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[2017 Rugby Championship] Round 3: Australia v South Africa (09/09/2017)
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<blockquote data-quote="George Ford" data-source="post: 871367" data-attributes="member: 74118"><p>To break down their first 3 tries:</p><p>1. Folau's try was an intercept.. Opportunistic</p><p>2. Hooper's try off a line-out / maul.. Brilliance by him or ABs blip?</p><p>3. Foley's try off a sniping break from Genia who slipped Aaron Smith after their own scrum was almost turned around.. Both brilliance and ABs error. </p><p></p><p>The ABs were a bit spooked by these 3 tries as it all happened inside the 1st quarter and it set the tone for the rest of the match which turned out to be a cracker. My question is would this game have been much of a contest if the All Blacks were more defensively alert earlier on in the game? Although the Wallabies were good to claw back the lead twice and therefore they deserve some credit, they still lost and therefore I still think they have a lot to prove for this week.</p><p></p><p>The Boks have gone strength to strength in each game, even with losing a captain, some key players (Malherbe, Cronje), whilst also carrying the added weight in shortcomings for certain positions (Hougaard, Rhule). They are miles clear a better team than last year for this fixture and even then the result was close (23-17).</p><p></p><p>I think this game will be close, but based on this year's performances by both teams I am going for the Boks by 8.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="George Ford, post: 871367, member: 74118"] To break down their first 3 tries: 1. Folau's try was an intercept.. Opportunistic 2. Hooper's try off a line-out / maul.. Brilliance by him or ABs blip? 3. Foley's try off a sniping break from Genia who slipped Aaron Smith after their own scrum was almost turned around.. Both brilliance and ABs error. The ABs were a bit spooked by these 3 tries as it all happened inside the 1st quarter and it set the tone for the rest of the match which turned out to be a cracker. My question is would this game have been much of a contest if the All Blacks were more defensively alert earlier on in the game? Although the Wallabies were good to claw back the lead twice and therefore they deserve some credit, they still lost and therefore I still think they have a lot to prove for this week. The Boks have gone strength to strength in each game, even with losing a captain, some key players (Malherbe, Cronje), whilst also carrying the added weight in shortcomings for certain positions (Hougaard, Rhule). They are miles clear a better team than last year for this fixture and even then the result was close (23-17). I think this game will be close, but based on this year's performances by both teams I am going for the Boks by 8. [/QUOTE]
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