Springboks v Argentina Twickenham

Etzebeth stayed down until TMO came in.

Springboks know exactly what they are doing in that regard. Best in the business.

13-15, Marx scores

Their scrum is too much.

floodgates have opened. 13-22.

It’s crazy how much the Boks get away with when it comes to hands in the ruck.

South Africa 13-29 ahead and set to win yet another trophy.

World Rugby really need to have a rethink about penalty advantages. If you make 30m and several phases, you have an advantage.

@stodders said in Springboks v Argentina Twickenham:

World Rugby really need to have a rethink about penalty advantages. If you make 30m and several phases, you have an advantage.

It’s really stupid isn’t it.

Plus the Boks prop went to his knees at that scrum so the ref got it wrong anyway.

Kolbe with a very loose pass.

Pumas in

Argentina will be filthy with the ref.

Moodie should have been sent off, not that id agree, but its the way the game is reffed.

Thats a yellow card in every other match.

Ref bottled it. Boks get a favourable look from the refs. Not that they see it that way

@ExiledHalfback said in Springboks v Argentina Twickenham:

Ref bottled it. Boks get a favourable look from the refs. Not that they see it that way

The best teams tend to get the rub of the green. They paint better pictures. All about the art

Boks falling off quite a few tackles now.

This ref is rubbish.

Boks didn’t find touch on a penalty.

Now they give away a dumb penalty.

Argh, silly play Pumas.

Is Wilco Louw the strongest scrummager in the world?

So if you are leaning on the ruck, not holding your body weight, you can place your hands on the ball? When did this new law come in?

@stodders just get away with it constantly.

@Frank said in Springboks v Argentina Twickenham:

Is Wilco Louw the strongest scrummager in the world?

No, that’s still Ox Nche.

@ACT-Crusader said in Springboks v Argentina Twickenham:

@stodders just get away with it constantly.

Is this the Boks version of Richie’s invisibility cloak?

Ref has opened his other eye at scrum time now.

17 Green straight on his belly.

Ref calls reset.

Finally.

Need to score here Argies.

No. Arm. Tackle.

Late and no arms. A canon ball head first

That was their chance.

That missed penalty……

Argentina have been much better.

Difference has been the Bok scrum. Until teams can neutralise it (either by not dropping the ball or having a good scrum themselves) it is a banker out for SA as they are so adept at winning scrum penalties.

29-27 Boks.

That missed penalty

Argentina were hatcheted.

That ref is a joke.

Terrible performance by the world and rugby championship winners. I guess we will take it

@ACT-Crusader said in Springboks v Argentina Twickenham:

Ref has opened his other eye at scrum time now.

Boks LH was offending for ten minutes before that.

World Rugby need to get a grip on the sport. It has no credibility as a contest anymore.

The man in the middle arbitrarily decides who has a better chance of winning most weeks now.

@Jet said in Springboks v Argentina Twickenham:

Argentina were hatcheted.

That ref is a joke.

Too unbiased?

@W32 said in Springboks v Argentina Twickenham:

@Jet said in Springboks v Argentina Twickenham:

Argentina were hatcheted.

That ref is a joke.

Too unbiased?

Moodie should have been sent.

He bottled it completely.

Didnt even give a penalty, as to give a penalty would acknowledge an infringement occurred and he didnt want to put himself in that position.

Cowardice pure and simple.

@Jet said in Springboks v Argentina Twickenham:

World Rugby need to get a grip on the sport. It has no credibility as a contest anymore.

The man in the middle arbitrarily decides who has a better chance of winning most weeks now.

God, do you ever shut up?

Great comeback by Los Pumas, but not quite enough.

Yeah, I think the ref bottled it a bit so the Springboks got lucky today.

But they've been the best team across the tournament as a whole and are worthy winners. Well done to the Springboks and their supporters.

@W32 said in Springboks v Argentina Twickenham:

@Jet said in Springboks v Argentina Twickenham:

World Rugby need to get a grip on the sport. It has no credibility as a contest anymore.

The man in the middle arbitrarily decides who has a better chance of winning most weeks now.

God, do you ever shut up?

I think adjudication (refs and TMO's and the laws they are tasked with enforcing) is at an all time low qualitatively, be it from a fairness perspective and enjoyment perspective.

We are being served up a terrible product.

I think France will really test this Boks side