Rugby Championship 2025: South Africa v Australia

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Is a broken jaw a season ending injury?

6 weeks likely. Contact sports can complicate it. As can the weight loss in the first few weeks.

 

[Pfitzy]

Saw quite a few springbok fowards completely gassed and walking around aimlessly towards the end of the game

Ox Nche looked gassed after running out onto the field. Which isn't unusual.

 

[Uh huh]

For Game 2...

1 - Bell
2 - Pollard
3 - Tupou
4 - Frost
5 - Skelton
6 - Valetini
7 - McReight
8 - Wilson
9 - White
10 - O’Connor
11 - Kellaway
12 - Ikitau
13 - JAS
14 - Jorgensen
15 - Wright
16 - BPA
17 - Ross
18 - Nonggorr
19 - Williams
20 - Gleeson
21 - McDermott
22 - Edmed
23 - Daungunu

I can't be bothered typing out a whole team.

Bell, Valetini and Kellaway replace the injured Slipper, Wilson and Pietsch. Ross and Toole come onto the bench. McReight gets the armband. Done.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

I was tucked up in bed while this most remarkable game was on. Holy crap, how do you give up a 22 point lead against the #1 team in the world on a ground you've not beaten them on for 60+ years and still win? And not just win, but win running away in the end. Another 20 minutes and we would have stuck another two tries on them, they were fading and we were getting stronger.

Say it very quietly but Joe might just be building something special with this group. All the injuries, all the things going against us and the boys just stuck fat and worked their way back into the game. There is a composure, grit and belief building with these guys. That's leadership and culture right there.

Some pretty special talent is emerging too: Ikitau, Hooper, Jorgenson, Frost and JAS to name just a few.

 

[Mr Pilfer]

Was impressed by Nonggorr’s game. Williams big impact off the bench again 2nd week in a row. Definitely out bombed the bomb squad.

Expect springboks to make wholesale changes for next week. Sentiment could change very quickly for them, from having great depth and innovators etc to suddenly being too old and arrogant.

Subbing their captain just after half time seems strange as well

 

[The Red Baron]

I thought I heard Rassie say at his press conference that Kolisi picked up an injury, so that might be why he went off so early.

 

[rugbyAU]

Subbing their captain just after half time seems strange as well

wasn't he injured

 

[Cauliflower Ear]

Definitely out bombed the bomb squad.

reports were that Joe Schmidt was seen walking into Ellis Park with this in his back pocket:

 

[Dan54]

jorgesen is really becoming something special. Still wasnt sold on him before the super rugby season but at this stage he's one of the first picked. In terms of the other winger, i like the idea of choosing a player thats a bit more physical in contact so if peitsch's out id probably go with Daungunu

I genuinely think he is one of players I would name in a world XV. He along with Will Jordan were 2 of first players I put in my Fantay team for TRC.