I think Australia was 21-0 down and they nearly krept back but carter and co killed it offYeah pegged it back to 6 points when Kuridrani went over under then sticks, then Carter did Carter and Beauden killed it off.
Never thought I'd be wishing we had Bernard Foley back at #10!
I'm still holding on to hope that the 1999 wallabies somehow reincarnate.My new pet hate in sport is basing predictions based on previous results and guaranteeing the same performance level in the next game, especially against decently matched teams.
A sad jokeI'm still holding on to hope that the 1999 wallabies somehow reincarnate.
15 Damian Willemse, 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Cheslin Kolbe, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Steven Kitshoff
Substitutes: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Jean Kleyn, 20 RG Snyman, 21 Kwagga Smith, 22 Jasper Wiese, 23 Willie le Roux
One thing South Africa has done is create a lot of depth, but the downside is that there are some really good players who just can't make the team. I think when it comes to centres Esterhuizen and Moodie offer more in attack, but De Allende and Kriel offer more in defence and they've opted for the latter.I actually feel a bit for Esterhuizen this world cup, think he is a fantastic inside centre and is in great form. I really felt he deserved to be first team, but obviously difficult to drop de Allende.
The culture around the South African team does seem to be that it's not all about the match day squad. If you're not in it then it's your job to make get the guys who are ready for the match. So I'm sure Libbok has some disappointment about missing out, but the coaching staff will have been open about why they picked Pollard, and Libbok has certainly played his role in getting the team to the final.I hope Libbok takes it as a learning experience and not get demoralized, it is pretty tough to be 'dropped' for Pollard at the final hurdles.
Willemse and Le Roux (in theory) can cover fly half, Kolbe covers scrum half.Who goes to scrum half/fly half if one of those gets injured?
Kolbe's played flyhalf for his club, so I guess he's also an in theory cover there. But it's WIllemse who'll be the main one.Willemse and Le Roux (in theory) can cover fly half, Kolbe covers scrum half.
SnymanWho goes to scrum half/fly half if one of those gets injured?
Vermualen running off the back of a scrum and offloading to a supporting Snyman would be quite the terrifying sight.Snyman
We might have different ideas on 'atrocious'. Only light rain in the forecast, not ideal for handling, but hardly a forwards slugfest either.Weather is going to be atrocious, Boks might be slight faves.