The Rugby Championship - Buildup

by Pete C (Kiwireddevil) Mon Jul 24, 2017 11:23 am

First topic message reminder :

Seeing as there's only 3 matches left in Super Rugby, time to start thinking about TRC

Fixtures:

The Australian squad are already in camp (except for their Brumbies' players), with all their Super Rugby commitments finished - Quade Cooper and Scott Higginbotham notable squad omissions, thought Quade may get a reprieve as Karmichael Hunt is out for the next 2 months

Wallabies Squad:

by Mr Fishpaste Sat Sep 30, 2017 6:35 pm

AGAIN..Kriel waits too long to offload...

by Mr Fishpaste Sat Sep 30, 2017 6:38 pm

Biltong wrote:Kriel reminds me of Spies, looks like a great athlete, but not a great rugby player

Too many 'roids. Not enough chess and ping pong.

by Mr Fishpaste Sat Sep 30, 2017 6:42 pm

Cronje is finished...

by Mr Fishpaste Sat Sep 30, 2017 6:46 pm

How was that not forward?

by Duty281 Sat Sep 30, 2017 6:47 pm

Ridiculous not to see that forward pass.

Could cost Australia the game.

by Mr Fishpaste Sat Sep 30, 2017 6:49 pm

well, it balances out with Falau's 'hair tackle'

by **Biltong** Sat Sep 30, 2017 6:53 pm

Boks can't finish, far too many 50/50 passes, far too many discipline issues and defence out widie is poor.

by mikey_dragon Sat Sep 30, 2017 6:55 pm

Nothing worse than consecutive draws.

by Mr Fishpaste Sat Sep 30, 2017 6:59 pm

...I'd say losing 57-0 was worse... Whistle

by eirebilly Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:45 pm

That is a game lost for the Bok's. Composure and Discipline were their downfall.

by Gwlad Sat Sep 30, 2017 9:28 pm

eirebilly wrote:That is a game lost for the Bok's. Composure and Discipline were their downfall.

A 9 who crabs every ruck and a 3 who can't scrummage just the obvious problems, and a clear lack of traditional Bok physicality.

by Gwlad Sun Oct 01, 2017 5:14 pm

good to see no corruption in the NZ Argentina game and that as a result NZ won.

by Guest Sun Oct 01, 2017 9:30 pm

There's gwlad with his racist attitude again

Rolling Eyes

by Taylorman Mon Oct 02, 2017 1:41 am

ebop wrote:There's gwlad with his racist attitude again

Yeah we'll just wait till his beloved Wales gets their beans...at least the ones that havent been consumed by Lions yet. Frankly, theyd probably have a better chance in the cage, less of a mauling somewhat. thumbsup

Gwlad illustrates perfectly why one would think he can pat a Lion.... laughing

hilarious...

by Gwlad Mon Oct 02, 2017 2:51 am

That Lion has more bite than both of you clowns together....like tweedle dumb and tweedle dumber

by Guest Mon Oct 02, 2017 2:58 am

Gwlad strikes me as someone who would pat a lion

by **Biltong** Mon Oct 02, 2017 5:11 am

Lions aren't picky eaters, if it moves they'll eat it.

by kingraf Mon Oct 02, 2017 3:50 pm

Ruan Dreyer can't start next week. He's a walking scrum penalty.

Thoughts on the penalty at the death Biltong? I've got into this debate a few times, it's Elton's weaker side, it's reasonably close, so he doesn't have a great angle to work with and he's probably groggy from the hit he took. So there's some credence behind going for the line out and drive. I understand all of that... My only counter is that I don't trust Marx to feed a quality ball with the game on the line.

by aucklandlaurie Mon Oct 02, 2017 4:03 pm

Biltong wrote:Lions aren't picky eaters, if it moves they'll eat it.

