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  1. Montegriffo

    Montegriffo Well-Known Member

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    4 wonderful QFs but I fear the semis are both going to be one sided.
    No way Argentina beat NZ and England won't come close to the Boks.
    Boks to retain the title.
     
    Montegriffo, Oct 15, 2023
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    Great match. That's a tough one to take. To think the difference was that charged-down conversion...
     
    Diablo, Oct 16, 2023
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    I'm surprised we don't see that more often.
    We were always taught to charge down every conversion en masse but most players tend to stand and watch nowadays.
    ''as soon as they rise onto their toes start running''. Even if you didn't charge them down you often put them off.
     
    Montegriffo, Oct 16, 2023
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    Disappointingly one sided game tonight.
    I hope tomorrow is a bit closer.
     
    Montegriffo, Oct 20, 2023
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    Time to shine England...
     
    Montegriffo, Oct 21, 2023
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    I'm shocked.

    England dominating in the forwards battles.

    Usually solid Boks are rattled and giving away penalties.

    This is the opposite of what I was expecting.

    We might actually have a match on here.

    12-6 up at half time.
     
    Montegriffo, Oct 21, 2023
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    Lost it with the scrums. Too many penalties.
    1 point loss for England.
     
    Montegriffo, Oct 21, 2023
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    Yeah, you can hope and pray and then it doesn't happen.
     
    Diablo, Oct 21, 2023
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    You don't argue with the ref's decision in rugby.
    Farrell cost England 10m and brought the kick into range.
    We lost because he ran his mouth off.
     
    Montegriffo, Oct 21, 2023
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    Yeah, plus Jamie George got the yips at that 5 metre lineout, the nearest we got to a try.
    That was one of those 'could have, should have' games for sure. We played so well....
     
    Diablo, Oct 22, 2023
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    Honestly, I thought we were going to lose by 20 points so I can't get too depressed about it.
    I think SA were still suffering from the game against France and the weather was against them. The ball was too slippery for a running game so there was a lot of kicking but they kept losing possession in the breakdown.
    England never really came close to scoring a try though.
     
    Montegriffo, Oct 22, 2023
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    https://www.planetrugby.com/news/sp...racist-slur-during-rugby-world-cup-semi-final
    England have 36hrs from the final whistle to make an official complaint.
    Mbonambi is SA's only specialist hooker and his suspension would seriously damage their chances next week.
    I hope it doesn't come to that.
    If off the ball punch ups can be dismissed as tempers being frayed in the heat of the moment then so should name calling.
    I want to see both sides at full strength in the final.
     
    Montegriffo, Oct 22, 2023
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    So half-time and utter rubbish. This is enough to put people off the game. :eekeyes:
     
    Diablo, Oct 28, 2023
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    Worst match ever
    3 yellows and a red
    one lousy try
    should give up watching this rubbish
     
    Diablo, Oct 28, 2023
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    What?
    A one point thriller.
    Proper rugby played on a wet pitch with a slippery ball. It was never going to be a try fest' in these conditions.
    SA backs to the wall for the whole second half but held the line.
    Plus I had two bucks on the Boks at 2-1.
    Puts me in profit for the world cup.
     
    Montegriffo, Oct 28, 2023
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    Just utter ****, this should be banned
     
    Diablo, Oct 28, 2023
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    Two bucks though.
    That's not to be sniffed at.
     
    Montegriffo, Oct 28, 2023
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