Spring Tour: South Africa v England -3rd Test. (23/06/2012 16:00 GMT)

[ZeFrenchy]

Isn't there supposed to be territory gain when there is a breakdown inside the 22?

 

[Sker]

a fitting result, neither side deserved to win. ****ing **** **** **** ****. What the hell was that? We had better games under PDiv! I'm disgusted.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Terrible choice to take thr dropgoal then, they were way too far out.
Not too disappointed with a draw but that game was there for thr taking, especially given how crap our kicking game was and how many needless penalties we gave away.

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[dullonien]

Well there goes pretty much all my vCash. My faith in Wales + going for the big odds of England winning the first test, and then I even lose the safe bet of SA winning this match.

Poor from Morne Steyn, very poor.

 

[Draggs]

Well there goes pretty much all my vCash. My faith in Wales + going for the big odds of England winning the first test, and then I even lose the safe bet of SA winning this match.

Poor from Morne Steyn, very poor.

I always ask: What is the point of Steyn if he cannot kick?

 

[SelimNiai]

Not gonna lie, that was a snooze fest. Neither side deserved to win really. I've not heard a home crowd boo their own player like that before.

 

[Tony Manx]

Morris and Greenwood are on a different planet................this was a poor, very poor, display against a team that had nothing to play for and did not turn up yet all they could manage was a draw. Every English kick was easily caught by them yet they always found space. The discipline was awful, the scrum moderate and too many players let themselves down. Man of the match for the English was Johnston and dog was Farrell and his attempted drop at the end summed up his contribution! Good luck boys in looking for the positives cos i could ot see any...............

 

[Sker]

Ask ****ing Meyer the same question, thought he would have learnt his lesson AFTER TWO ***ING GAMES BUT NO, LETS KEEP MORNE, AFTER 60 MINUTES OF ****, LETS KEEP MORNE, LETS NOT SUB ELTON IN. NOPE WE KEEP PLAYING ***ING USELESS BALLSACK MORNE.

I need to get a drink and calm down.

 

[nickdnz]

Who ever doubted Waldrom's fitness after this match has to think again. In my opinion he was the best player on the pitch (not just saying that because he played for the Canes either). HUGE work rate. Carried the ball more metres than anyone else on the field, and barring Pieterson twice as much as anyone else. Hehttp://www.espnscrum.com/england-tour-2012/rugby/match/154474.html
http://www.rugbystats.com.au/matches/rugby/match16751.html?page=team-stats
Was a total machine for England. Gave away one penalty but did so many things right constantly. What a Meast.

 

[madflyhalf]

I had to study Public Finance, but no, I chosed to watch this game.

That's what I deserve for believing that South Africa AND England can deliver 3 entertaining test in a row.

 

[racingmetrofan]

haha, happy with a draw especially considering we were playing with 14 men for 10 minutes and Flood ended up going off. I think a few players really stepped up today - Johnston, Haskell and Goode were all very good. The last drop goal was a bit **** - but its got to be the responsibility of the whole team to attack further and make sure Farrell etc is in the right place.

We've ended a 9 game losing streak and thats got to be considered progress - especially considering how the other NH teams ended their tours.

Key positions of concern: we need to bring in a proper out and out attacking winger (or convert Tulagi) and get Foden back at 15. We need to find a good back up to Flood and give him game time. A wiser coach may have had Hodgeson on the bench instead of Farrell for the second two tests, but its done now. We need to sort out centers out - we've got the players but we need to get a clear hierarchy in place. Pleased with our pack, injuries not withstanding we should be strong it that department for a long time.

Feeling very ambivalent about the Lions tour now - would far prefer it if we could go off and have a 3 test crack a NZ or Aus again, especially as we are hosting the WC. As it is we've got to wait till 2014 to take on the All Blacks.

 

[j'nuh]

Next squad, can we have Flood, Burns and someone who isn't Farrell as our flyhalves?

 

[Wilko's left boot]

Next squad, can we have Flood, Burns and someone who isn't Farrell as our flyhalves?

That would be the dream situation, but unlikely...

 

[Saintjay]

Not sure but how much of an impact will this result have on the 4th spot with Wales. I know it is very tight and will the narrow defeat keep them just in front?.

 

[Draggs]

Potgieter, Steyn, Hougaard, Spies, Kruger should not be in the squad for the 4N. Olivier was actually decent!
SA really need to sort out an eight. Vermeulen is always injured come the internationals.
One must hope that Kankowski's stint in Japan will rejuvenate his career.

 

[Amobokoboko]

The game could have gone both ways. Morne Steyn missed a couple of kicks and England waited a wee bit too long for their final dropkick goal attempt. A fair result

 

[Peat]

I only saw the second half in the pub.

Frankly, I do not care about the flaws and what not, we got a result. The confidence will do the players a lot of good. It'll encourage Lancaster to keep gambling. People can go on about how we should have got a win, I do not know, I didn't see it all - but there's been lots of sides recently who should have won and didn't even get a draw. And I never expected anything less than a loss, so whoo-hoo!

We went into that test missing somewhere between five and eight of our first choice pack and replacements, depending on how you look at it. To get a result in South Africa in those situations - and not losing is a result - is always credible. My only worry is that Lancaster will decide our pack is good enough, when for prolonged periods of the series it has not been.

 

[Gena_ZA]

England played decent, Boks played poor, a draw, shows you the difference in class
I have a hangover

 

[TRF_Olyy]

England played decent

You must have a very low opinion of us if you think that was decent :lol:

 

[Teh Mite]

I love it when these test series finish. We've had Ossie squeek home twice against a flacid Welsh side on their own cabbage patch, so they're of course the 2nd best side in the world (the way the self-congratulatory other thread is going they'll be the greatest team ever before the week is up), and now we've got statements that England were only at the races because SA were bad... Even though the power shift came to the fore since about 30 minutes into the 2nd test.

SH good, NH bad...