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Bok Squad.......... Morne's back .

Started by bobbok...8 REPLIES330 VIEWS· 27 Jun 2015, 23:15
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bobbok...Captain10,129 posts
27 Jun 2015, 23:15
#1
27 Jun 2015, 23:15#1
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WardadPro6,663 posts
28 Jun 2015, 04:30
#2
28 Jun 2015, 04:30#2
Now theres a properly no nonsense none of yer foolish ABS style ball in hand running style Bok for ya ! Boks are Boks and shouldnt try to be anything else but , and playing just 10 men in a game means the other 5 dont get all wore out .
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DezertFoxPro2,288 posts
28 Jun 2015, 05:00
#3
28 Jun 2015, 05:00#3
Firstly tactical kicking is not 10 man rugby, the only thing that comes close to that description are one-off runners playing off 9. Secondly, Morné functions well in attacking play. Has been a part of many successful attacking teams. Secure on defence as well, brings a calm authority to the backline and makes good decisions. Has been playing well in France. 
MO
MozartCaptain49,914 posts
28 Jun 2015, 05:01
#4
28 Jun 2015, 05:01#4
Good call...he has just performed under pressure in France. Morne was dinged for his missed touch against Oz...it was a poor mistake. Still the Boks should not have let Oz run in from beyond halfway. 
His dismissal was gleefully lapped up by the pro Lambie anti Morne set....who then totally ignored Lambie making exactly the same error against England when the Boks were up by a man.

Lambie's very uncertain play particularly against Wales made Morne's return a no brainer.  
MO
MozartCaptain49,914 posts
28 Jun 2015, 05:04
#5
28 Jun 2015, 05:04#5
 Good tactical kicking wins matches

The Highlanders kicked 35 times from hand in Sydney, compared to the Waratahs' 17, and went on to win 35-17. Aaron Smith's box kicking, Lima Sopoaga's cross-kicks and kicks for the corner, and Ben Smith's up-and-unders (when he could have counter-attacked) ensured the visitors spent 62% of the match in opposition territory, frustrating the Tahs. It was an intelligent approach by the New Zealanders and one that resulted in a comprehensive victory.


The above from SARugbymag.


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DezertFoxPro2,288 posts
28 Jun 2015, 05:44
#6
28 Jun 2015, 05:44#6
Aerial superiority is a key element of warfare. Look at the Blitkrieg: mobile ground units supported by air units. Now, rugby is essentially maneuver warfare but with the addition of air strikes, it's only obvious it's going to be integral to the best teams in the world. But the doff Saffer model is to abandon one element of the game and adopt another exclusively, in order to imitate and defeat a team (NZ) at their own game, that in spite of the fact that NZ has never played that way! Poor rugby acumen and a stubborn refusal to learn. 
Also, it's quite funny that Mallett rated Lambie after the stinker he had in that Barbarians game against Fiji. It was hideous performance, identical in alot of ways to the EOYT. 
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WardadPro6,663 posts
28 Jun 2015, 07:34
#7
28 Jun 2015, 07:34#7
 But Blitzkrieg did include mostly plodding ground pounding grunts in horse drawn carts. Bring back Morne I say ! Bring him back now ! 
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DezertFoxPro2,288 posts
28 Jun 2015, 12:00
#8
28 Jun 2015, 12:00#8
Plodding is hardly a word to describe the Blitzkrieg. It was brutal.
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WardadPro6,663 posts
28 Jun 2015, 12:07
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28 Jun 2015, 12:07#9
 Yes but only 10% of the Whermacht was mechanized and used at the "Scwherpunkt " the rest were foot slogging Infantry using mostly horse drawn transport .At the start of WW2 only the Brits were completely mechanized .Analogous to wingers in a rugger team were the real battles are fought by the forwards while the sea-gulling pretty boy backs get all the glory !
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