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Rugby World Cup 2015
[2015 RWC] Pool B: South Africa vs. USA (07/10/2015)
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 756451" data-attributes="member: 39190"><p>Yeah, you can only write off the poor first half (for SA) so much to the USA 2nd team's doggedness. For a large part we were making poor decisions, rushed things and the accuracy of execution left a lot to be dersired. For the first 10/15 minutes I thought the referee was rather pedantic but thereafter we got lucky with a number of calls (or rather non-calls). Hope we can maintain shape better against sterner opposition. </p><p></p><p>On the positives, great for Habana to get the hattrick and get to the record (albeit with a tournament extra) with Lomu. He is also now the most prolific try scorer in world rugby and I take my hat off to him. I remember that poor spell where everyone (myself included) called for his head but he managed to turn it around and is a VERY valuable squad member.</p><p></p><p>Malherbe surely now has shown his worth? Only thing that might see him on the bench rather than starting wuld be Meyer not considering the USA match as much of a basis to make decisions on but he is more accurate in defence, in carrying and at the set piece IMO. The lsat cog in the wheel to get all our form players (those in the squad at least) in there starting. Difficult to call the rest though as this was a game where you can't really take much from. How are we on the ijury front? I didn't see anything that looked too serious. Alberts looks two yards off the pace though. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea carrying an injured player and praying he gets right in time for the finals series even if it is Alberts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 756451, member: 39190"] Yeah, you can only write off the poor first half (for SA) so much to the USA 2nd team's doggedness. For a large part we were making poor decisions, rushed things and the accuracy of execution left a lot to be dersired. For the first 10/15 minutes I thought the referee was rather pedantic but thereafter we got lucky with a number of calls (or rather non-calls). Hope we can maintain shape better against sterner opposition. On the positives, great for Habana to get the hattrick and get to the record (albeit with a tournament extra) with Lomu. He is also now the most prolific try scorer in world rugby and I take my hat off to him. I remember that poor spell where everyone (myself included) called for his head but he managed to turn it around and is a VERY valuable squad member. Malherbe surely now has shown his worth? Only thing that might see him on the bench rather than starting wuld be Meyer not considering the USA match as much of a basis to make decisions on but he is more accurate in defence, in carrying and at the set piece IMO. The lsat cog in the wheel to get all our form players (those in the squad at least) in there starting. Difficult to call the rest though as this was a game where you can't really take much from. How are we on the ijury front? I didn't see anything that looked too serious. Alberts looks two yards off the pace though. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea carrying an injured player and praying he gets right in time for the finals series even if it is Alberts? [/QUOTE]
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