The Rugby Thread

[Buzzo]

Another score and Argentina might have this.

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Their maul defence and maul has been fantastic. Michael Cheika Is the perfect coach for them.

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Ferocious defending brilliant stuff. Great line speed.

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Getting monstered in the scrum bit of an issue.

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Amazing lineout defence AGAIN

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Defend this 5m scrum and they’ve done it. Nerve shredder.

[Irishnev]

When New Zealand are desperate they play on the edge and give away a lot of penalties.

They get given these days also!

That’s the thing - they used to get away with murder……not now, some win for the Pumas in Christchurch

[Buzzo]

Yyyyyyeeeeeessssss!

What a win.

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That’s the thing - they used to get away with murder……not now, some win for the Pumas in Christchurch

Yep.

We had them beat once at Murrayfield and they got two or three scandalous decisions securing the win. The genius of MCcaw, he could play a referee.

That’s one of the best wins I’ve seen for a team I don’t support. I loved that.

[Zapater]

Unbelievable, beautiful.

[Cormack74]

That's 6 losses in the last 8 for the AB's

[Cormack74]

Good result for the Aussies too, especially considering their injury list.

[Zapater]

That's 6 losses in the last 8 for the AB's

It's like us when we were managed by Woy. Unwanted records tumbling left, right, centre.

[Zapater]

Good result for the Aussies too, especially considering their injury list.

What did you make of the Koroibete 'tackle'? I don't have a huge problem with it but feel it was a shoulder charge. Sprinting into a player with his arms in a tackling position with no attempt at a wrap is clear. Feel if one of our players did that it'd be a straight red. Also astonished at the lack of a yellow for that side entry and delaying the ball a few minutes before that. Then the Faf yellow for the slap, rewarding the cowardness was so disappointing for me.

We played **** and lost but these decisions are mindboggling to me sometimes. We get pinged for nothing and the opponents can do what they want and most times don't get a slap on the wrist. Been happening for years, Rassie speaks out once and he gets the book thrown at him. It's clear for everyone to see except no one does. Australia is always a nightmare for us in Australia but they're very beatable at present and that's a disappointing one.

Don't want to see Dweba again for a long time, two very **** performances back to back. Ridiculous selection.

[Cormack74]

What did you make of the Koroibete 'tackle'? I don't have a huge problem with it but feel it was a shoulder charge. Sprinting into a player with his arms in a tackling position with no attempt at a wrap is clear. Feel if one of our players did that it'd be a straight red. Also astonished at the lack of a yellow for that side entry and delaying the ball a few minutes before that. Then the Faf yellow for the slap, rewarding the cowardness was so disappointing for me.

We played **** and lost but these decisions are mindboggling to me sometimes. We get pinged for nothing and the opponents can do what they want and most times don't get a slap on the wrist. Been happening for years, Rassie speaks out once and he gets the book thrown at him. It's clear for everyone to see except no one does. Australia is always a nightmare for us in Australia but they're very beatable at present and that's a disappointing one.

Don't want to see Dweba again for a long time, two very **** performances back to back. Ridiculous selection.

The tackle on Mapimpi?

That was a tricky one; I'm not sure whether Mapimpi was going aerial to get over the line or whether Koroibete put him up there using the shoulder. Normally no arms tackles are 'front on' so easy to spot but coming from the side with an arm out, albeit not necessarily 'wrapping' made it more difficult to tell - and I've watched it a few times.

The Aussies had the breaks to be fair but given the team they put out wasn't great, maybe SA shouldn't have allowed them to be in a position where the moments of good fortune made the difference between winning and losing?