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@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 ReinachI'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.
@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 ReinachI'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.
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!
@Catogrande said in Bokke vs Wales:
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 
Come on the Taffs
@MiketheSnow said in Bokke vs Wales:
@Catogrande said in Bokke vs Wales:
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
Come on the Taffs
From this side of the Severn, there is no distinction.
@Catogrande said in Bokke vs Wales:
@MiketheSnow said in Bokke vs Wales:
@Catogrande said in Bokke vs Wales:
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
Come on the Taffs
From this side of the Severn, there is no distinction.
Don’t tell your whippet that
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.
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.
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.
@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.
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.
The difference in the ruck speed is remarkable. South Africa playing the game faster and with so much more power.
4th South African try. Van der Berg.
Wales 0 South Africa 28
Half time.
Wales relieved to be heading to the changing room.
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.
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