14 Dec 2024, 16:41#3
Agree Moz….the Saints was playing very well today and deserved the win.
The Bulls did create opportunities, but was forcing to much and couldn’t Capitalise…..
Hanekom is Playing some good Rugby. Louw and Steenekamp were of there game….
They will be back next time.
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14 Dec 2024, 17:06#6
No it indicates the Bools defense wasn’t as intense….the handling errors came because the Saints defense was so quick. The Bools ball movement was actually quite sophisticated.
I think the Bools were flat just back from a tough match in England. The Saints who cruised last week were obviously up for this one.
14 Dec 2024, 17:21#7
The skills is there, but the players couldn’t capitalise on field today.
It’s easy blaming it all on the coach, especially because of bias viewpoints.
The other SA Franchises is not doing that much better and to single out the bulls is not based on facts, but Bias dislike….Kindergarten:)
14 Dec 2024, 17:50#9
"The Bulls with 9 Springboks in their starting XV and home ground advantage have to be the worst coached team in world rugby. " and the thread titled - " The worst coached team in the world “
If that is not going a bit overboard to single out Jake and the bulls, then I must be mistaken?!
SASaffolk
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16 Dec 2024, 11:56#13
Wow Moz you really do not know your rugby at all
Elrigh Louw was huge - fuck me the power the lad showed was amazing - what bloody game were you watching
What the fuck did Steenkamp do wrong in that game? He has already proven himself as a Bok
Seriously what rugby are you watching
What I see is a really talented group of players with no direction in the past 2 games - wonder why that is - good old Jake has run out of ideas and more than likely pissed the players off
They look like an unhappy side playing poor rugby
MOMozart
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16 Dec 2024, 17:33#14
Dave it’s over 20 years since Jake first coached the Boks….what other coach from 2003 is still coaching at this level? If he has run out of ideas it wouldn’t be surprising…later successful coaches like Gatland and Schmidt are struggling to be effective.
But what I see is a team that is trying to play positive rugby. Some of the Bull’s handling was brilliant, some of it was probably too ambitious.
This is not a side that is putting up the shutters….it looks like the blueprint Jake followed with the Brumbies. They had two very tough matches and the flight between, I think things will improve
SASaffolk
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16 Dec 2024, 17:58#15
The Bulls looked far better last season - their last two games have been really really poor
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16 Dec 2024, 18:15#17
Yes it’s far better than the Sharks side that played on the weekend
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16 Dec 2024, 18:58#19
Ah shit I’ve just realised that the Bulls side you have listed is not the Bulls side from the weekend
My bad
SASaffolk
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16 Dec 2024, 20:42#21
Then one has to ask why it has fallen so flat in the last two games when the side is better than the one that played against Connacht
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16 Dec 2024, 21:18#23
They played well when it counted but the Bulls looked the dominant side who had themselves to blame for all their errors
That Bulls side on a normal day would have put that Saints side to bed
I do like the way the Saints sides attacks - those backs play well together and Randall at 9 was very good
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16 Dec 2024, 21:32#25
Yes Mitchell - good player
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16 Dec 2024, 21:39#27
Yeah I’m a bit shit with the English player names - I have no love for them just you :)