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Washing machine? Frog in a liquidiser? The Crumple? I'm going for The Twister! Don't ever remember seeing anything like this on a rugby field before .. Talk about being owned in a scrum!
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How to make a 7/1 bench split work ... Total dismemberment of All Black scrum last night. Astonishing performance!
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Looks like he’s been skipping class at tackle school …
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I am properly against dishing out scrum pens like smarties at a kiddie's party .... But this is just HORRIFIC officiating of the scrum ... Right in front of ref, Cardiff flank up into the front row ... No wonder fans get confused!
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Brilliant moment in Bul v Sto game ... Fourie sees Coetzee is bleeding, so offers him the piece of cotton wool he's been using to wipe the blood from his own schnozz ... Probably breaking every medical rule in the book, but that's an incredible rugby moment in the heat of battle
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Boks deserve massive credit for series win! Missing 7, 8 & 9 for 3rd Test, had played 1 Test in 21 months, no home crowds, no Test at altitude, at a stadium most had never played at, had 26 players in Covid isolation for 10 days 2 weeks before 1st Test … Astonishing!
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Might be OK for TV, and no doubt, the locals, but Sunday 21h00 is an utterly CRAP time for a monster RWC quarter final ...
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All Blacks to come on a 3 Test tour of SA in 2026, and play Stormers, Bulls, Lions, Sharks, and an “A” team.
Boks to return the favour by touring New Zealand in 2030, with the Rugby Champs taking a breather in those 2 years.
Very cool. Bring back the tour!
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As a scrum coach, this Lyon scrum is the type of scrum I dream of. Connection of back 5 and how they come up together. And then the timing of the shove that comes via all 8 attacking as one. Thing of absolute beauty!
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Speaks to the incredible team culture Rassie and the coaches have built ... Many coaches would deem this "emotional interference" saying it makes more strategic sense to play Koch off the bench
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Days since last match for each of the RWC quarter finalists:
Argentina - 6
Wales - 7
Ireland - 7
Fiji - 7
England - 8
New Zealand - 9
France - 9
Springboks - 14
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That Bok scrum yesterday was something else! Cornerstone of one of the all time great victories. Well done Matt Proudfoot
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Disgraceful penalty. Malherbe owned Vunipola. OWNED!
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From thanking the ball girl via traditional Japanese bow to scoring a sensational individual try. Schalk Brits has been fantastic for the Boks, both on and off the field
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Yellow to Etzebeth an absolute disgrace.... Officials are cocking up the game of rugby. And turning people away from the game ... It's becoming very difficult to watch
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117 Caps later and Beast Mtawarira goes out at the very top. Not sure I have seen him scrum better than he did on Saturday against England. True gentleman and legend of the game. Thanks for the memories big man
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Italy being pinged to death at the scrum, but on one of the few completed scrums, this is what they did to England ... Of course no replay from the production team at Twickers 😉 ... Not often that it's the dominant team playing silly buggers on the set
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Eating humble pie for brekki today. It seems Angus Gardner spotted the sneaky hand from Alwyn that not many of us did ... Good call re yellow card
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Cool to hear Rassie's thinking on the scrum from Willemse's mark: Instead of just kicking their long kick back and giving them a lineout, we wanted their heavies to take a trot and come scrum, not just stand in the middle of the field !
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Seriously World Rugby. Do you not have better things to do than worry about what shape the opposition take when facing the Haka? Every game involving the all blacks cannot be about the bloody Haka ...
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I must agree. This is a game changing angle ... Only question is why O'Keeffe did not call Genge immediately. Waited to get him for boring in as well? But there is CLEARLY a double tap to the ground from Genge, and he then goes in. Following or not, almost immaterial
@FrontRowGrunt
Well there you have it. Genge went down multiple times and then scrummed in. Looks to me like Koch tries to keep it straight so absolutely the correct call
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No chirps about Leinster disrespecting European comps by bringing a B team to SA? Are those reserved only for SA sides?
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Sensational Saturday loading .... Light the fire just before Bok game, feed between games, settle in for Louw Vs Kebble! Brilliant...
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Stormers now playing for a home URC final! That is truly WILD!
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World Rugby actually just cannot help themselves ... Not one award last night, and a so called World XV sans Frans, Marx, PSdT or Kolbe! Well, the Boks have the most coveted award in all of rugby, chums!!
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What a classic!!
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So no apology needed from Willemse for turning what has now officially been deemed a non-racial altercation into a racial one? or from those who were so quick to jump on the bandwagon?
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It's a MONUMENTAL week for SA rugby ... Our sides taking part in the Heineken Cup is a proper big deal. Super Rugby looking pretty small in the rear view mirror now ... Very much looking forward to seeing how they do against French and English opposition
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Agh for please! Who’s the moron who intentionally hit another player with his elbow in open player: Sebastien Vahaamahina or Jaco Peyper? Like with players, refs must be allowed personality. Get over it. He was fantastic yesterday ...
