Boks v Wobblies I
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Great performance by the Wallabies. Once they adjusted to the Springbok attack, their drift defence worked really well, just soaking up those SA wide attacks and isolating ball carriers. Best game of Fraser McReight’s career, I’d say, even with that weak tackle effort for Kolisi’s try.
South Africa, on the other hand, were very naïve in the way they attacked, with very little care for numbers or support. If they’re going to continue with this game plan, then you’d feel they need to thoroughly rejuvenate this side. Players like Etzebeth, De Jager and Marx looked spent after half an hour. Then again, I think this whole attacking Bok game plan is just one giant smoke screen for the 2027 World Cup, anyway.
Libbok might have just played his last Test match. Willemse will probably get another shot but some of his tackling at fullback was really poor. It’ll be interesting to see how the Boks respond. After playing wide like this against the Irish in the first July Test of 2024 (and only just getting away with it), they went back to their direct game plan, which ended up backfiring as well, since the Irish won the second Test. I’m expecting they’ll try the same thing here, so the Wallabies will need to front up in Cape Town. Big game for big Will.
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That was great, congratulations to the Wallabies. I hope the next game is as exciting. Go the All Blacks!
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That was great, congratulations to the Wallabies. I hope the next game is as exciting. Go the All Blacks!
@allblackfan2 you really don’t. A boring 25-12 win with no drama is exactly what you want. Just ask Bok supporters
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Wow, pants round thier ankles in that 2nd half...
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Just watched the replay --
Boks looked unstoppable for first 18 - 20 mins ..The box kicking was very accurate and put all kinds of pressure on the Wallabies. Then they noticeably started tiring up front - I feel BOK (ref) insisting on a fast game aided this.
To keep Boks scoreless in second 40 was impressive, big efforts by Aussie back row with some key turnovers.
Boks discipline was very poor with repeated infringements -- TRC is wide open now.
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@stodders said in Boks v Wobblies I:
@Smuts good luck Smuts
Shot mate. Didn’t need luck as it turned out. They defended about as poorly as the Boks must’ve in the second half. Got a lot of sad looks and commiserations from the boys as I came off the field and was genuinely bamboozled. I mean, I wasn’t Carter in the 2nd Lions test, but we still put up the half ton.
I guess this game goes into the tiny number of bok tests I’ve never watched.
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That in my opinion, was probably best I have seen Wallabies play. They were pretty impressive, and by same token the Boks seemed to just crumble when pressure came on. Wallabies also showed the benefit of a good hard series against Lions. That was a warning for us all for Wallabies this year.
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Watching delayed and saw the perfect example of when a ref should just ping a bloke rather than warning him. We had that discussion earlier in the year. Can't remember who with. Was in a Drua match in Fiji.
If the half dummies just ping him Ben. He knows it's wrong. It doesn't need a warning.
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Well if ya don't put them away when you should and keep letting the wounded in, that's what happens. South Africa have themselves to blame for that capitulation, turning down 3s, a needless intercept which changed the game completely, it was one hell of a collapse caused by themselves lol. It reminded me of Bledisloe 1 last year, where we were cruising and then got ourselves stuck and ended up almost losing the test where we had no right to (if it went another 10 mins, we would have).
Credit to the Wallabies, they hung tough and outlasted the Boks fitness wise.
