The Rugby Thread

[Irishnev]

Pollard's missed kick started the demise. Can't afford to miss basic kicks like that at this level.

You had them on the ropes a bit and they were being forced into errors but there isn’t a better side in the world at exploiting opposition errors than them. A couple of lose passes and they punish you.....chasing the game against them plays into their hands.

[Buzzo]

HT next score is crucial.

Small margins but SA will wonder how they are 17-3 down.

[Zapater]

100% Electric start, but I didn't get my hopes up, remember, we play them several times a year and I'm used to this. Many people saying that they're not that good this year, maybe compared to All Black teams but still head and shoulders above mere mortals.

Can't believe how flat and unimaginative they've gotten now.

Mapimpi was actually rather lucky because he easily could have gotten a yellow on another day. This game is definitely far from gone, but need to do something early next half. Obviously the ball is slippery in Japan, but some of those handling errors weren't acceptable (Pieter-Steph there at the end, he wasn't even under pressure).

[Buzzo]

Yeah, you lot need to clear heads and stat agin, there was a lot to be encouraged by. That knock on at the end was brutal.

The second try was amazing.

They are so effective at kick chase.

Blitz defence against them looks knackering to carry out for 40 another mins though.

[Zapater]

And in contrast to Kolbe, Willie has been absolutely horrendous under the high ball.

[Zapater]

Thank **** for that. Surprised we scored a try considering the void of creativity. Game back on.

[Buzzo]

Game on.

Exhausting passage of play.

Looked like a blatant offside in the middle of it all though?

[Irishnev]

Steph!!!

Game on

[Zapater]

Looked like a blatant offside in the middle of it all though?

I thought so too. Kolbe got the territory for that out of nothing. Box kicking has been **** from Faf today.

[Buzzo]

SA butchered an overlap there.

[Buzzo]

Conditions look exhausting.

The way we try to play is not going to work out well in heat and humidity.

[Zapater]

Should have scored there. Le Roux has been a liability today. Thought Smith may have lost it forward there. Brilliant kick from Barrett, relieved they didn't score again haha.

[Buzzo]

Ben Smith and Sonny Bill are a pretty decent calibre of replacement to be bringing on

[Irishnev]

Conditions look exhausting.

The way we try to play is not going to work out well in heat and humidity.

Supposed to be torrential rain for our game tomorrow

[Buzzo]

Supposed to be torrential rain for our game tomorrow

Amazing

Just going to be a scrum fest.