[RWC2023] South Africa vs Romania (17/09/2023)

[Leonormous Boozer]

Literally can't hear Mapimpi's name without think of that SH commentator who was calling half the Springbok backline Mapimpi during The Rugby Championship

I'd do the same to be fair, fun name to say.

 

[Cruz_del_Sur]

i cant recall a game where the winning team was in such a rush to score.

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Romanian 10's leg is going to hanging off in tatters after all the restarts

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

How did he not call that in real time lol

 

[spursindevon]

This is a shambles, once again read another article about there being a 24 team world cup even as early as 2027. After yesterday's games, where Portugal (and Chile) showed potential, this shows what happens when the rugby superpowers ignore the rest of the world. People will start switching off when the springboks play the all blacks for the 19th time in a season. Did anyone see the crowd at the NZ Warriors game yesterday?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

After yesterday's games, where Portugal (and Chile) showed potential

Thought you said those games were pointless and a blight on the sport?

 

[spursindevon]

Thought you said those games were pointless and a blight on the sport?

No, games like New Zealand vs Nambia, Ireland vs Romania and likely this one. The sport needs to be mature enough to realise how big a world cup can be, which provides entertaining games. At the same time, the biggest sides in the world need to aid their neighbours development.

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Never thought Cobus Reinach would have multiple RWC hattricks but here we are.

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Was Romania 9 on his tea break?

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

No, games like New Zealand vs Nambia, Ireland vs Romania and likely this one. The sport needs to be mature enough to realise how big a world cup can be, which provides entertaining games. At the same time, the biggest sides in the world need to aid their neighbours development.

You can't just cherry pick the high scoring games and ban that while you want to keep the games where Uruguay, Portugal and Chile put up a fight.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

South Africa showing that the best way to run up a score isn't to chuck the ball about like Ireland and France did. Just doing the basics and waiting for the big errors.

 

[SG59_]

Take your foot off SA. They're dead already.

 

[TRF_stormer2010]

Take your foot off SA. They're dead already.

Looks like exactly what we are doing.

 

[AngloScotsHybrid]

Kwagga Smith looks a much better player at openside than he does at number 8.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Kwagga Smith looks a much better player at openside than he does at number 8.

He's blindside but yeah, agreed.

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Kwagga Smith looks a much better player at openside than he does at number 8.

In South Africa, number 7 is the blindside flanker. 6 is openside.

 

[spursindevon]

You can't just cherry pick the high scoring games and ban that while you want to keep the games where Uruguay, Portugal and Chile put up a fight.

I'm not cherry picking, what I'm saying is a 20 team world cup is too big, there is no value in Romania playing the Springboks once every four years, getting smashed, then ignored. As I stated yesterday, we should have a European Championship so teams like Portugal get regular games against the bigger teams. I would like "A" teams to tour South America, expand the game organically, rather then pretend it's a game with a global footprint

 

[saulan]

Deon Fourie immediately doing Deon Fourie things

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Try IMO