Rugby Union 21/22/23 Discussion | RWC time!

[diarm]

World Rugby have banned Rassie Erasmus again, this time for 2 matches from all match day activities. At some point SARU will realise the damage he's doing to Springbok rugby and pull him into line.

World Rugby need to make a decision on how they’re going to handle him before the World Cup if they don’t want this shite making a circus of the whole event.

His next ban after this one should be for a year. It goes against everything rugby is.

No point expecting SA rugby to do it for them. PSTD getting the maximum mitigation despite explicitly denying remorse proves that Rassie’s actions are working for them.

 

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World Rugby have banned Rassie Erasmus again, this time for 2 matches from all match day activities. At some point SARU will realise the damage he's doing to Springbok rugby and pull him into line.

I was delighted to read this today. He's such a child.

 

[diarm]

4 losses from 4 games so far on South Africa's autumn tour. You'd wonder if he spent a little less time making youtube videos and a little more time coaching, would results improve?

 

[Xaviesta]

World Rugby need to make a decision on how they’re going to handle him before the World Cup if they don’t want this shite making a circus of the whole event.

His next ban after this one should be for a year. It goes against everything rugby is.

No point expecting SA rugby to do it for them. PSTD getting the maximum mitigation despite explicitly denying remorse proves that Rassie’s actions are working for them.

I was delighted to read this today. He's such a child.

4 losses from 4 games so far on South Africa's autumn tour. You'd wonder if he spent a little less time making youtube videos and a little more time coaching, would results improve?

It's a light punishment for what is really a 2nd indiscretion when it comes to publicly bagging referees. We all hoped he would have learnt his lesson after last year. Instead, it looks like he doesn't believe there was lesson to learn.

Teams who meet the physical and set piece challenge are well on their way to beating the Boks. Spiro Zavos would often refer to the Boks' style as ''might is right''. When ''might is right'' doesn't work, they don't have much on attack. I actually believe they might be overcoached, doing what has been drummed into them instead of what the game situation requires.

 

[Zoo]

Georgia beat Wales in Cardiff. Humiliation. Should but probably won’t to be the end of Pivac as the WRU are a joke.

 

[Xaviesta]

South Africa trounced Italy 63-21. Holy shit what a result in Cardiff. Georgia 13 Wales 12

 

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Georgia beat Wales in Cardiff. Humiliation. Should but probably won’t to be the end of Pivac as the WRU are a joke.

Fair play Georgia. I wonder how long before someone proposes a Seven Nations.

 

[diarm]

Top class sledging from the Argies there, asking the Scottish lads do they want him to repeat it in Afrikaans?

 

[T00lsh3d]

Fair play Georgia. I wonder how long before someone proposes a Seven Nations.

Nah we’ll just drop Wales

 

[T00lsh3d]

Top class sledging from the Argies there, asking the Scottish lads do they want him to repeat it in Afrikaans?

Montoya is such a dude, one of the proper characters of modern rugby

 

[Zoo]

What a try. They’ve been trying the crossfield kick all game.

 

[Fully Fledged]

Great end to this. Can they pull of the unbelievable?

 

[Zoo]

Hmm not sure that was Marcus Smith’s call to kick it out..

 

[Fully Fledged]

A draw is a good result from where they were at half time.

 

[christy87]

Wanted to see Crowley start today, the time is now for him to make a name for himself

 

[T00lsh3d]

fecking love Beirne, such a good turnover exponent for a tall man, I know he’s locking today but him and POM in the back row is a disgusting breakdown advantage

 

[christy87]

fecking love Beirne, such a good turnover exponent for a tall man, I know he’s locking today but him and POM in the back row is a disgusting breakdown advantage

If Munster ever get all the locks fit I imagine that’s where he would play

 

[T00lsh3d]

If Munster ever get all the locks fit I imagine that’s where he would play

There’s something special about locks who’re a threat at the breakdown as well….Itoje’s another one and it adds such a big element to their game

 

[christy87]

There’s something special about locks who’re a threat at the breakdown as well….Itoje’s another one and it adds such a big element to their game

That’s true, but 2 locks that are 6’9 + would be a quality duo and then the crazy amount of line out options would be a coaches dream.

 

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So many penalties. A very poor game.

 

[christy87]

So many penalties. A very poor game.

Too much kicking to nothing

 

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So brainless by Australia. When the ref has a laser focus on neck rolls and warns you, don't keep doing them

 

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[diarm]

There’s something special about locks who’re a threat at the breakdown as well….Itoje’s another one and it adds such a big element to their game

Young Edogbo coming through for Munster looks another specialist at it.

Some unit to try and shift off the ball, and still only 19!

 

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So are Australia still down to 14 or are they back to 15?

 

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So are Australia still down to 14 or are they back to 15?

Back to fifteen now.

 

[Fully Fledged]

Back to fifteen now.

Okay this rule is a weird rule.

 

[christy87]

Young Edogbo coming through for Munster looks another specialist at it.

Some unit to try and shift off the ball, and still only 19!

He’s fecking huge and has shown maturity on the pitch well beyond his years

 

[T00lsh3d]

Young Edogbo coming through for Munster looks another specialist at it.

Some unit to try and shift off the ball, and still only 19!

He was getting served booze at the age of 6

 

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Woah how is Nic White back on?

 

[diarm]

He was getting served booze at the age of 6

Only because the barman was too frightened to say no!

 

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Kinda feels like Crowley needs to fine tune when he passes. In the first half, he was running into contact a lot. Now he seems to be letting the ball go too early when we have a chance to create an overlap and he's not drawing a defender.

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

Bloody hell, Skeltons a giant!

Like that try scorer, got great feet.

Games (finally) livened up.

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

Kick man!

 

[diarm]

Kinda feels like Crowley needs to fine tune when he passes. In the first half, he was running into contact a lot. Now he seems to be letting the ball go too early when we have a chance to create an overlap and he's not drawing a defender.

That timing and choreography will come with experience. He’ll have been holding a tackle pad most of this week and then got thrown in at the last minute.

I’d like to see him get a full week and game against either Wales or Italy in the 6N. Where he’s the main man calling the shots all week before the match.

 

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Ice cold kick by Byrne.

 

[McGrathsipan]

Great last 20.

Australia should have taken the posts

 

[christy87]

That timing and choreography will come with experience. He’ll have been holding a tackle pad most of this week and then got thrown in at the last minute.

I’d like to see him get a full week and game against either Wales or Italy in the 6N. Where he’s the main man calling the shots all week before the match.

There was also no chemistry between himself and JGP, probably because of what you said.

 

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I'd like to see him get a full week and game against either Wales or Italy in the 6N. Where he’s the main man calling the shots all week before the match.

I'd have liked people other than Sexton to get that shot after the last world cup
It's a real pity we haven't taken the short term pain back then to try to build depth at ten.