[2017 Rugby Championship] Round 4: New Zealand v South Africa (16/09/2017)

[unrated]

These Boks are making a mockery of the rivalry between the All blacks and Springboks. Sa should just pack up and call it quits in rugby union. Everyone's fears about the back line has been realized today.

Time to drop the all current selection criteria and just select all the best players regardless if they are not playing in SA.

 

[The Jones Boy]

Kieran Read has had an armchair ride today, more of that please, we need to keep the old warrior out of trouble.

 

[The Jones Boy]

My feeling is if the coach was biffed out and you got someone good, AND the selection criteria was changed, then many of the players would not go overseas because they would see a chance to play for a killer Springbok team.

 

[Caitlyn Jenner]

Nah money talks. I think players are always gonna go overseas, even more so with the riches in Europe these days. A more open selection criteria might be good for SA rugby.

 

[unrated]

well done to Elton Jantjies with that good kick giving possession back to New Zealand.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Awful 5mins from SA

 

[unrated]

Great now we can take of our one scrummy who is playing **** and bring on another one that might actually do worse.

 

[Ospervat]

Oh dear - normal service has resumed from SA.

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[unrated]

AC is going to purge a few players after this game as he did last year with Faf de Klerk and company . But I feel he is the one that needs to be purged. Excuse the negativity but any bok fan that remains positive is delusional.

 

[Bluemoon]

No doubt, ABs are the better team, particularly in attack. But Nigel is letting the ABs slow everything down at the breakdown. They aren't releasing the attacking player. Even if SA has possession, they can't build any phases. Wouldn't surprise me if they were nilled.

 

[Ospervat]

No doubt, ABs are the better team, particularly in attack. But Nigel is letting the ABs slow everything down at the breakdown. They aren't releasing the attacking player. Even if SA has possession, they can't build any phases. Wouldn't surprise me if they were nilled.

Last time was 2008 but at least that was only 19-0 not this whitewash

 

[unrated]

Min 62
Rhule: "nah I'm not tackling that thing"
AB player proceeds to score a try.
Ref says he got close but not close enough.

 

[mdaclarke]

The frustrating thing about the boks is that they are almost there. Their composure is letting them down. Also you can't play with 14 men which is what they are doing with Rhule, he is a boy amongst men. The all blacks are targeting him and running through him. Combrinck has to come in.

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

AC is going to purge a few players after this game as he did last year with Faf de Klerk and company . But I feel he is the one that needs to be purged. Excuse the negativity but any bok fan that remains positive is delusional.

The difference is the side last year were consistently losing. This is the first loss in 7, away from home against the best side in the world playing near top form. I wouldn't expect wholesale changes despite this drubbing.

Sensible by NZ to turn the screw and try and create a bit of mental scarring come RWC time.

 

[smartcooky]

Crockett has been a MONSTER!!

 

[JohnKA]

Well i guess that is what happens when a player not playing rugby for 2 years gets picked for the boks and then comes on against the AB's

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

And folk say Jantjies is defensively weak at fly half!

 

[JohnKA]

And folk say Jantjies is defensively weak at fly half!

He is , they just have more options now run at defenceless Rhule or run over Pollard who have not played rugby since 2015 .

 

[smartcooky]

Anyone here who didn't understand what Shag saw in Ofa Tu'ungafasi has now had it explained to them in no uncertain terms.

 

[smartcooky]

That's it! A 57-0 shutout!


No-one, I repeat, no-one saw that coming!

 

[JohnKA]

Well done on your progress this year AC !

 

[galumay]

Clinical. SA were unlucky to run into the AB's in their best form of the season. Does put things back into perspective - and shows how lucky they were to get the draw last week.

What a showcase of running rugby, hugely entertaining. Well done NZ.

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Brutal viewing. Particularly if you are French or Argentine. They got dominated by a side that in turn just got creamed. Frightening stuff really.

 

[mdaclarke]

That has to be Rhule's last game. He's just not good enough.

 

[galumay]

No-one, I repeat, no-one saw that coming!

To be fair I predicted a blow out for the AB's, but I guess i didnt mention SA = 0.

I think this game has the potential to really blow out, AB's must be ready for an 80 minute performance, Wobblies rattled them, Pumas got ahead for a half, they will be ready for a complete performance and that could be nasty for the Boks.

I can see it being a 20 point + win.

...and before you ask, Mania, I didnt have the conviction to put a bet on it!!

 

[SomeOke]

Nope nope nope. I don't even watch rugby.

 

[Cruz_del_Sur]

I feel sad to be honest.
At one point i thought the ABs were absolutely fantastic at exploiting SA's minor mistakes and converting them into points but even when that was enough for a confortable ABs win, SA lost the plot altogether. Their scrum, line out and tackling (3 South african historical strengths) were the worst i've ever seen from them.

Kinda made me feel we got away with murder last weekend.

 

[unrated]

So where to from here ?
How do we fix this? Do we just continue on the same path with the same setup and hope something changes by itself?

 

[Caitlyn Jenner]

To be fair I predicted a blow out for the AB's, but I guess i didnt mention SA = 0.

Yea me too, I predicted a complete ABs performance and picked a 25 point win in fantasy, but that scoreline is something else...

 

[smartcooky]

Four of the eight tries were scored by the bench, including the last three.