Wales vs the Boks

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Wales v South Africa
29 November 2014
KO: 14:30
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

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Another week of misery for us Welshmen. What a shame, so much to be proud of vs the ABs but the scoreline does not reflect that.

These boys have shown they can push SA and it would be good to take something from this Autumn Series though I doubt many of expect we will.

Will be missing some good players who have to return to their clubs. So will SA.

We also have a good number of worrying injuries. Not sure if the team announcement will be Tuesday or not...?


The boks fielded a few experimental selections last Saturday against Italy in a weakened team. I imagine they will change a few players around and we will see a side similar to that which beat England.

nathan wrote:Why? can't you work it out yourself?

How about you practice your English skills and stop contradicting yourself on posts. Furthermore, how about you go watch your own national team play instead of posting average posts on here, and I'll continue watching mine.

SA are very good in defence and at the breakdown. It doesn't seem like we'll score a try if they keep it up.

Under Joubert that would have been a penalty to SA.

We're getting some success (although not yet on the scoreboard) from the kicks ahead. A bit of variety is what we've needed for a long time.

Not the 13 man lineout again...

Not sure how that's SA ball, the ball went to ground and Wales would have been able to recycle had SA not illegally swam in.

Wales get a clean catch at the lineout but the ref calls a re-throw because a SA playered had stepped across? And then we lose the re-throw.

How is that fair?

SA get scrum against the head. ATM it doesn't look like we're capable of winning this.

this is a poor test match (a few hits aside)

good to see us using our heads and playing in right areas

need to be more clinical and execute opportunities

Biggar playing very well

Just love a scrum lottery.

scrums seem fairly even tbf - webb is crooked feeding every time and getting away with it

Not so even with SAs replacement props on. But that should swing in SA's favour if our replacement props come on...

Ouch, feel bad for JDV there, heart and soul of the Bok team.

hope it is not too serious

Looks nasty :/

Wales need to score next for me to stop shaking...so much

Sometimes I Think of coming out of retirement. Then rugby reminds me why I'm not likely to.

Perhaps this rest will help wales at the end of the game...

dislocation - lets hope he makes a speedy recovery

Feckin ouch!!!!

Hang on going to his pocket, was that the right decision?

that was never a penalty let alone a yellow!

What a load of utter donkey balls.

Never a yellow card

That's never a yellow card. No way. Awful call. Unfortunate for SA there

Harsh decision; you could see he was off the ground competing.

Both of SAs challenges in the air have been reckless, not so sure either were a penalty of YC though. It's too grey an area for me.

Never a yellow,

On the other hand, Wales deserve a dodgy card going against the opposition for once. We have been lacking that sort of luck

What a bunch of idiots, they needed quick ball there. The ball could clearly be seen as well. Just get it away from the breakdown!

A great example of our in ability to create anything. Rubbish play.

Should have set up a drop goal

Probably could have been the game if they did get it too. Too poor. Replacements will be coming on soon, along with SAs fifteenth man.

Poor skills all round now. This is a rubbish finale to the series.

Lol. Epic fail from 21

Are we not bothering with subs???

LOL lifeline for us there. Biggar is still awful at a drop-goal.

gatlands dammed if he does and dammed if he doesnt

Griff wrote:Are we not bothering with subs???

We hope not.

Hmmmm. SA seem to think they are scotland from a couple of years ago

I'm still convinced we'll lose this.

The Saint wrote:

Griff wrote:Are we not bothering with subs???

We hope not.

Then expect a break away try against us - someone like Hougaard against tired Welsh legs.

Lost the scrum when we had 8 v 7. FFS.

SA have given us enough chances, if they win it shows how class they are.

Let's just face it, we're awful.

This is the most error ridden game I've seen for a long time.

We've got no right to be competing with the top teams with awful skills like this. We are simply THE least skillful of the top 10 teams in the world.

Game over.

It's going to happen again.

FFS

Houggard to get try here I think.

YES!!!

Shocked at Le Roux. If this turns out to be our win, SA have lost it, we haven't won it!!!