France v South Africa - 12.11.22

[ncurd]

Clear red as a neutral was looking forward to this one.

Anyone else hearing a second possibly Irish commentary team on Amazon? Hard work...

I'm not neutral I genuinely want France to win the next world cup.

 

[Ferrari333SP]

Great work for the try there; the French really throwing it at the South Africans right now

 

[ncurd]

Oh France...

 

[ncurd]

What was the French defence doing there....

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Lol at Ntmack.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Players dropping like flies

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Willemse not taking penalty kicks to touch or at goal. Is he injured?
Was Bongi pulled due to his poor start at lineout? Hooked after 28mins is brutal.

 

[saulan]

Willemse not taking penalty kicks to touch or at goal. Is he injured?
Was Bongi pulled due to his poor start at lineout? Hooked after 28mins is brutal.

Not injured, they’ve gone for Kolbe as the better kicker I’d say. Last weekend wasn’t good and I guess they wanted to take the pressure off him.

Bongi is off for head injury assessment.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Was Bongi pulled due to his poor start at lineout? Hooked after 28mins is brutal.

Rassie finally woken up to the fact that Marx is significantly better

 

[saulan]

I know both their starting props are off, but winning a scrum penalty with a centre playing flank is impressive

 

[ncurd]

SA really lucky on both those calls on playing the catcher.

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Boks deciding going down to 14 men in Paris is time to experiment with impersonating Fiji.

 

[Valee]

Given the intensity of South Africa, I wonder what it would be like at 15 vs 15

 

[saulan]

Really can’t complain if we’re going in down by 6 at half time. I’m content with a loss within 14 on this one. Hopefully floodgates don’t crack open in the second half.

 

[Gavin]

I do think that France do miss Virimi Vakatawa

 

[TRF_Olyy]

South Africa really don't look like they're a man down in the pack

 

[Ddanno]

Habana being on the ads means I don't want to hear another ******* word from him

 

[ncurd]

South Africa really don't look like they're a man down in the pack

Pretty normal these days being a man down doesn't have the impact for top sides. Where it usually tells is the extra work rate as the match goes on.

 

[saulan]

Habana being on the ads means I don't want to hear another ******* word from him

But don’t you want to hear how he got the insight that his opposition wing was slow to turn on the chip behind which gave him a massive advantage again?

 

[ncurd]

But don’t you want to hear how he got the insight that his opposition wing was slow to turn on the chip behind which gave him a massive advantage again?

I never get trying to sell business software through advertising. Like the workday ads. SAP use to be on F1 cars. Like I just dont get it.

Nobody is going to invest in massively expensive software like Sage because of advert from Brian Habana. And it doesn't raise awareness either folks who would be buying this stuff know the players at their level.

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

I do think that France do miss Virimi Vakatawa

I agree. I didnt like Vakatawa on the wing but from the few games he partnered Fickou in the centres the French looked at a different level in those positions. Now they are back to being okayish there, but really all their creativity comes from the halfbacks and (when they get the ball) wings.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

This will be a red

 

[ncurd]

Oh yeah that's red in real time.

 

[saulan]

Ouch. Hope Kolbe can play on after that, he has been on of our best.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Kolbe shouldn't be allowed to say he doesn't want a HIA, the player shouldn't have any say in it - that was a heavy heavy blow to the head

 

[ncurd]

Well thats France ******.....well at least they can see give their other 9 a run out in an important match.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Kolbe shouldn't be allowed to say he doesn't want a HIA, the player shouldn't have any say in it - that was a heavy heavy blow to the head

Luckily the Doctors have stepped in

 

[Ferrari333SP]

Yikes, bad luck for both sides this game

 

[Bada-Bing!]

I said Faf v DuPont would be worth watching. Didn’t realise it literally with DuPont getting red.

14 v 14

 

[Bada-Bing!]

And the Bomb squad arrives.