I think England can handle Chile . . . right . . . right.It's a top 3 now. NZ are ****** having to turn around from that, just no positives.
That was better than I thought SA could be, can't wait for 23 September.
I was in Stellenbosch when the Springboks were having a training camp in 2018. Where I was living was where they would do their gym sessions and eat. I'm not kidding when I say that being in the same room makes you feel better. His outlook is contagious and his presence is so strong.Siya Kolisi is the main character. The other 14 players are just buffs.
He is everything that personifies the South African spirit. From nothing to something despite everything. He is, and will always be my favorite player. From the day he saved us from losing to Scotland in Nelspruit on debut, to now. His 4 month recovery from a potentially career ending injury shows you what kind of mental giant this man really is.I was in Stellenbosch when the Springboks were having a training camp in 2018. Where I was living was where they would do their gym sessions and eat. I'm not kidding when I say that being in the same room makes you feel better. His outlook is contagious and his presence is so strong.
They rarely if ever play like they don't give a ****, tonight included. The first team got boshed. Way better here than in the actual tournament.Make no mistake, Abs didn't give a s about this game. They will never play like this in the WC.
Proudly South African hereBought my new Springboks jersey on Saturday and am looking forward to attending this one in person. Second Springboks vs All Blacks game I'm attending at Twickenham but hoping for a better result than last time.
What is very impressive by Neinaber and Rassie is the depth they have created going into this World Cup. For this game, we have kept only one player constant in our backline, switched out our locks and a loose forward... and I don't feel like either the team last week or this week is weaker (albeit Moodie is experimental). Plus we can just switch out our front row completely and not much difference happens there.
Do we know who our best starting XV is.... probably not... But we have 2 to 3 players in each position that can do an almost equivalent job... Except for flyhalf where if we lose Libbok we have no choice but to draft in match unfit Pollard.
Probably a very good result for Ireland. Weight of expectation hugely reduced and we meet them without having shown our hand. Still a frighteningly impressive performance from SA so not necessarily all good news.Slept on it, jet-lag is the only thing NZ can hope caused that performance, otherwise they're goosed.
SA look incredibly impressive, which I don't really mind, I'd always prefer to meet a confident Boks side over a wounded one. 1 v 2 in the world facing in the pool stages must be a first? It'll be the second 1 v 2 game I attend this year which is a bit wild.