15 November 2017: World Rugby Council votes for France to host 2023 World Cup, despite World Rugby having named South Africa as its preferred candidate.
15 October 2023: Springboks knock France out of their own World Cup.
#karma
#RWC2023
#FRAvRSA
#FRAvAFS
Dear South Africa this is NOT how our captain and coach should be welcomed back to the country!
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma and Coach Rob Walter are back from India after finishing in the SEMI FINALS of the ICC Cricket World Cup
Here are the fans who came through
Teams to win a three-Test series against All Blacks in New Zealand:
🏉 Springboks in 1937
🏉 Wallabies in 1986
🏉 Ireland in 2022
(Lions won four-Test series in 1971)
#NZvIRE
#NZLvIRE
8 seconds in is the audio. Bongi is shouting ‘wit kant’. White side. I think this is the Springboks system call for when the opposition are switching the play. He identifies this early and alerts his defenders.
You can hear him shout it repeatedly.
Temba Bavuma averaging 20.71 after seven knocks at this World Cup (ninth best for SA). Proteas coach Rob Walter has a big call to make for the semi-final. No room for sentiment if you want to win a World Cup.
#CWC23
#SAvAFG
"At the end of the day, the mad scientist won." 🧪
"If that is the future of the game, people are going to stop watching." 👀
What do you think of South Africa's playing style? 🏉
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Faf: ‘People talk about where Test cricket is going ... It's about KG running in for 15 overs trying to get someone out and when he does, he has to show some sort of passion. Otherwise, you can just put a bowling machine out there and a robot to bat.'
Who would have thought when the Boks got smashed 57-0 by the All Blacks in 2017 that the Boks would go on to reach the 2019 World Cup final with the All Blacks playing for bronze. Take a bow, Rassie.
#WALvRSA
#RWC2019
The best thing the Boks ever did was lose to the All Blacks at Ellis Park last year. Kept Ian Foster in the job until the World Cup. Now the coach of the first NZ team to lose a pool match.
If the Stormers win today, the government must allow a capacity crowd for the
#URC
final at Cape Town Stadium. The occasion demands it and the current crowd restrictions are illogical.
@NathiMthethwaSA
Springboks should have won that. Expect Pollard to start against Tonga and in the playoffs. Libbok seemed rushed by the shot clock. Faf hit or miss.
At least now the Boks have a chance to knock France out of their own World Cup as payback for lost host bid.
#RSAvIRE
#RWC2023
Warren Gatland can never leave. He must be tied to this job until he’s at least 100 years old. Any price is worth it. Rename Bridgend Gatlandland if we have to. Give him the Millennium Centre to live in. Let Bryn just own Wrexham. It’s all worth it. He stays forever.
Jean de Villiers says the Springboks’ task against France just became tougher after today’s results. Says ‘the powers that be’ will want a northern hemisphere team (like France) to go through.
#RWC2023
Despite missing the first two tournaments, the Springboks have won a record four World Cup titles. They have won HALF of the tournaments they have played in. Quite incredible. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#Springboks
#RWC2023
#RWCFinal
#NZvRSA
Scrum discussion:
🗣 "By giving a penalty where you can take 3 points or kick for touch and maul, you are incentivising scrummaging to get the penalty!"
🗣 "World Rugby have to make a decision. Do we want the scrum to be the focal point of our game?"
#ENGvRSA
#RWC2023
Should Eben Etzebeth's disallowed try have stood vs Argentina?
An in-depth technical analysis leaves Swys and Jono confused with the referee's decision..
💻 Watch The Final Whistle on Catch Up.
Ridiculous. Let's sacrifice almost a century of tradition and teams' primary colours so rugby can be more 'inclusive'. Well done to SA Rugby for pushing back on this.
My big wish for tonight’s World Cup final is that it’s not decided by an incorrect refereeing decision or a safety police red card. May the best team win.
#RWC2023
#RWCFinal
Was a great atmosphere at Cape Town Stadium yesterday but were +-4,000 empty seats (presumably tickets R850-R1250). Make them a bit cheaper and ensure a full house?
The Springboks need to beat Argentina by 39 points at Kings Park to win the Rugby Championship.
Hoping for something similar to the Bulls' 92-3 win against the Reds at Loftus in 2007!
The Springboks are one of the greatest brands in world rugby. I get chills when I see the green and gold. Why are they best dressed like an Eastern European bobsleigh team?
To put CUT's 23-18 win against Maties into perspective, these are their previous
@varsitycup
meetings:
2020 – Maties won 62-24
2019 – Maties won 50-15
2018 – Maties won 75-12
2017 – Maties won 73-44
2016 – Maties won 40-0
2015 – Maties won 53-8
@cutfsonline
#RugbyThatRocks
Boks will certainly have to do it the hard way in 2023. Biggest cakewalk in RWC history, though, was 1987 when the All Blacks won a 'World Invitational' in the Boks' absence.
If South Africa go back-to-back it will be glorious. This is the real one. No easy rides with tier 2 quarter-finals. No dodging all the top sides like ‘07. The cakewalk kings have to actually do the dirty work themselves. Time to roll the sleeves up! Let’s go Pool B giants