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De Groot and ABs very hard done by here ... France tight head drops to opt out the contest ... Not quite a pancake, but action is the same
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Kolbe could side step a strobe light in a tikkie box .... Amazing sight! Delightful
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That performance from PSdT! Almost super human … Undies outside shorts, stuff. Epitome of a side that just keeps on working and working and working. What a performance and what a campaign. Congratulations Springboks. That’s four!
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Sad to see Heinrich brussow forced into retirement through injury. Had a pretty damn good innings, though. Should DEFINITELY have got more Bok caps. Many more, in fact
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If he takes heat when they lose, then Rassie deserves great credit for this win. Well done to the men in green and Gold. Lots of good
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What amazing after match interviews from Siya and Rassie. Lots of iq, but so much eq. Two great humans
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Be sad to not play the Kiwi franchises, but the time has come. Super Rugby is broken and unfixable. We can watch them in the morning and then our teams vs European teams in the arvie. Quite cool
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Bwahahaha... And do not give me any of that backwards out the hands crap ... Ioane stationary when he made the pass
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Cheers Stu. Enjoy the flight home with Itoje. Both disgraceful episodes
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Rassie has done so well on the depth building. It's now impossible to clearly define an A side. Just a bunch of top quality players who would all do the Bok jersey proud
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30 years on, and 16 year old boys of all colours born 15 years after apartheid was abolished, still being punished by a top down system because no real bottom up system has ever been put in place ... So sad, but not surprising given how the country's infrastructure is managed
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How to braai a whale? Forty minutes a side! .... Sensational board on the CT stadium crowd!
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Lions score 2 maul tries in 3 Tests and it's the Boks who get called boring?
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Remember how bad things seemed at the beginning of the URC when we lost all those away games? Now we have 3 teams in The Heineken Cup, two home URC quarter finals and a guaranteed semi!
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Nothing from WR on the actual refereeing, then. IE the actual rugby wrong on the day? Nope, easier to just hand out punishment to the peeps with the balls to point out said rugby wrongs ... All just a bit spiteful
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Wayne Barnes to ref Boks vs Japan on Sunday. Jérôme Garcès, Nigel Owens, and Jaco Peyper the other referees to get quarters. Very happy to see no Poite!
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Well played Rassie. Well played Siya. Well played Bokke. Shit this is impressive. Boks are world cup winners. My oath! Now we Braai!
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That's a proper win for the Lions. Hells Bells ... Edinburgh away! Three away wins on the trot! So, so different to last year. Great for SA rugby!
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I think we can move away from the "Imagine Frans Malherbe was here" theme pushed by last night's commentary team. Malherbe is, and always will be, a Bok great ... But in Fouche, SA rugby has an out and out attacking tighthead who has dominated both URC and ICup
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Some refs might have seen it the other way, but I think Barnes got the scrum calls right. Porter notorious for scrumming in as the point man on an Irish scrum that attacks the opposition tighthead ... Cost Ireland dearly!!
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Makes a great carry, secures quick ball, gats back up to make outrageous long pass to his right from the base of a ruck ... Won't even be credited with an assist! The things props do for no glory! Out bloody standing Neethling Fouche
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If we want the scrum to be a factor in this series, and surely we do, it's going to have to move to a field that is made for rugby, and not soccer.
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Andre Esterhuizen done enough to start already, but that ability on the side of the scrum when Boks down to 7 is a proper bonus. Looked very at home there, too
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Didn't think the All Blacks were THAT scared of taking on the Boks ...
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Lekker to see what happens on the field still stays on the field ... Presume leaked for a reason, but just so very chuffed to see two teams sharing a beer after the game. Vital tradition that must be kept!
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Fassi safe as houses. Brilliant under the high ball. Looks the part
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The dynamic, yet immovable block of granite come scrum time, that is Beast Mtawarira, has been truly monumental for the Boks. Deserving of all the accolades coming his way in the build up to his 100th. Salute, big man.
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Thought people were joking. Blitzies factually play their only game of the day at 22h30 tonight! How tragic. This tournament is so flawed it's borderline unfollowable ...
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Bongi out. Dweba straight into run on XV to partner his tjommie Ox Nche. They’ve played close to 100 first-class games together, and they know each other well on and off the field having played together since school level at HTS Louis Botha.
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Must have been tempting to start Ox given his form at the tournament thus far, but I think it's an excellent call to have him come off the bench again. Don't change what ain't broke. This game will be won in the second half!
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Astonishing performance by the Bulls. That is an unbelievable win ...
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How is it possible for this to be allowed in the modern day TMO infested game? Disgraceful officiating. Those advocating "agh, swings and roundabouts, the ref makes the odd mistake", please go speak to Lions coaches and players ....
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Thoughts on England being allowed to take a quick tap while Faf was down with a serious injury?
I'm all for speeding up the game, but if allowing that, then all refs need to do same, allowing game to play on while injured players are down.
