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South Africa vs British and Irish Lions - Test 3
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 1052358" data-attributes="member: 39190"><p>I don't think its as easy as looking at how NZ play us and replicating that- not that I believe that is what people are actually saying precisely. </p><p></p><p>If you look at recent results since Erasmus took over:</p><p></p><p>NZ 25 - 24 </p><p>SA 36 - 34</p><p>NZ 32 - 30</p><p> Draw 16 - 16</p><p></p><p>And then the RWC loss to NZ 23 - 13 where 12 points (their 2 tries) came within 3 minutes early in the first half and it was a game that would actually be a good game to lose context considered. Now am I implying we threw the game? I don't think we would ever seriously consider throwing any match on purpose really but at the same time I can't imagine we actually had our hearts in it. Not 100% at least.</p><p></p><p>So there's not been much in it is what I am getting at. And I can't imagine a semi-Barbarians side like the B&I Lions just suddenly getting as clinical as the ABs tend to be because of 1 the talent on hand and 2 the streamlined nature and 3 continuity of their structures. Sure the Lions have talent on hand but the rest is , again inevitably, rushed and clunky. That said all the Lions need for a win is one big moment and for the bounce of the ball to favor them more than it does us which is still a real shout not the foregone conclusion I see a lot of fans touting both sides of the fence.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 1052358, member: 39190"] I don't think its as easy as looking at how NZ play us and replicating that- not that I believe that is what people are actually saying precisely. If you look at recent results since Erasmus took over: NZ 25 - 24 SA 36 - 34 NZ 32 - 30 Draw 16 - 16 And then the RWC loss to NZ 23 - 13 where 12 points (their 2 tries) came within 3 minutes early in the first half and it was a game that would actually be a good game to lose context considered. Now am I implying we threw the game? I don't think we would ever seriously consider throwing any match on purpose really but at the same time I can't imagine we actually had our hearts in it. Not 100% at least. So there's not been much in it is what I am getting at. And I can't imagine a semi-Barbarians side like the B&I Lions just suddenly getting as clinical as the ABs tend to be because of 1 the talent on hand and 2 the streamlined nature and 3 continuity of their structures. Sure the Lions have talent on hand but the rest is , again inevitably, rushed and clunky. That said all the Lions need for a win is one big moment and for the bounce of the ball to favor them more than it does us which is still a real shout not the foregone conclusion I see a lot of fans touting both sides of the fence. [/QUOTE]
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