Usually I would agree with you as history suggests games between us are pretty tight arm wrestles but this team is very inexperienced (got even more so with Biggar and Liam Williams out) we’re at home I suppose but I’m expecting at least a 14 point win to SA due to the team. Any SA team you play is going to be hard but this is about as fully loaded as you get (even starting your best hooker for once)
Biased for me to agree but the amount of times J Evans hits holes and get the team on the front foot is amazing. With a decent team behind him he can be great for the attack. Gutted he's left Cardiff but understand why
I'd be pleasantly surprised and you'd know that Welsh side better than what I do but if Wales bring what I expect of a typical Welsh performance (even if its just accurate goal kicking, some semblance of parity at set piece and tenacity on defence and letting us play the rugby) regardless of the specific individuals I can see you push us close to the point of getting a close W. We've had difficulty converting dominance into points, have been struggling in the line-out and even though our scrum is still strong we don't get rewarded under Brace if Wales are switched on and taking advantage of his "style". Also, goal kicking has been an issue and though all that *could* come right within the space of a week I'll believe it if I see it.
It's also Brace refereeing and we seem to struggle with his breakdown whistling and not get rewarded at the scrum even giving away a penalty vs NZ even if it was clear De Groot was angling in on Malherbe.
We get him in the URC a ton. I'm almost at the point of acceptance. Anger, denial, sadness and all the rest almost past. It's just on the international stage its all still new to me and I find I get confused all over again.
I was shocked he made it into the panel to ref at the World Cup tbh.
Makes a change. Its normally Malherbe angling in on the loosehead.
Same! Surely there are better options.
Absolutely. The way we struggle with Wales I am always shocked at how low they are on the wr rankings.
SA lost at least 12 months of rugby to Covid, at least we got to play behind closed doors. This led to the development of their game being delayed compared to the other Tier 1 nations. I think they’re doing a good job of catching up, but I suspect the RWC is coming a couple of months too soon for them.
