TBH nothing wrong with fourie imo, hes a good leader and the game against wales will show his captaincy skills really. and ig he can pull that off and have a cracker game i'd give it to him cos he's been good to SA rugby
Unbelievable! Argentina knocks out Ireland. Now if Australia wins it won't be the Rugby World Cup anymore. It'll be the Rugby Championship!
i Really feel for Scotland, they should have won against Aus. Craig Joubert made a very bad error in not referring that last decision to the TMO.
Saturday will be yet another nerve racking game for us against NZ and i think if we can slow the ball down we can definitely beat them. i hope Argentina beat Australia cause i kust dont want SA to face them in the finals
Everyone thought the Rugby Championship this year was made shorter for the RWC. It wasn't, it was just placed on hold to be finished in Londen on neutral ground...
Also, I hear there is a new 5th position play-off tournament for the RWC; it's called the Six Nations....
Think about this as well, Japan is the only team outside of the Rugby Championship that could beat one of that tournaments participants....
All jokes aside, this weekend was probably the best weekend of Rugby I've ever seen. We first had a nerve wrecking match with Wales, and I really nearly passed out during that game. I screamed so loud with that try that I got light headed and nearly fell over.
New Zealand gave a masterclass of rugby, and completely raped the poor French. Never before have I seen a supposedly Tier 1 nation be so humiliated on the field. The All Blacks played the best 80 minutes of rugby ever arguably. But let's be honest, the French never pitched for that game.
Argentina showed that they are indeed a force to be reckoned with by downing Ireland. I've been a big backer or Ireland, and I never even gave Los Pumas a chance. But wow, they played some exceptional rugby, which just shows how much the Rugby Championship has helped them grow their team.
I am deeply sorry for the Scots for loosing that game. They really deserved to win. But, with only seconds on the clock, you HAVE to win your own line-out. Regardless of if that last call was wrong or not, if you want to win the close games, you have to get the basics right. If they just secured their own line-out ball, they would've won. The Aussies proved that their form in the Pool stage may not be as unflappable as we thought, and they will have to play out of their skin if they want to beat Los Pumas this weekend.
The Springbok team to face New Zealand in London is:
Position/Name/Franchise or Club/Test Caps/Test points
15. Willie le Roux Toyota Cheetahs (32 caps, 45 points)
14. JP Pietersen Cell C Sharks (64 caps, 110 points)
13. Jesse Kriel Vodacom Bulls (9 caps, 15 points)
12. Damian De Allende DHL Stormers (11 caps, 5 points)
11. Bryan Habana Toulon (115 caps, 320 points)
10. Handré Pollard Vodacom Bulls (18 caps, 159 points)
9. Fourie du Preez (captain) Suntory (75 caps, 80 points)
8. Duane Vermeulen DHL Stormers (33 caps 10 points
7. Schalk Burger (vice-captain) DHL Stormers (84 caps, 80 points)
6. Francois Louw Bath (41 caps, 40 points)
5. Lood de Jager Toyota Cheetahs (17 caps, 20 points)
4. Eben Etzebeth DHL Stormers (42 caps, 5 points)
3. Frans Malherbe DHL Stormers (10 caps, 0 points)
2. Bismarck du Plessis Cell C Sharks (77 caps, 55 points)
1. Tendai Mtawarira Cell C Sharks (73 caps, 10 points)
Replacements:
16. Adriaan Strauss Vodacom Bulls (52 caps, 30 points)
17. Trevor Nyakane Vodacom Bulls (21 caps, 5 points)
18. Jannie du Plessis Cell C Sharks (68 caps, 5 points)
19. Victor Matfield Vodacom Bulls (125 caps, 35 points)
20. Willem Alberts Cell C Sharks (36 caps, 35 points)
21. Ruan Pienaar Ulster (87 caps, 135 points)
22. Pat Lambie Cell C Sharks (48 caps, 131 points)
23. Jan Serfontein Vodacom Bulls (24 caps, 10 points)
Cant say that im unhappy with anyone here, im a huge fan of Willie Le Roux, I just seriously hope he comes to the party... I honestly expected Lambie to start in his place after last weeks game... But i am happy the coach and team have backed him, as he can turn the game in our favor in an instant of brilliance...