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South Africa vs Ireland - 3 Tests - June 2016
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 799230" data-attributes="member: 39190"><p>Welcome to the forum and I'm impressed with your knowledge about both teams I have to say! Yes, J'burg is a completely different game to Newlands and Durban, getting a bit of dominance and width there tends to inflate scores even against quality opposition. </p><p></p><p>I do hope a large number of Lions players do get the call up. Jantjies is injured but all of Jaco Kriel, Faf de Klerk, Warren Whiteley, Ruan Combrinck and Lionel Mapoe would be fully derservng of a call-up. Jantjies' injury is softened somewhat by the fact that Pat Lambie seems to be in top top form. Add the fact out tight 5 picks itself and is in fine form (Etzebeth coming back from injury though) and the only thing we need is for the right combination of centers to be selected and for them to gel. Easier said than done but the pool of talent in SA at center and fullback is quite impressive- even if a few players are somewhat on the green side- ATM which is something South Africans certainly aren't used too.</p><p></p><p>So IMO we should be good for a series win even with a new coach but if we are up for the taking, yes, it'll most likely be test no.3; Cape Town we'll come out the blocks firing hard, J'burg opposition traditionally need to bring their A game and altitude adds to a margin as often as not but should we take both those we do have a tendency to take the foot of the pedal game 3 and the Irish are a proud bunch (though they seem to have gone for a lot of non-Irish players this squad?). My prediction is we take the first two and Ireland the 3rd unless we somehow manage to keep the focus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 799230, member: 39190"] Welcome to the forum and I'm impressed with your knowledge about both teams I have to say! Yes, J'burg is a completely different game to Newlands and Durban, getting a bit of dominance and width there tends to inflate scores even against quality opposition. I do hope a large number of Lions players do get the call up. Jantjies is injured but all of Jaco Kriel, Faf de Klerk, Warren Whiteley, Ruan Combrinck and Lionel Mapoe would be fully derservng of a call-up. Jantjies' injury is softened somewhat by the fact that Pat Lambie seems to be in top top form. Add the fact out tight 5 picks itself and is in fine form (Etzebeth coming back from injury though) and the only thing we need is for the right combination of centers to be selected and for them to gel. Easier said than done but the pool of talent in SA at center and fullback is quite impressive- even if a few players are somewhat on the green side- ATM which is something South Africans certainly aren't used too. So IMO we should be good for a series win even with a new coach but if we are up for the taking, yes, it'll most likely be test no.3; Cape Town we'll come out the blocks firing hard, J'burg opposition traditionally need to bring their A game and altitude adds to a margin as often as not but should we take both those we do have a tendency to take the foot of the pedal game 3 and the Irish are a proud bunch (though they seem to have gone for a lot of non-Irish players this squad?). My prediction is we take the first two and Ireland the 3rd unless we somehow manage to keep the focus. [/QUOTE]
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