Major Tom
John Solomon (38)
Man. It was a shithouse pass. Right option if you can execute and he didn’t.
Rugby Championship 2025 : South Africa v Australia Round 2
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Uh huh
Johnnie Wallace (23)
OK one last self-indulgent radical declaration from me:
Eight weeks ago, I know I wasn't alone in thinking we were about to get nilled by the Lions and probably go through the RC without a win.
Today I'm thinking "If White and Wright played 60 mins each last night, the boys would be coming home from South Africa undefeated, on top of the RC table".
I'm genuinely dizzy from the turnaround.
Eight weeks ago, I know I wasn't alone in thinking we were about to get nilled by the Lions and probably go through the RC without a win.
Today I'm thinking "If White and Wright played 60 mins each last night, the boys would be coming home from South Africa undefeated, on top of the RC table".
I'm genuinely dizzy from the turnaround.
Major Tom
John Solomon (38)
I don’t know if this is actually true regarding Noah. Everyone was pretty excited when he started but that after he didn’t really get the side going fans got sick of him. If lynagh doesn’t improve he will get the same treatment. But he’s safe atm because he’s 22 and played 5 tests. Only watched the mini so I only saw JOCs missed kicks and his dodgy pass to kellaway but sounds like he didn’t have the best night. But then what’s the point of criticising him when he’s 35 and quite clearly a stop gap option? We know he’s not greatest option but he’s hardly preventing anyone else from steering the ship.
Anyways, like you said Wallabies are starting to look good.
TSR
Steve Williams (59)
Apparently Schmidt’s standard is that you have to be fit to train by Monday - which only gives Gordon 1 more week. And we can see that when in doubt Schmidt has choosen not to risk guys with niggles. Also, not sure exactly how long White has postponed his retirement.
You could be right that we don’t see him but, at some point, Schmidt needs to call up the next man.
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Fred Wood (13)
Could have been the worlds best pass, if you take your eyes off it as late as he did 9.5 times out of 10 you’re gonna drop it
Uh huh
Johnnie Wallace (23)
Definitely watch the whole game. O'Connor did a lot right with the ball and defended very well, but those missed kicks...
I was chatting to a mate afterwards (cricket/AFL fan with a passing familiarity with rugby) and told him about O'Connor's performance. He said "I feel like you and I are having a conversation we had over a decade ago" and I think that kind of captures it. He's a stopgap, he's definitely our best choice at the moment, and he's doing really well. But as has always been the case with O'Connor, if you want that Ellis Park rainbow, you're going to have to sit through some rain.
Major Tom
John Solomon (38)
Mate, he passed it to his feet in the wet! It wasn’t impossible for kellaway to catch it but the blame shouldn’t be on kellaway for that.
Major Tom
John Solomon (38)
Did he look tired kicking towards the end? Surely Edmed could have taken over.
Uh huh
Johnnie Wallace (23)
Yeah he did. There was such a grim inevitability when he lined up that shot from just inside half way. I really struggle to imagine anyone seriously thought he was going to make that distance. He did look gassed.
Yoda
Colin Windon (37)
Yep.
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Jason Little (69)
Ha ha. Is this just a token criticism Spam? I note you have voted three Brumbies/Wallabies in the POTM thread.
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Jason Little (69)
Firstly, congrats to SA.
for the WBs, man that BP would have been nice. I think it would have been fitting.
Doleman, OK he’s not a ref that deserves plaudits but I can’t say he wasn’t even handed. We need to deal with it.
I have often felt that Tate deserved more chances at the start, this game explained neatly how he fits the bench tempo lift.
enjoyed seeing Nonngorr getting time, yes he needs to build. I just think it’s going fine.
I don’t think our centres are right, though reduced time here. WBs dealt with the position shuffles quite nicely.
Tupou is on the improve, good to see. Wonder how we’d go without Skelton? Less well. OTOH we have depth in the loose forwards. And wingers.
I’m enjoying the Wallsbies again.
for the WBs, man that BP would have been nice. I think it would have been fitting.
Doleman, OK he’s not a ref that deserves plaudits but I can’t say he wasn’t even handed. We need to deal with it.
I have often felt that Tate deserved more chances at the start, this game explained neatly how he fits the bench tempo lift.
enjoyed seeing Nonngorr getting time, yes he needs to build. I just think it’s going fine.
I don’t think our centres are right, though reduced time here. WBs dealt with the position shuffles quite nicely.
Tupou is on the improve, good to see. Wonder how we’d go without Skelton? Less well. OTOH we have depth in the loose forwards. And wingers.
I’m enjoying the Wallsbies again.
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Vay Wilson (31)
That was almost a wonderful restart. Pity.
Major Tom
John Solomon (38)
Although we lost we were still well in that game the whole way through. That’s 4 solid performances in a row for the wallabies. And if someone told me before the RC started that we would come away from SA with 1 bonus point win I would have laughed!
Onwards and upwards.
Onwards and upwards.
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Dick Tooth (41)
Yoda would you say that a Randwick player has ever made a mistake?
It was a shit pass but he could have caught it. They’re both good players and one knock on doesn’t warrant all this.
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
I'd do Valetini-McReight-Wilson and then hooper on the bench
Major Tom
John Solomon (38)
If you start with Skelton that leaves our lineout with Frost, Wilson and Valetini as jumpers. Not ideal. Balance looks pretty good when Hooper starts at 6. It's such a toss of the coin between Bobby and Wilson. Bringing Bobby off the bench may be a good way of managing his workload.
