wish they would play Willemse at 12 more

OomPB

@W32 agree. He played all his schoolboy in 10. He fit in any position. He do an extra players work on defense. He is handy when we get a red card.

OomPB

Its always a good tussle against Wales for the Springboks.

Catogrande

@MN5

One of the main areas of concern for Wales has been a lack of physicality. It has meant that they are more often than not playing on the back foot or behind the gain line or scrabbling in defence. I do fear what this Bok side might do to this Welsh side.

Cue something I never thought I'd say or feel, but c'mon you Gogs! Cymru am byth!

MiketheSnow

@Catogrande said in Bokke vs Wales:

@MN5

One of the main areas of concern for Wales has been a lack of physicality. It has meant that they are more often than not playing on the back foot or behind the gain line or scrabbling in defence. I do fear that this Bok side might do to this Welsh side.

Cue something I never thought I'd say or feel, but c'mon you Gogs! Cymru am byth!

Fuck the Gogs ๐Ÿ˜‰

Come on the Taffs

Catogrande

@MiketheSnow said in Bokke vs Wales:

@Catogrande said in Bokke vs Wales:

@MN5

One of the main areas of concern for Wales has been a lack of physicality. It has meant that they are more often than not playing on the back foot or behind the gain line or scrabbling in defence. I do fear that this Bok side might do to this Welsh side.

Cue something I never thought I'd say or feel, but c'mon you Gogs! Cymru am byth!

Fuck the Gogs ๐Ÿ˜‰

Come on the Taffs

From this side of the Severn, there is no distinction.

MiketheSnow

@Catogrande said in Bokke vs Wales:

@MiketheSnow said in Bokke vs Wales:

@Catogrande said in Bokke vs Wales:

@MN5

One of the main areas of concern for Wales has been a lack of physicality. It has meant that they are more often than not playing on the back foot or behind the gain line or scrabbling in defence. I do fear that this Bok side might do to this Welsh side.

Cue something I never thought I'd say or feel, but c'mon you Gogs! Cymru am byth!

Fuck the Gogs ๐Ÿ˜‰

Come on the Taffs

From this side of the Severn, there is no distinction.

Donโ€™t tell your whippet that

MiketheSnow

Grey old day here

Roof will be on thankfully

I'll be happy with a 62-38 kind of loss with Wales improving at scrum time, the line out and discipline.

Would be great to see some long range tries too.

sparky

Boo to Bristol for not releasing LRZ for this one and then naming him in today's match against Northampton on the bench.

@MiketheSnow said in Bokke vs Wales:

Grey old day here

Roof will be on thankfully

I'll be happy with a 62-38 kind of loss with Wales improving at scrum time, the line out and discipline.

Would be great to see some long range tries too.

Pity Nicky Smith not available. Top five LH in world.

sparky

South Africa leading after half an hour, 14-0. Tries to Steenekamp and Hooker. Springboks forwards are utterly dominant. Wales looking like a side who have been thrown together because that is what they are.

sparky

Mngomezulu butchers a try.

sparky

Weise scores. 0-19 to the visitors.

sparky

South Africa have 61% possession and 73% territory.

pooler fan

@sparky this is going to get very messy. Getting absolutely smashed up front

sparky

@pooler-fan South Africa will win by at least 50 points and might get close to 100 points.

Raisse Erasmus is an absolutely ruthless fluffybunny. No sympathy from him for the woes of Wales Rugby. He's a killer. He's enjoying watching Wales bleed to death this afternoon. A brutal, beautiful mismatch.

Welsh crowd is extraordinary.

sparky

The only thing keeping this close is brave Wales defence. Making 92% of their tackles at the moment. But I can't see it staying there for long.

sparky

The difference in the ruck speed is remarkable. South Africa playing the game faster and with so much more power.

sparky

4th South African try. Van der Berg.

Wales 0 South Africa 28

Half time.

Wales relieved to be heading to the changing room.

sparky

Wiese and Hooker the pick of the Boks.

pooler fan

There's going to be some battered bodies in the Welsh changing room.
Just shows there's no substitute for power in rugby, you lose the physical battle and it's game over.
Wales battling hard but the 2 Bok centres are bigger than most of the Welsh forwards. We'll only get weaker when the bench empties in the 2nd half too.

game_film

Hopefully thereโ€™s a ball in the Welsh changing room so they can practice touching it

sparky

Aaron Wainright goes off with a bleeding eye. Ouch!

sparky

Try number 5. Louw.

And Wales lose Taine Plumtree to the sin bin as well.

0-35.

sparky

Another one. Mngomezulu. 0-42

If this was a boxing match. The referee would have stopped it.

If this was a kid's game, the coaches would be talking about how long more this should go on.

Getting very ugly with 33 minutes to go.

@sparky said in Bokke vs Wales:

Try number 5. Louw.

And Wales lose Taine Plumtree to the sin bin as well.

0-35.

I'm not watching the game, but that guy picks up more penalties than 2 Barrett's

sparky

@Darren It's not a game. It's a massacre.

sparky

Moodie scores. 0-47.

sparky

The TMO is looking at it. Here we go.