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RWC: Springboks - Samoa (30-09-2011, 20:30)
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_Ezequiel" data-source="post: 452972" data-attributes="member: 42683"><p>Well, just got back from the pub. What a cracker!!! I actually watched the match together with a 70-year old Welsh man who was cheering for the Springboks for the very first time in his life haha. When we were giving Nigel Owens a hard time, he kept on defending him haha. It was a blast! </p><p></p><p>On the match: South Africa started pretty well and Samoa have the physical strength to beat any team. The problem is that they lack experience in key positions. It's nice they have Tuilagi on the wing, but it would help if they had some topclass experience in every row. I was impressed by Samoa and stunned by the stupid responses from Samoa at the scrums. Yes, they were pushed back and Jannie du Plessis did give a tickle on the cheek of his opponent, but come on! No way that is worthy of a penalty, not to mention a card. </p><p></p><p>On the red card: Brussow was held, he was trying to free himself, it didn't work. I don't think he was deliberately hitting the ground after the smack, I think he was caught off guard. On the decision itself... It's a red card, no doubt about that. You can never ever hit someone in the face (Don't compare this to Jannie du Plessis' little ****le, it has been established it's not the same) and when you retaliate by hitting someone, you should face the consequences. I will never understand why people will blame Nigel Owens for the red card (even though it was a fair call) since he was not the one making the decision!!! It was Wayne Barnes, the touch judge. </p><p></p><p>The yellow card for Smit was harsh, but I don't think anyone will complain. We will not complain since it brought back Bismarck <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>It was a brutal game with everything to play for and things could have gone either way. Rossouw's injury was a shock, but in the end it turned out to be a blood bin, not a injury sub. Our backrow was impressive and the linebreaks made by the 2 Natal laaities (Francois Steyn and Pat Lambie) were nice to watch. I think in the end we can be happy with the win and we should cherish getting out of the pool stages with only 2 tries conceded.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Despite Bail being a total douche in this thread, I agree with him that teams like Samoa, Fiji and Tonga need more regular matches against top teams. I do however think it's ridiculous that he only blames the SH teams for the fact that the PI's don't have regular tests against top-tier teams. I would love to see a SH 6 Nations with the 3 Pacific Islands in the mix, but it will not happen (At least not very soon). I think all major teams are to blame for the lack of experience in those smaller teams.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_Ezequiel, post: 452972, member: 42683"] Well, just got back from the pub. What a cracker!!! I actually watched the match together with a 70-year old Welsh man who was cheering for the Springboks for the very first time in his life haha. When we were giving Nigel Owens a hard time, he kept on defending him haha. It was a blast! On the match: South Africa started pretty well and Samoa have the physical strength to beat any team. The problem is that they lack experience in key positions. It's nice they have Tuilagi on the wing, but it would help if they had some topclass experience in every row. I was impressed by Samoa and stunned by the stupid responses from Samoa at the scrums. Yes, they were pushed back and Jannie du Plessis did give a tickle on the cheek of his opponent, but come on! No way that is worthy of a penalty, not to mention a card. On the red card: Brussow was held, he was trying to free himself, it didn't work. I don't think he was deliberately hitting the ground after the smack, I think he was caught off guard. On the decision itself... It's a red card, no doubt about that. You can never ever hit someone in the face (Don't compare this to Jannie du Plessis' little ****le, it has been established it's not the same) and when you retaliate by hitting someone, you should face the consequences. I will never understand why people will blame Nigel Owens for the red card (even though it was a fair call) since he was not the one making the decision!!! It was Wayne Barnes, the touch judge. The yellow card for Smit was harsh, but I don't think anyone will complain. We will not complain since it brought back Bismarck ;) It was a brutal game with everything to play for and things could have gone either way. Rossouw's injury was a shock, but in the end it turned out to be a blood bin, not a injury sub. Our backrow was impressive and the linebreaks made by the 2 Natal laaities (Francois Steyn and Pat Lambie) were nice to watch. I think in the end we can be happy with the win and we should cherish getting out of the pool stages with only 2 tries conceded. Despite Bail being a total douche in this thread, I agree with him that teams like Samoa, Fiji and Tonga need more regular matches against top teams. I do however think it's ridiculous that he only blames the SH teams for the fact that the PI's don't have regular tests against top-tier teams. I would love to see a SH 6 Nations with the 3 Pacific Islands in the mix, but it will not happen (At least not very soon). I think all major teams are to blame for the lack of experience in those smaller teams. [/QUOTE]
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