Stop the fecking clock you idiot
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That's another poor call. SA getting everything for being cowardly
Mcgrathispan's missus rigged painting competition is more exciting than this
I'd have liked the rules on subs to be relaxed (like football), full bench.
That's a shit decision after not giving a penalty for the first scrum of that phase. You can't reset one and give another
It was. Good kick by Russell though!
Some of the penalties conceded are mental.
When I played (thankfully on the wing and away from the forwards), we'd have slapped a teammate doing that.
When I played (thankfully on the wing and away from the forwards), we'd have slapped a teammate doing that.
Yeah that was yet another absolutely daft one.
Did he touch that down?? 
Game time in this half is what.... 20 minutes?
Poor spectacle for a huge game. Officials poor again
Poor spectacle for a huge game. Officials poor again
The ref bringing that back there is a fecking joke make the twat pay for his mistake
make the twat pay for his mistakeLucky, lucky feckers
I can't believe the ref did that.
Phew. Please don't miss this.
Ref has given all the close ones to SA who have been rewarded for being cowards.
Such a poor game, they need to think about how to make it more off a spectacle than this.
Don't let this slip 
Fecking hell. He took a quick penalty, right?
Patience recycle
Don't have French refs. Been shit for a decade now
YES!!! Get in!!!!!!!
Ref won it for SA
It’s the whole ethos of the sport though, too much reward for penalties, teams just play for them. I hope the forward pack get the lions share of the pay, the back line have nothing to do all day.
Yeah, the Lions front row, behind, last minute brought the scrum down. Obv.s
Awful, awful series. I know the pandemic had a major effect but New Zealand in 2017 was such a joy from start to finish.
That's a hard one to swallow. Awful match though.
Well. The rugby all through the series has been shit. Lions never played with the required tempo. I said if you play this slow game then SA will win because that’s what they want. They’re shit to watch and their brand of rugby is garbage, but they’re the best at it.
Ref was a cnut
Ref was a cnut
Yeah very low on entertainment
Lions threw it away when they didn't take 9 easy points and the pass-that-wasn't by Williams(?) in the first half.
Agreed. The Lions were brave and tried to play whilst SA played quite cowardly and got the rewards from the ref.
Reminds me why I tend to prefer League.
True but they were trying to play the right way. It matters not. They should have took one of the 3 before HT but I'm not going to knock them for having balls.
Enjoyed that comeback, didn't think we had it in us based on that first half performance. Was a scrappy game, but got the job done.
Congrats
I don't like it but teams play their own way (like Burnley at football). This is on Gatland and his selections (squad and games) and tactics. Awful.
Refs don't have to feck up 7 of 10 decisions though.
I'd have like Barnes to ref but obviously never going to.
Not hire gatland again would be a start, playing South Africa at there own game was always going to lead to a dire game.
as for picking players like Daly yes he plays multiple positions but he’s not a game changer or winner zammit is both of those.
Me too, league has its issues but it’s way more entertaining to watch generally.
Absolutely but no glory in that with hindsight. Test matches are all about points on the board.
Massive win for the Springboks, half the team out with COVID, the other half hardly any real game time. No Vermeulen, no PSDT, no de Kock, Pollard missing easy kicks, not really sure how they've done it but this team continues to do South Africa proud. Am, Malherbe, De Allende all massive today but Kolbe was Motm for me.
Next challenge will be trying to defend the World title but this team has already written their chapter in South African rugby history.
Next challenge will be trying to defend the World title but this team has already written their chapter in South African rugby history.
The ref was SA MOTM
That was peak first-stint Mourinho Chelsea from South Africa, with Kolbe being their Robben.
Cheers, thanks, been great changing views during the series, probably more thrilling than the games themselves at timesCongrats
I don't like it but teams play their own way (like Burnley at football). This is on Gatland and his selections (squad and games) and tactics. Awful.
Refs don't have to feck up 7 of 10 decisions though.
I'd have like Barnes to ref but obviously never going to.
It’s just all the wasted time and it’s not only when SA play it happens. the amount of time wasted at scrums is crazy, line outs seem pointless cause half the time they don’t throw them in straight, god knows what the refs are looking at.Congrats
I don't like it but teams play their own way (like Burnley at football). This is on Gatland and his selections (squad and games) and tactics. Awful.
Refs don't have to feck up 7 of 10 decisions though.
I'd have like Barnes to ref but obviously never going to.
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