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Tri Nations 2009-2011
Tri Nations: Springboks - All Blacks @ Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (20-8-2011, 15:05)
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<blockquote data-quote="User1245" data-source="post: 435195" data-attributes="member: 40986"><p>It's very interesting how a thread can evolve <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>On the game...</p><p>I thought NZ played fantastic, considering the amount of changes that took place in the team. I would defo say those guys did NZ proud, and showcased what outstanding <u>quality</u> in depth you guys have developed despite hordes of players going up North. I enjoyed watching Kahui, I liken him to Jacque Fourie. Dagg is just awesome on attack, he's a very instinctive attack brain, literally the stuff you can't teach.</p><p></p><p>SA honestly needs to adopt some NZ's developmental methods to help groom our players. There has also been a gap from school level to provincial level in terms of skill. We have the player numbers, that's for sure, but we need to focus our resources more efficiently. SA does seem to be wasteful with our playing talent due the numbers constantly mass produced like a rugby factory.</p><p></p><p>From a Bok perspective, a general sense of relief is the best way to describe the nations feeling after the game. Yeah we kicked all our points but I don't have a problem with that. The people who do must rather look at why we have to win like that... Because in general, New Zealand teams are very cynical when the opposition are in their 22. In this case it was Thompson who would cynically spoil our right to play some rugby on numerous occasions. </p><p>Our strategy seems to be: We don't like playing rugby in our half, hence the kick and chase, and if you mess with our ball whilst attacking your half we'll punish you with 3 points.</p><p>And I'm ok with that... What I'm not ok with is how rigid and static we look when we do attack. Our centers seem to be on crashball duty 24/7, which is really not their strength or how they wanna play. JdV and JF are a deadly combo for the Stormers but in a Bok jersey that spark seems to fade. WTF Dick Muir is doing? After all this time, 4 years with basically the same players, our backline looks clueless. It's just not good enough. We had plenty of front foot ball to utilize them. Someone is not doing their job and it's either Morne Steyn or Dick Muir. </p><p></p><p>What the very top management need to do is get an Aussie or Kiwi to be our next backline coach. The fact is they are better in that department than us, it's quite obvious. We need some fresh ideas and a different perspective on attack. I'm not saying completely discard the traditional Bok way of playing, we've got 2 WC's thanks to that. But there is room for much improvement. Lets be clever and utilize our huge financial resources we have in SA rugby and our now close relationship with our SH partners, to grow our rugby skills and knowledge base.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="User1245, post: 435195, member: 40986"] It's very interesting how a thread can evolve :p On the game... I thought NZ played fantastic, considering the amount of changes that took place in the team. I would defo say those guys did NZ proud, and showcased what outstanding [U]quality[/U] in depth you guys have developed despite hordes of players going up North. I enjoyed watching Kahui, I liken him to Jacque Fourie. Dagg is just awesome on attack, he's a very instinctive attack brain, literally the stuff you can't teach. SA honestly needs to adopt some NZ's developmental methods to help groom our players. There has also been a gap from school level to provincial level in terms of skill. We have the player numbers, that's for sure, but we need to focus our resources more efficiently. SA does seem to be wasteful with our playing talent due the numbers constantly mass produced like a rugby factory. From a Bok perspective, a general sense of relief is the best way to describe the nations feeling after the game. Yeah we kicked all our points but I don't have a problem with that. The people who do must rather look at why we have to win like that... Because in general, New Zealand teams are very cynical when the opposition are in their 22. In this case it was Thompson who would cynically spoil our right to play some rugby on numerous occasions. Our strategy seems to be: We don't like playing rugby in our half, hence the kick and chase, and if you mess with our ball whilst attacking your half we'll punish you with 3 points. And I'm ok with that... What I'm not ok with is how rigid and static we look when we do attack. Our centers seem to be on crashball duty 24/7, which is really not their strength or how they wanna play. JdV and JF are a deadly combo for the Stormers but in a Bok jersey that spark seems to fade. WTF Dick Muir is doing? After all this time, 4 years with basically the same players, our backline looks clueless. It's just not good enough. We had plenty of front foot ball to utilize them. Someone is not doing their job and it's either Morne Steyn or Dick Muir. What the very top management need to do is get an Aussie or Kiwi to be our next backline coach. The fact is they are better in that department than us, it's quite obvious. We need some fresh ideas and a different perspective on attack. I'm not saying completely discard the traditional Bok way of playing, we've got 2 WC's thanks to that. But there is room for much improvement. Lets be clever and utilize our huge financial resources we have in SA rugby and our now close relationship with our SH partners, to grow our rugby skills and knowledge base. [/QUOTE]
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