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  • #3692
    theVersatile
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,639 ✭✭✭theVersatile


    Can see Sacha coming in at HT or early in the second half. Hendrikse is not it

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  • #3693
    Roy Enough Twit
    Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭ Roy Enough Twit


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122291110#Comment_122291110

    Yeah he’s a liability here.

    Not shocked to hear the Saffer commentators at half time claiming Fassi shouldn’t have got a yellow 😒



  • #3694
    Roy Enough Twit
    Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭ Roy Enough Twit


    How is that pass not called back?

    About as obvious a forward pass as you’ll see.



  • #3695
    testtech05
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,663 ✭✭✭testtech05


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122291165#Comment_122291165

    Maybe that try with the blatant forward pass will cheer them up

    Post edited by Boards.ie: Mike on


  • #3696
    Clegg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,834 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Malherbe and Mbonambi on as substitutes.

    Ludicrous.



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  • #3697
    Clegg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,834 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Roos is a great athlete, but there's so little subtlety to his game. He runs straight and hard every single time.



  • #3698
    Clegg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,834 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Wouldn't be against giving PSDT a yellow for the sheer cynicism of that. South Africa have been playing the 9 all day and given away a few of those.



  • #3699
    AbusesToilets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,149 ✭✭✭✭AbusesToilets


    Ref having a shocker today. How was that not carded? Mental thought process



  • #3700
    fitz
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 8,861 ✭✭✭fitz


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122291293#Comment_122291293

    Welsh player already bent over, Bongi looks at him, lines him up, bends and smacks into him head first, no attempt to wrap. Bizarre that it wasn't at least a yellow.

    Think Busby been ok, he communicates well, but that was a very soft call, imo.



  • #3701
    theVersatile
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122291304#Comment_122291304

    Yeah got that one wrong but I think he's been mostly on the ball today

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  • #3702
    theVersatile
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,639 ✭✭✭theVersatile


    Love that for EVDM. He's done lots of nuts and bolts work today without getting much ball in space and then he does that. Have to be delighted for him.

    EDIT: And MOTM now!

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  • #3703
    fitz
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 8,861 ✭✭✭fitz


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122291280#Comment_122291280

    And again. He'd be very good value for a yellow card for it, tbh.



  • #3704
    gneel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 95 ✭✭gneel


    The definition of "attempt to catch" is very generous



  • #3705
    Clegg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,834 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Wales stuck to South Africa admirably, but simply lack the players to really trouble them for 80 minutes. They also looked very poor with ball in hand.

    South Africa were ok. Very ill disciplined and looked clunky when trying to play through the backs. But it's a new system and they weren't full strength. They'll get better.



  • #3706
    theVersatile
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,639 ✭✭✭theVersatile


    If South Africa can get some more accuracy with their new attacking systems, they could be a terrifying side to face. They caused a lot of trouble today for Wales.

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  • #3707
    Ben Bailey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,313 ✭✭✭Ben Bailey


    Wales were brave, but I'll disciplined and clueless in possession. Dyer looking mystified at his YC my favourite moment. Dewi Lake led well.

    SA managed to get minutes into a Stormer-free mixed squad. Edwill was simply outstanding.

    Difficult outing for all the officials & thought (the Mbonambi flying headbutt aside) they did well.



  • #3708
    phog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,024 ✭✭✭✭phog


    The ABs have gone with a collar on their jersey

    https://twitter.com/rucked_mag/status/1805348314742694269?s=19


  • #3709
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 43,259 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Will Jordan looks like an alter boy



  • #3710
    aloooof
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,746 ✭✭✭✭aloooof


    I’m normally a fan of a collar on a jersey. But that’s awful..



  • #3711
    Ben Bailey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,313 ✭✭✭Ben Bailey


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122300096#Comment_122300096

    Love the retro look, very NZ.

    (Have always loved their national basketball team's nickname 'The Tall Blacks')



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  • #3712
    AbusesToilets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,149 ✭✭✭✭AbusesToilets


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122300096#Comment_122300096

    Like that, looks very tidy



  • #3713
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,790 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    Wru in financial mess to tune of 35m over next few years. Seems they got some sums badly wrong.



  • #3714
    Roy Enough Twit
    Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭ Roy Enough Twit


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122307048#Comment_122307048

    They've had multiple cuts to the regions in recent years (they're down to £4.5m for 24/25) and based on this analysis they think they need to slash another £2m per region per year further.

    It seems very tough to imagine all of their regions surviving.



  • #3715
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    35 million? Bloody Eck that's some hole, you'd truly worry for Welsh rugby ... along with all the other things to worry over.



  • #3716
    Ben Bailey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,313 ✭✭✭Ben Bailey


    Premiership side Leicester Tigers have appointed former Leinster, Argentina and Australia boss Michael Cheika as their new head coach ahead of the 2024-25 season.



  • #3717
    phog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,024 ✭✭✭✭phog


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122309343#Comment_122309343

    They needed to do something, they're going in the wrong direction on the table, a few years ago (under Bothwick) they were top, this year they ended in 8th spot



  • #3718
    jacothelad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,986 ✭✭✭jacothelad


    SRU announce 10.6 million £ loss for the season.



  • #3719
    Quin_Dub
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,837 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quin_Dub


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122327108#Comment_122327108

    Club level Pro-rugby in the UK simply isn't profitable.

    For whatever reason they just can't seem to find the right model to support the game.

    Wales are wildly in debt , the English Club game is propped up exclusively by a handful of sugar-daddies and now Scotland are showing losses too.



  • #3720
    StevenToast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,083 ✭✭✭StevenToast


    So sky sports have all the rugby over the summer....

    What presenters/pundits are they using these days?

    I cant find any mention of it...

    Long Gone are the days where they really pumped up Rugby Union....

    "Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining." - Fletcher



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  • #3721
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    I don’t think they’ve announced their on air line up. They’ve no regular rugby union team because they’ve no regular rugby other than Sanzaar and for that they take the Sky NZ, Stan, or Supersport coverage (or in Argentina, ESPN’s pictures with the commentary of the visiting team).

    Edit they had games in June/July 2022 that they had studio coverage for, a bit of digging tells me the studio crew for NZ v Ireland was Alex Payne, ROG, and Sean Fitzpatrick with Conor McNamara, Alan Quinlan, and Isa Nacewa on the call.



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