Oh man, where to start.....
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-Do I have to post your stupid posts before the game again about:
*Your weak scrum ( almost all members were agreed that the bok's scrum will be crumbled and don't cry and blame Vickery because Beast was a real BEAST that day and your scrum became stable and steady only when Beast and Smit left the pitch)
* Where was your Number 8 hero (the big joke) Heaslip? was he really in Durban that day?
* I felt ashamed when some of you had the courage to compare that red-hair lock (the captain) with Boks' locks who taught him what a second row have to do in beautiful game called "Rugby union".[/b]
* Maybe you should look back at the thread again, as it was many of the South African members who were concerned with their front row. Although a few members expected the Lions to have a slight upper hand scrum time, no-one was claiming that the Boks scrum would 'crumble'! And no, the Lions scrum became stable when Adam Jones came on to the field, not when Beast and Smit left (they were still there for the first two scrums, one of which went backwards!).
* Yes, Heaslip was poor, but he was behind a retreating pack. I don't see you having a go at the SA members for claiming Spies would destroy the Lions. Both were pretty anonymous, but that makes Spies worse imo, if he can't shine when his front 5 are dominating by that margin, something's wrong. Yes, fine he did some good work around the field, but so did Heaslip.
* I don't recall anybody claiming O'Connell was as good as the Boks second rows. All the player for player comparisons done on the first few pages put Botha and Matfield clearly ahead of O'Connel and Jones.
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- How can you claim that you deserve to win after you were hugely dominated in scrums,rucks and lineout ? You just were able to return in the game due the bad choices of South Africa coach.[/b]
Yes they were, but then the Lions dominated in the backs. PVD made some bad decisions, I agree, but the Lions comeback started before the bench was emptied. Du Plessis looked like he needed to come off, as he was starting to pick fights, and the Beast was going backwards scrum time at the hands of Jones.
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-What's the hell about the lions' centres ? IMO I didn't see anything special from Roberts and the lad who Bismarck almost smashed his head, frankly South African centres were somehow weak in defence, they were far away from their familiar form (By the way I heard Jean was injured for long time) so please stop this propaganda. They just exploited that weakness which made a huge damage to the boks.[/b]
Watch the game again! Whether the SA midfield were poor defensively or not, all Roberts and BOD could do was play what was in front of them (the best 12 in game apparently /jk). Fourie had no impact after coming on and Roberts still made inroads, hmm.
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- I want to pass a message to that red-hair lock and all people who agree with his interview: yes the penalties cost you the game but penalties is a part of the game and the strength,maturity and the vigilance of South African forwards forced you to commit penalties. So stop the ....[/b]
Agree wholeheartedly, as do many other Lions fans (An Tarbh etc.)
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I apologise for mistakes, my English is poor and I'm trying my best to approve it.[/b]
No need to apologise, your English is great.