Then again you South Africans should be kinder to your livestock, feeding them up on Welshmen is nothing short of animal cruelty.

by Guest Tue Oct 03, 2017 12:49 am

Who has the strongest scrum in world rugby at the moment?

by **Biltong** Tue Oct 03, 2017 12:51 am

kingraf wrote:Ruan Dreyer can't start next week. He's a walking scrum penalty.

Thoughts on the penalty at the death Biltong? I've got into this debate a few times, it's Elton's weaker side, it's reasonably close, so he doesn't have a great angle to work with and he's probably groggy from the hit he took. So there's some credence behind going for the line out and drive. I understand all of that... My only counter is that I don't trust Marx to feed a quality ball with the game on the line.

I was thinking the same thing at the time, weak side, head knock, pressure, take the line out.

by **Biltong** Tue Oct 03, 2017 12:53 am

aucklandlaurie wrote:
Biltong wrote:Lions aren't picky eaters, if it moves they'll eat it.

Then again you South Africans should be kinder to your livestock, feeding them up on Welshmen is nothing short of animal cruelty.

We did warn the Lions not to partake in a bite of Welsh meat. But wild animals have a mind of their own Smile

by **Biltong** Tue Oct 03, 2017 12:54 am

ebop wrote:Who has the strongest scrum in world rugby at the moment?

I think depending on the day, the referee and the available frontrows it can be any of a number of teams.

I don't think anyone is the clear dominant scrum though.

by Gwlad Tue Oct 03, 2017 10:01 pm

ebop wrote:Gwlad strikes me as someone who would pat a lion

and you strike me as someone who would run away screaming

ebop ----> Run

H E L P

by Tattie Scones RRN Thu Oct 05, 2017 7:49 am

ebop wrote:Who has the strongest scrum in world rugby at the moment?

Any scrum that has Gethin Jenkins in it.

by No 7&1/2 Fri Oct 06, 2017 2:51 pm

Good stat Ive just seen sa fielded 355 caps vs aus. Racing fielded 395 vs montpellier.

by emack2 Fri Oct 06, 2017 11:21 pm

Two events happened before the NZv Argentina match that some things
are more important than Rugby.
Congratulations on the Sopaga family`s new baby,condolences on the
Retalicks loss of a child.
South Africa v Australia was an excellent match to watch ,no cards to
effect the result.
NZ v Argentina was ruined by a pedantic Ref with yellow card fever.
Barrett had a Carlos Spencer day genius one minute,the a blunder
the next.Given the team fielded a solid if scrappy win for them.
The next two games will show more where the SH sides are at
NZ fielding the strongest possible side from players available
bar perhaps Luke Romano for Tuitopu,the 3 Canterbury Locks
no each others game so well.
Hopefully tomorrow two card free games SA will be better at
home ,NZ by less than 10

by Mad for Chelsea Sat Oct 07, 2017 12:03 am

Devastating news for Retallick and his wife, so sorry to hear about that. As you say emack, puts the rugby into perspective. Thoughts are with them rose

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by Gwlad Sat Oct 07, 2017 2:16 am

ebop's still running away from that lion....do hope he doesnt get bitten.

by eirebilly Sat Oct 07, 2017 4:56 pm

Best of luck SA. Hopefully they can get a win to end the tournament but on the same side it may be better that they lose so as to highlight the management failures...

by **Rugby Fan** Sat Oct 07, 2017 5:39 pm

Good start. NZ look dangerous but S.A. have scrambled well and offered a few threats themselves.

3-3 after 25 minutes

by **Biltong** Sat Oct 07, 2017 6:04 pm

All Blacks are holding on to every Frak ball after being tackled

by **Rugby Fan** Sat Oct 07, 2017 6:10 pm

Nearly 10 minutes of extra time in the first half!

by stevetynant Sat Oct 07, 2017 6:15 pm

Fair play to the boks huge heart after last week. Blacks still look dangerous out wide,Etzebeth having a great game but the Sa scrum half is bloody awful. Kicking away possession and hop skip and jump before he makes a pass surely there's someone better to come on.my guess is the effort will tell on the Boks in the last 20 but huge improvement from SA so far

by eirebilly Sat Oct 07, 2017 6:18 pm

Excellent from the Boks but I still cant see how that AB try was awarded...

