[2015 TRC] Australia v South Africa in Brisbane (18/07/2015)

[Bada-Bing!]

Try time AAC. Game on!!

 

[Peat]

Nice work. Pollard missing the tackle?

It seems absurd to me that Pocock's not starting. Hooper's doing nothing special I can see and Australia are all over SA except for scrum and breakdown problems.

 

[RoosTah]

Coopers tactical kicking is very ordinary

 

[Dale91]

coopers kicking is creating doubt in the defensive line and keeping them wide
I don't mind that

 

[SelimNiai]

Try right out of the Rugby League 5th Tackle playbook

 

[hjklhjkl]

Amazing offload from Le Roux.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Try time. Great pass by Willie under pressure big Eben to score.

 

[RoosTah]

coopers kicking is creating doubt in the defensive line and keeping them wide
I don't mind that

But is it really? He needs to find space for it to be effective

 

[Jaguares]

Looks like a NRL's try with that kick

 

[Bada-Bing!]

What a kick from Pollard.

 

[SelimNiai]

But is it really? He needs to find space for it to be effective

No point kicking if all youre gonna do is hoof it to Habana and Le Roux

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That reverse flick from Cooper gave every Australian a coronary

 

[RoosTah]

Seriously - leave the Harlem Globetrotters stuff boys.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Who is captaining the Springboks with Matfield off the field?

 

[Kiwi_]

I feel like the Australians forwards are going to get absolutely smashed by Wales and England, possibly even Fiji.. It's no contest in the scrums.

Why is Pocock not on the park?

 

[RoosTah]

Well that was stressful - think I'll switch over to the cricket for a few minutes lol

 

[Peat]

Incredibly naive of Australia to give away the second try opportunity and they were lucky to get away with not being further down; fantastic last-ditch defence as well, but a fair dollop of luck. South Africa blunt at this stage; guess both sides will look sharper at the World Cup, which is not fun.

Slightly scary to think how young the Saffa midfield is.

 

[lynam1104]

Ah sure at least Cooper makes it fun.

 

[RoosTah]

I feel like the Australians forwards are going to get absolutely smashed by Wales and England, possibly even Fiji.. It's no contest in the scrums.

You would think so, and yet we've beaten Wales 11 games in a row now and beaten England a few times as well. Fiji I'm not worried about - legs always fail them an hour in.

 

[Jaguares]

Quade is a crazy man. It reminds me of that kick to Digby Ioane at the Reds ingoal few years ago

 

[Kiwi_]

You would think so, and yet we've beaten Wales 11 games in a row now and beaten England a few times as well. Fiji I'm not worried about - legs always fail them an hour in.

Where's Pocock? Surely he will start ahead of Fardy.