South Africa vs British and Irish Lions - Test 2

[Bluemoon]

I’d like the boks to score again. I want clear daylight to enforce the appropriate changes.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Wow that scrum

 

[g6mcg]

Not an expert on back three play - does all three of them struggling point to tactical issue? Not blocking the chasers maybe?

 

[anderton46]

Is there an update on Wyn Jones? He'd be a huge upgrade if he was fit.

 

[Jer1cho]

This is pure dominance.

 

[anderton46]

Not an expert on back three play - does all three of them struggling point to tactical issue? Not blocking the chasers maybe?

Could well be something there, but at the same time there have also been clear easy catches an international shouldn't think twice about.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Can we get rid of greenwood? He sounds permanently bored. Why is a completely monotone guy a pundit?

 

[Rinkadink]

Not an expert on back three play - does all three of them struggling point to tactical issue? Not blocking the chasers maybe?

SA have been much better setting up blockers, I don't think that's the whole issue however.

 

[Dean Cooperfield-West]

I'm thinking Hogg and Watson off, Hamish Watson in, Murray not even in the 23, AWJ not in 23, Aki and Henshaw as midfield, Smith/Russell on bench (is Russell injured?)

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

SA are prob the only team that actually suits 6:2 split on bench

 

[BPM]

Is there an update on Wyn Jones? He'd be a huge upgrade if he was fit.

To be fair to Mako, he wasn’t the problem. He did give away a penalty on one scrum but so did Furlong.

 

[Protalus rampart]

All those that have come into the side this week have been equally or even more hopeless than those they replaced. Referee hasn’t helped but we’ve been dreadful this second 40.

 

[HenryChinaski]

Not an expert on back three play - does all three of them struggling point to tactical issue? Not blocking the chasers maybe?

Me neither, but managing to catch a ball doesn't feel like a tactical thing to me

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

I hate Owen Farrell, like he’s such a useless dick.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Wow Hogg caught one.

 

[TopTen2003]

You have to ask the question as to whether AWJ should make the 22 for the 3rd Test. We know physically he’s never made a yard against South Africa for a long time now, but if he’s in for anything it’s his leadership. Haven’t seen any control of our group gained in this past ten minutes- it has been dreadful.

As for that pundit on Sky who said SA couldn’t possibly be fitter in a week. Honestly - these are elite world champions for goodness sake - with all due respect she hasn’t played at that intensity to understand it.

Massive decisions for next week now. I expect to see a 10-12 kicking axis (Biggar & Farrell), as well as changes in the back 3, possibly Daly and Williams in?

Full credit to the Springboks for adjusting and as Gatland puts it, “won the arm wrestle”

 

[UlsterRugby2012]

Ref - 'we're going to check the shoulder charge'

Farrell - 'what? WHAT?'

He's so clueless about what is going on he doesn't realise he got hit

 

[anderton46]

To be fair to Mako, he wasn’t the problem. He did give away a penalty on one scrum but so did Furlong.

No I'd start Wyn and drop Mako to the bench. Sutherland has had a shocker.

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

That tackle is half as wreckless as dad’s or kolbe’s but he’ll probably get a pk.

 

[BPM]

All those that have come into the side this week have been equally or even more hopeless than those they replaced. Referee hasn’t helped but we’ve been dreadful this second 40.

The ref isn’t to blame for players making basic errors and bad errors of judgement.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

I see LDJ coming on soon and Mostert moving to 6

Kwagga looks so much better as a flanker let’s him just do that stuff more

So which of you guys is Rassie reading my tactics?
I’m a tactical genius that literally no one else could have come up with

 

[g6mcg]

The ref isn’t to blame for players making basic errors and bad errors of judgement.

And the refereeing has been fine bar the foul play. Wonder if we'll see citings

 

[Bluemoon]

An absolute hammering for one of the poorest lions backlines in my lifetime.

Connor Murray was slow to the ball and boxed kick too much. Biggar equally poor thanks to tactics and poor kicking, half backs did not inspire.

Feel bad for the lions centres as they were taken out of the game but they are weak. I think Henshaw would fit a Garland game well but hasn’t really be visible.

Is be tempted to drop Hogg and Watson for the bomb defuser and Adams.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Gatland going to make a YouTube diss track next week.

 

[BPM]

Even worse than the second Lions performance will be the South African fans. Literally he WORST winners in world rugby.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Owens with a zero percent lineout success, 1 carry leading to 1 penalty

So glad we didn't have George to come on!

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Excited to see Van Staden in the prem

 

[Rinkadink]

AWJ hasn't been the problem today, there's no reason to drop him.

Kolbe should be banned, quite possibly Faf too.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

You won, Rassie. Enjoy the test, I hope it makes you happy. Dear lord, what a sad little life, Rassie. You ruined my night completely so you could have the test and I hope now you can spend the prize money on lessons in grace and decorum. Because you have all the grace of a reversing dump truck without any tyres on. So Rassie, take your victory and get off my property

 

[Cruz_del_Sur]