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RWC: South Africa - Wales (11-09-2011, 20:30)
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 439120" data-attributes="member: 39190"><p>The games have been close but you'd do well to consider that the team to play this time round won't be a tired team with a third of it being newbies given a go. This will , for the most part, be the strongest we can put out, rested, and motivated. I think the Springboks will be looking to put down a marker much like the 36-0 win over England in 2007. I'd say SA to win 32-20 as i'm sure the Welsh will score a few tries as our first time tackling hasn't been what it should be and was in 2007. That said, we havn't hit our straps yet and if Wales really have improved that much... who knows. I suppose bigger upsets have happened.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't think that SA has been all that clinical; 1 on1 tackling has been poor and we lost waayyyy to many ball through handling errors in our games against Aus and NZ and thus didn't score a single try in those games. Forwards in the wrong positions handling (and half the time dropping) the ball killed all our attacking impetus. Hope Rassie sorts that out.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>What I'd like to see though I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't go that route;</p><p></p><p>Steenkamp, Du Plessis, Du Plessis in the front row; John Smit just isn't a 1/4 of the player Bismarck is.</p><p>Second row is settled and the guys know their roles. I'd just like to see Matfield hang out less in the backline (both on attack and defense).</p><p>Brussow, Burger, Spies. With Alberts on the bench. Rossouw is off it and Burger has been playing more of a blindside role for the last few years anyway. Spies hopefully can continue his upward curve and I think a more open game would suit him better as well so hopefully he goes well and gains some confidence. I'd like to see him try to offload more though otherwise his runs don't count for as much.</p><p>FdP, Morne Steyn. It's no coincidence that Steyn has been playing better with FdP back. More time and confidence. Du Preez hasn't hit his straps yet though and that is what will make us go the distance or not IMO. His up-and-unders has been too deep most of the time with the odd one too close (probably overcompensating) and he hasn't taken over the decision making totally as yet. I'd like to see him get his old game back but his been out so long I wonders if he even remembers it LOL. Also, Juan de Jongh is a better 12 for my money in this set-up. Jaque Fourie picks himself as our best back unless FdP gets back to form.</p><p>Habana, Aplon, Lambie or otherwise Habana, Pietersen, Steyn. I'd prefer the former but expect the latter, especially if we have JdV at 12. The one puts more impetus on attack and keeping ball alive (giving nothing away WRT defense IMO) whereas the other seeks to play for territory and strangle the opposition/ force mistakes. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>TBH I'd rather see us play NZ in the SF than Aus in the QF. Can't substantiate it but I feel more confident about our chances against NZ than Aus.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Bok scrum is solid up until the point that PdV moves John Smit to tighthead. At that point I'd be able to push them around LOL. The scary thing is that actually might happen; I thought they learnt their lesson but then lo and behold, they do it again against the Aussies and we go back in the scrums at pace.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 439120, member: 39190"] The games have been close but you'd do well to consider that the team to play this time round won't be a tired team with a third of it being newbies given a go. This will , for the most part, be the strongest we can put out, rested, and motivated. I think the Springboks will be looking to put down a marker much like the 36-0 win over England in 2007. I'd say SA to win 32-20 as i'm sure the Welsh will score a few tries as our first time tackling hasn't been what it should be and was in 2007. That said, we havn't hit our straps yet and if Wales really have improved that much... who knows. I suppose bigger upsets have happened. I don't think that SA has been all that clinical; 1 on1 tackling has been poor and we lost waayyyy to many ball through handling errors in our games against Aus and NZ and thus didn't score a single try in those games. Forwards in the wrong positions handling (and half the time dropping) the ball killed all our attacking impetus. Hope Rassie sorts that out. What I'd like to see though I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't go that route; Steenkamp, Du Plessis, Du Plessis in the front row; John Smit just isn't a 1/4 of the player Bismarck is. Second row is settled and the guys know their roles. I'd just like to see Matfield hang out less in the backline (both on attack and defense). Brussow, Burger, Spies. With Alberts on the bench. Rossouw is off it and Burger has been playing more of a blindside role for the last few years anyway. Spies hopefully can continue his upward curve and I think a more open game would suit him better as well so hopefully he goes well and gains some confidence. I'd like to see him try to offload more though otherwise his runs don't count for as much. FdP, Morne Steyn. It's no coincidence that Steyn has been playing better with FdP back. More time and confidence. Du Preez hasn't hit his straps yet though and that is what will make us go the distance or not IMO. His up-and-unders has been too deep most of the time with the odd one too close (probably overcompensating) and he hasn't taken over the decision making totally as yet. I'd like to see him get his old game back but his been out so long I wonders if he even remembers it LOL. Also, Juan de Jongh is a better 12 for my money in this set-up. Jaque Fourie picks himself as our best back unless FdP gets back to form. Habana, Aplon, Lambie or otherwise Habana, Pietersen, Steyn. I'd prefer the former but expect the latter, especially if we have JdV at 12. The one puts more impetus on attack and keeping ball alive (giving nothing away WRT defense IMO) whereas the other seeks to play for territory and strangle the opposition/ force mistakes. TBH I'd rather see us play NZ in the SF than Aus in the QF. Can't substantiate it but I feel more confident about our chances against NZ than Aus. Bok scrum is solid up until the point that PdV moves John Smit to tighthead. At that point I'd be able to push them around LOL. The scary thing is that actually might happen; I thought they learnt their lesson but then lo and behold, they do it again against the Aussies and we go back in the scrums at pace. [/QUOTE]
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