RWC QF 1 WAL v RSA (Twickenham) 18th Oct 0200 AEDT
- Thread starter PaarlBok
- Start date
- Status
Dewald Nel
Cyril Towers (30)
Would mods be able to change the title if Wales win on the weekend?
PaarlBok
Rod McCall (65)
There wont be need for that, is only a formality.
Dewald Nel
Cyril Towers (30)
qwerty51
Stirling Mortlock (74)
Just like "this" clash yeah
Brisbok
Cyril Towers (30)
Two big selection questions for the Boks as I think the rest of the squad picks itself.
1 - Will Meyer break up the young lock combination that have been outstanding to bring Victor back?
2 - Has Malherbe done enough to convince Meyer that he should be starting THP?
In my mind, both Lood and Frans have done enough to keep Victor and Jannie out of the starting XV.
1 - Will Meyer break up the young lock combination that have been outstanding to bring Victor back?
2 - Has Malherbe done enough to convince Meyer that he should be starting THP?
In my mind, both Lood and Frans have done enough to keep Victor and Jannie out of the starting XV.
Tahtrajic
Ted Fahey (11)
I agree
As much as Victor is a champion I think this WC has shown he's lost a meter or so of pace and is struggling to keep up.
Frans gives away fewer penalties so he stay's in my mind.
Cardiffblue
Jim Lenehan (48)
Poor sod. But gives ch chance to call up a wing/ fullback and get north back where he should be.
Brisbok
Cyril Towers (30)
Where is it that you think Wales have the edge over the Boks, Cardiffblue? You've commented a few times in other threads how you're quite confident of beating the Boks. Do you think the win in Cardiff last year gives them a mental advantage?
Cardiffblue
Jim Lenehan (48)
I do. I think we've got the means to repeat it provided we can find another wing and a 13 that can pass it to them. Sa forwards are awesome but the group has hardly been challenging and then there was japan
Brisbok
Cyril Towers (30)
Of the Bok team that started that Cardiff game, I think there are 5 likely to be in the starting XV this weekend. No doubt there are quite a few changes in the Welsh team is well. So hard to read too much into that result I'd say.
I don't think we're in the same place we were mentally when we lost to Japan, but perhaps you're right and we still are.
Cardiffblue
Jim Lenehan (48)
We outmuscled the Aussie forwards but you're right South Africa look better than against Japan. Wonder why they didn't put Scotland away tho. The jocks were awful
Brisbok
Cyril Towers (30)
'Outmuscled' the Aussies in the forwards, but got dominated in the scrums? The Wallabies were courageous in defence, but not at their best either. Their big game was last week. I'd also like to think that most top teams would take advantage of playing 15 on 13 for 9 minutes when hot on attack in the opposition's 22.
Cardiffblue
Jim Lenehan (48)
Sure. But as I wrote elsewhere by having north who can't pass at 13 we effectively were at no numerical advantage
Brisbok
Cyril Towers (30)
To blame 9 mins of stupid rugby on one player, playing at 13, is a bit over the top. The tactics were wrong. The forwards who had 'outmuscled' the Wallabies, were unable to outmuscle 7 Wallaby forwards. But they kept trying to bash it up through the middle playing into the Wallabies' hands.
The times when the ball did make it out of the forwards I think I counted on at least two occasions where they then tried an inside ball to Jamie Roberts to try to crash it over one channel out from the previous ruck. It was dumb tactics, and not simply North's inability to pass the ball that thwarted them.
Cardiffblue
Jim Lenehan (48)
North ran more metres than anyone. On the other hand His number of passes equaled Samson lee. He's a great player but not at centre. The incidents for thirty minutes of second half are myriad. In retrospect it would've made more sense to take three and use the numerical advantage from further back. But that's history now. Gotta think about next week now and we re up for it
- Status