Semi Finals

[Tom Flint]

Hope Barrett smashes de klerk into next week if he gets the chance.

 

[Tom Flint]

As much as England exceeded expectations they still bottled it in the end. They can be proud etc etc but it was still a bottle job.

 

[BazBall21]

That Farrell call was well before the monster drop goal though, and in the first half. We still came out the blocks far better than SA in the second.

More crucial for me were the two wasted chances on the Bok 5m line that we should have got 3 points minimum from each time. Then obviously the big one was the change in scrum fortunes after the front row replacements.

But yeah hard to grumble with the performance. Exceeded my expectations by so much it's not funny.

Yeah. Messing up two lineouts in their territory really was inexcusable. Can't do that in a dogfight against the world champt.

 

[BazBall21]

Think the vast majority of the neutrals will want ABs to win next week.

 

[Molehill]

Think the vast majority of the neutrals will want ABs to win next week.

On what basis?

 

[Molehill]

*after weeks of complaining about minnows, length of the tournament, the draw, predictability of games, refs, match rigging*

Man this World Cup is boring I wonder if the rugby is any better

Thanks for noticing the discussion points I’ve brought to this subforum……

Literally no idea what you offer.

 

[BazBall21]

On what basis?

In my experience, people like New Zealand a lot. Think it's because their rugby is backs-orientated. Whereas South Africa are as forwards-orientated as it possibly vets.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Thanks for noticing the discussion points I’ve brought to this subforum……

Literally no idea what you offer.

I actually like sports.

 

[GIMH]

I actually like sports.

Jokes on you because sports are are ****

(Yes TRFC lost last night and the cricket team lost today. Can’t claim to be super invested in the rugger but this one was cruel too.)

 

[BazBall21]

I am still gutted. So close.

 

[Tom Flint]

Jokes on you because sports are are ****

(Yes TRFC lost last night and the cricket team lost today. Can’t claim to be super invested in the rugger but this one was cruel too.)

You still probably know more about the game than the fella who thinks England lost from a bottle job tonight

 

[BazBall21]

England didn't bottle it at all tonight. Neither did France last week. All about SA in the scrum.

 

[BazBall21]

Bottled it is such a cliché in sport

 

[GIMH]

You still probably know more about the game than the fella who thinks England lost from a bottle job tonight

Who’s that?

 

[Bahnz]

Titanic effort from England. Sad to see them come up short, but if I'm being honest it was the kind of performance that was heavily reliant on the difficult conditions and I think an NZ vSA final will make for a much better spectacal next week. Absolutely clutch from SA and Pollard 2 weeks in a row. I couldn't see any way back for them with 15 minutes to go.

Anyway, let's hope we get some dry weather next week so we can watch these two great teams play some actual rugby

 

[BazBall21]

The conditions helped England but it's not like South Africa are a flamboyant attacking side. I think that would have been more of a notable factor if England were playing a New Zealand, France or Ireland.

 

[Quaggas]

Nah, **** off. Not having that.

If one can't appreciate a game like that one's missing something pretty fundamental about union.

Belongs in the CW Posting Hall of Fame.

 

[Bahnz]

SA will brutalise NZ

Lol, nah.

 

[BazBall21]

Lol, nah.

South Africa were my tip before a ball was kicked so I'm sticking with them, but they've not been that convincing. Three very tight games against Ireland, France and England.

 

[Heboric]

As much as England exceeded expectations they still bottled it in the end. They can be proud etc etc but it was still a bottle job.

I actually agree with this. England have only themselves to blame. At times they were so defensive. All they needed to do is score 1 try and the Boks were stuffed