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I absolutely LOVE this. Well done Rassie and the Boks for having the balls to get this out there. Just brilliant. Wake up World Rugby, you bunch of two-faced ostriches!
The Boks will pay for this but its great to see them poking the bear.
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Forget the result for a moment. How are we POSSIBLY allowing this excuse for a scrum feed?
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Frans Malherbe has signed a three-year contract extension with the Stormers
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How good was Siya Kolisi last night? This sensational steal my moment of the match! Louw moves to the left of his locks to make the quick pick, but Williams spots the move and makes the tackle that opens up the thief in the night opportunity... Brilliant
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So many great scrums from
@johneetfouche
and
@THESTORMERS
but to my mind, the pushover tighthead remains the cleanest show of dominance ... Quite literally won them the game yesterday!
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Instead of appealing his ban, it seems Rassie will take to video making again, this time with SuperSport in the form of a documentary… On World Rugby’s Xmas list for sure! 🤪
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Absolutely MASSIVE shout out to Munster crowd though. Spectacular to see a full house for a Thursday night game against an A side, in the pissing rain and nasty wind! Wouldn’t see that in SA. Unbelievable… And players repaid them in spades
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We can take aim at the Boks all day, but Wales were good. Clearly well prepared with a good plan that was implemented very well. Visitors unlucky not to get the win, and basically burgled out of the draw. They deserve credit
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Lovely story on News24 re Kitshoff’s Laerskool Hendrik Louw U8 side … Not exactly hard to spot the Spicy Plum! In 11 hours we will know which team has won RWC 2023! Let’s get those fires lit, and cooler boxes packed!
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So Zebre only left Cape Town today at 12 with Cardiff and Scarlets … Why not play their game against the Stormers yesterday before heading off? Other teams could have played yesterday too …
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Sharks must tread a bit carefully ... Snap up the best players in SA with a super powered cheque book, then blame the coach for poor results ...
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Good call by SA Rugby and Rassie. Was becoming a farce. Made their point. Let's move on ...
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The SABC is yet another poorly run govt entity … and in not willing to stump up the cash for the RWC feed from SuperSport, the govt has basically decided not to show the Boks playing at the World Cup to the people of SA … So what do they spend their money on?
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Evan Roos deserving of all the plaudits coming his way, but how unbelievable has Deon Fourie been for the Stormers and this campaign? Slightly unfair to pick out individuals in a unit that clearly is greater than the sum of the parts ...
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Reinach another “surprise” perhaps … But my word, he has been in sensational form! As has Wiese, but seeing Duane back at 8 gives a sense of comfort …. Massive, MASSIVE, challenge awaits
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Out hiking in the bushveld? The "Grand old Dame" is no longer so grand ...
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"Sports minister to study SuperSport report before commenting" ... Quick to comment sans report at the time, though ...
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WP looking to offload players - including a few big names - to save on the salary bill. Yet Thelo Wakefield is on the plane to Montpellier (at the front of course) and concerned about who is picking up his laundry bill. It’s a disgrace!!
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So tomorrow Brok Harris will bench for the Stormers as a loosehead. Kickoff 16h00. Then start for WP at tighthead at 19h15! Crazy times. But flippen classic!
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Best way to compare RWC bids -
Cost of a Guinness:
Paris - 7 dollars 50 cents
Dublin - 6 dollars 50 cents
Cape Town - 2 dollars 10 cents
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Pollard sublime last night. Owned that game ... Perhaps most astute kicking game I have seen from him. And then such a presence with ball in hand, and on defence.
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That is a superb win from the Boks! I just think we need to remember that we were one offside penalty from last week's score! Same player base. Same coaching staff. Were they as crap as many made them out to be last week?
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Van Staden played hooker as a junior, and was actually first contracted by the Bulls as a hooker!! He's been honing his front row skills as part of the Boks since the alignment camps ... Now that's planning! -
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15h00 - Scotland vs SA
17h00 - Ireland vs NZ
19h30 - England vs AUS
Key question - Is there time for a top up braai in between the All Black and Wallaby games?
@ratemybraai
?
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Evan Roos vs Elrigh Louw? I dare you .... One thing that's for sure is both are better than Jasper Wiese
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URC accumulative audience up 116% to 34.9 million since inception. Global broadcast audience up 49% YOY. Attendances up 67%. Social media up, and comp is 4th on YouTube, including the NRL. Saffers definitely buying in, and a big part of the growth
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To come back from the start they endured is just incredible. Youngsters. New skipper. Impressive
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Kwagga has picked the perfect game to have an absolute corker!! Making the Ruan Botha selection look highly questionable ...
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"I did this of my own accord, and if need be, I'll withdraw from the Bok coaching squad should there be repercussions" ... Rassie on the video ... Spoken like a coach who really wants the job, but does not need it ... Allows the questioning of things, and not just saying yes sir!
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