The AB's really living a charmed life at the breakdown, they are holding on for far too long but if ye can get away with it...

by **Rugby Fan** Sat Oct 07, 2017 6:27 pm

10-8 now to the Boks

by Mr Fishpaste Sat Oct 07, 2017 6:29 pm

The AB's pillar defense seems to be a bit wanting in the last couple of minutes...

by stevetynant Sat Oct 07, 2017 6:38 pm

Not often I find myself shouting for SA but cmon boks

by Mr Fishpaste Sat Oct 07, 2017 6:42 pm

well, that's disappointing...and I can fairly say, against the run of play...

by stevetynant Sat Oct 07, 2017 6:48 pm

Marks another having an awesome game how can they keep this level of intensity going

by **Rugby Fan** Sat Oct 07, 2017 6:50 pm

After 65 minutes it's 17-15 to the Boks

by **Rugby Fan** Sat Oct 07, 2017 6:51 pm

The players will feel like it's 75 minutes gone after such a long first half.

by Mr Fishpaste Sat Oct 07, 2017 6:53 pm

Interesting call...unlucky (this time) for Read, but it compensates for his knock-down not being a penalty...

by stevetynant Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:03 pm

That's never a red card after massive collisions throughout the game to get a red for that unbelievable

by Mr Fishpaste Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:04 pm

De Allende, you twit

by Mr Fishpaste Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:05 pm

stevetynant wrote:That's never a red card after massive collisions throughout the game to get a red for that unbelievable

And considering that last week Falau didn't get any card for dragging Leyds by the hair...

by The Great Aukster Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:08 pm

Stupid from DeAllende, SA could have won that. Dreadful playacting from Sopoaga - the AB s are getting a reputation for that.

by Mr Fishpaste Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:10 pm

I'll say it: the Boks should have won that...but I suppose the rub of the green went the ABs way...

by eirebilly Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:12 pm

What a much improved performance from the Boks, really showed some heart and commitment. I cannot for the life of me see how that was a straight red card (not that it cost SA the game).

Goes to show that some times the better team on the day can lose...

by Mr Fishpaste Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:18 pm

Despite the disappointing result for us Bok fans...it was a cracker of a game...

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Week One
Saturday 19-Aug-17	Australia v New Zealand	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	Jerome Garces (FFR)	20:00
Saturday 19-Aug-17	South Africa v Argentina	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Romain Poite (FFR)	17.05
Week Two
Saturday 26-Aug-17	New Zealand v Australia	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin	Wayne Barnes (RFU)	19.35
Saturday 26-Aug-17	Argentina v South Africa	Estadio Padre Ernesto Marlearena, Salta	Pascal Gauzere (FFR)	16.40
Week Three
Saturday 09-Sep-17	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth	Angus Gardner (ARU)	19.35
Saturday 09-Sep-17	Australia v South Africa	NIB Stadium, Perth	Glen Jackson (NZR)	18.00
Week Four
Saturday 16-Sep-17	New Zealand v South Africa	QBE Stadium, Albany	Nigel Owens (WRU)	19.30
Saturday 16-Sep-17	Australia v Argentina	Nib Stadium, Perth	John Lacey (IRFU)	20:00
Week Five
Saturday 30-Sep-17	South Africa v Australia	Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein	Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)	17.05
Saturday 30-Sep-17	Argentina v New Zealand	Estadio Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires	Jaco Peyper (SARU)	19.30
Week Six
Saturday 07-Oct-17	South Africa v New Zealand	Newlands, Cape Town	Jerome Garces (FFR)	17.05
Saturday 07-Oct-17	Argentina v Australia	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza	Mathieu Raynal (FFR)	19.30
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Saturday 21-Oct-17	Australia v New Zealand	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	Wayne Barnes (RFU)	19.00