Spring Tour: South Africa v England -2nd Test. (16/06/2012 15:00GMT)

[TRF_Cymro]

I thing it did... Which makes it free to play right? If it goes out without touching a player it's a reset.

Correct.

 

[Teh Mite]

Youngs fed it behind the front row, Johnson didn't control it (but did touch it) and Alberts said thank you very much.



THis game has Mike Catts influence written all over it. Nobody playing for their team mates.

 

[SelimNiai]

So as a crooked feed it's fair game regardless of if it was touched or not.

 

[dasNdanger]

Hmmm...I wonder if Springbok fans are enjoying this game...


Honest question here and please excuse my noobiness, but this is the first time in my ten years as a rugbyaholic that I've actually had opportunity to discuss the nuances of the game. So, can someone please explain why the SH style of play seems so superior to that of the NH? I was under the impression that it's a running game in the southern hemi, but a kicking game in the northern. Is that accurate? Whatever it is, I've always preferred the the pace (and let's face it, the success) of the southern game.


das

 

[Wilko's left boot]

Botha again, get. him. out.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Botha again, get. him. out.

Missed tackle? Didn't see.

Wish we had a lock who didn't get shrugged off so easily.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Balls to that, the ball was out/in hougaards hands when Robshaw went at him.

Sent from my HTC Incredible S using Tapatalk 2

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Youngs fed it behind the front row, Johnson didn't control it (but did touch it) and Alberts said thank you very much.



THis game has Mike Catts influence written all over it. Nobody playing for their team mates.

But if it's not touched the feet of the front row then it should be re-set. It was also feeding but that's another matter.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Please bring Corbisiero on

What. A. ****ing. Waste.

 

[Wilko's left boot]

could have turned out well though...

 

[Teh Mite]

Hmmm...I wonder if Springbok fans are enjoying this game...


Honest question here and please excuse my noobiness, but this is the first time in my ten years as a rugbyaholic that I've actually had opportunity to discuss the nuances of the game. So, can someone please explain why the SH style of play seems so superior to that of the NH? I was under the impression that it's a running game in the southern hemi, but a kicking game in the northern. Is that accurate? Whatever it is, I've always preferred the the pace (and let's face it, the success) of the southern game.


das

over simplification. The SH teams tend to have an overall more oplen field game, but the Boks use power, the oussies use speed and the ABs can balence the best of both. In the NH, games tend to be tighter but again the sides have their trademark styles; England and Scotland rely on power, Wales and France like to chuck it about and Ireland have a balanced game.

NH test sides also play a mantra of defences win games while the SH nations play to score more points. So in a regular test match its more likely for a tri-nations side to win however when the WC comes around they suffer due the win-at-all-costs nature of knock-out competition.

Or something like that.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

If this isn't given its a disgrace.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Penalty try & yellow card, should be.

Sent from my HTC Incredible S using Tapatalk 2

 

[Teh Mite]

But if it's not touched the feet of the front row then it should be re-set. It was also feeding but that's another matter.

Like refs give a flying fudge about crooked feeds, or what happens in scrums full stop.


on a side note, the Irish ref with a French name bottled the yellow card.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Got to love Waldroms union jack scrum cap

Waldrom really making a difference. Come on bring Cole back for this scrum

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Marler knocks on again, quelle surprise.
Hopefully Cole is stitched up soon so he can come on for Marler.

Wehey, as I type that happens.

Sent from my HTC Incredible S using Tapatalk 2

 

[Jockstap]

Hmmm...I wonder if Springbok fans are enjoying this game...


Honest question here and please excuse my noobiness, but this is the first time in my ten years as a rugbyaholic that I've actually had opportunity to discuss the nuances of the game. So, can someone please explain why the SH style of play seems so superior to that of the NH? I was under the impression that it's a running game in the southern hemi, but a kicking game in the northern. Is that accurate? Whatever it is, I've always preferred the the pace (and let's face it, the success) of the southern game.


das

Hmm, maybe because rugby is South Africa's(Well white South Africans) and New Zealand's National sport they live, breath and **** the game. The weather in the Southern Hemisphere suits running rugby so they've developed a fast running game that historically the NH teams couldn't live with. Rugby in Europe is played during the winter in harsh conditions. This makes it difficult to throw the ball around so they adapted to this by developing a more kicking/territorial game. I may be talking out of my arse though. Also South Africans are quite large.

 

[Wilko's left boot]

My goodness, comedy of errors from England.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Nice to see South Africa getting shafted in that last scrum

 

[Teh Mite]

Best scrum of the game and then Youngs ****s up the pickup and costs England 40 metres. Same old ****.