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[2016 Rugby Championship] Argentina v South Africa (27/08/2016)
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<blockquote data-quote="George Ford" data-source="post: 814185" data-attributes="member: 74118"><p>We will always complain because we're passionate. </p><p></p><p>Pdivvy inherited a world cup winning group of players all in their prime; HM had more to do in developing a new team, but we still looked uninventive in his last few matches.</p><p></p><p>AC is basically starting a team from scratch, but this DOES NOT mean our Springboks have to perform as poor as they did. Jake White took over from a Rudolph Strauli team which got knocked out in QF of RWC 2003 and also had to start from scratch, but won the 2004 tri-nations. </p><p></p><p>Big congrats to Argentina for their victory. They played the best rugby on the day and made our defense look absolutely shell-shocked whenever they attacked.</p><p></p><p>Although this game could still have been won or lost by either side in the final minutes, its fair to state the best team won and from a South African point of view the result should actually help more than it hurts.</p><p></p><p>The Boks have now won 3/5, but could so easily have been 0/5. None of those games were a convincing win and their performances themselves left more questions than answers. </p><p></p><p>I can only talk of what I see transpiring on the field on a matchday basis and what I can see is that our national team's rugby has gone backwards under AC. Sure there are a lot of questionable influences impeding on our national structures, but that is no excuse for this kind of display and for that the questions can only be rooted at the coaching of the team. Not based on their credentials, but purely on what they're able to bring out of this group of players and at present they are failing miserably.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="George Ford, post: 814185, member: 74118"] We will always complain because we're passionate. Pdivvy inherited a world cup winning group of players all in their prime; HM had more to do in developing a new team, but we still looked uninventive in his last few matches. AC is basically starting a team from scratch, but this DOES NOT mean our Springboks have to perform as poor as they did. Jake White took over from a Rudolph Strauli team which got knocked out in QF of RWC 2003 and also had to start from scratch, but won the 2004 tri-nations. Big congrats to Argentina for their victory. They played the best rugby on the day and made our defense look absolutely shell-shocked whenever they attacked. Although this game could still have been won or lost by either side in the final minutes, its fair to state the best team won and from a South African point of view the result should actually help more than it hurts. The Boks have now won 3/5, but could so easily have been 0/5. None of those games were a convincing win and their performances themselves left more questions than answers. I can only talk of what I see transpiring on the field on a matchday basis and what I can see is that our national team's rugby has gone backwards under AC. Sure there are a lot of questionable influences impeding on our national structures, but that is no excuse for this kind of display and for that the questions can only be rooted at the coaching of the team. Not based on their credentials, but purely on what they're able to bring out of this group of players and at present they are failing miserably. [/QUOTE]
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