The Final

[RossTaylorsBox]

It's fair and why I think a lot of fans were saying to do away with subs and make it injury replacements only. That way fatigue plays it part and you get more open rugby with fitness playing its part.

Half the team will just get "injured" every match.

 

[StephenZA]

1 point! I asked for no more 1 points after the quarters.

Exceptional play from NZ a bit unlucky.

 

[Ali TT]

Exhibit A of why rugby is dying in Australia

Took minutes to set final scrum before game ended on a technicality that few will understand

Most importantly, the only team to show any attacking ambition at all, lost to a team that didn’t score a try and received the benefit from the refs

Should sport only be about attack?

 

[James]

Is this South African side better than the 2011/2015 All Blacks team is the question?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I don't usually watch rugby and now I'm reminded why.

Not because the all blacks lost but because that was tedious af

2 sides running into brick walls. Was bloody yawn fest

 

[Molehill]

Exhibit A of why rugby is dying in Australia

Took minutes to set final scrum before game ended on a technicality that few will understand

Most importantly, the only team to show any attacking ambition at all, lost to a team that didn’t score a try and received the benefit from the refs

Watching as a neutral, thought the officials got pretty much everything right. You could perhaps question whether the ball went forward for the try. All the cards seemed spot on.

 

[loterry1994]

Watching as a neutral, thought the officials got pretty much everything right. You could perhaps question whether the ball went forward for the try. All the cards seemed spot on.

ref was a joke to be honest. Game was already slow then you add all the stoppages wasn’t a good match to watch

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Watching as a neutral, the ref from my country got everything right.

 

[James]

Martin Johnson throwing the boot into NZ, and to be fair, he's probably right. Hopefully Razer can make the difference next time out.

 

[Molehill]

ref was a joke to be honest. Game was already slow then you add all the stoppages wasn’t a good match to watch

But how is that the ref’s fault? Why was he a joke?

 

[BeeGee]

I think there's cards in basically every match now.

Yeah, and who wants to watch that?

 

[Ali TT]

Is this South African side better than the 2011/2015 All Blacks team is the question?

No, think that generation of ABs was the best I've seen across all positions and combinations.

That's the third time SA have won the final without crossing the try line (scored twice in 2019), although in fairness Barrett's try was the first they conceded after over 5 hours of rugby finals.

 

[ashley bach]

It was nothing pretty but well done South Africa, masters at doing just enough to win.

 

[loterry1994]

But how is that the ref’s fault? Why was he a joke?

there was plenty knock ons and forward passes missed don’t know what you were watching. South Africa know how to win finals you gotta give them that

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Is this South African side better than the 2011/2015 All Blacks team is the question?

So hard to tell. Both exceptionally gifted sides

 

[Molehill]

there was plenty knock ons and forward passes missed don’t know what you were watching. South Africa know how to win finals you gotta give them that

Thought they were all pretty much picked up on.

And yeah, weird how the rugby team never lose a Final whilst the cricketers never even win a semi. Maybe this might help them…

 

[Ali TT]

Reaction of AB fans giving me flashbacks of July 2019

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

I think the TMO is still reviewing the game at the moment, maybe we still have a chance?

 

[loterry1994]

Thought they were all pretty much picked up on.

And yeah, weird how the rugby team never lose a Final whilst the cricketers never even win a semi. Maybe this might help them…

he was alright but he missed plenty obvious ones and got saved by tmo like that knock on leading to that disallowed all blacks try. Doubt this will help out the cricketers much that’s all in them

 

[ashley bach]

Not going to be anything in this and doubt we'll see many tries.

Yeah no ****