Boks thrive in European conditions; rugby 365

Conditions in the Northern Hemisphere may differ significantly from those at home but Springbok assistant coach John McFarland believes they favoured the South African players. "Ellis Park is obviously much quicker and there's a fatigue factor that always kicks in, whereas in the Northern Hemisphere, it's a little bit slower and you need bigger guys in terms of the hitting," McFarland said. "South African players are very successful in the Premiership under those conditions and if you look at how many are playing well in the European clubs, and are valued highly, it's certainly because those conditions suit us." The Springbok squad departs for Dublin on Saturday ahead of their four-Test outgoing tour starting with a clash against Six Nations champions Ireland. They then face England, Italy and Wales, to bring down the curtain on the international season. The Boks look to maintain their unbeaten record on an end-of-year tour under the guidance of Heyneke Meyer - where they have won all six of their Tests since 2012. McFarland said while they aimed to consolidate this proud record, they faced a tough Irish side in the opening game. "In the Rugby Championship, you've got one, two and three in the world playing against each other. I think Ireland are fifth and they have aspirations to be even better as the Six Nations champions. "We've had a good look at them this week and they've got a number of strengths. "They have a very experienced halfback combination, upfront Jamie Heaslip is a strong ball-carrier and Paul O'Connell is viewed as a legend of the game." While the Boks have shown a greater willingness to keep the ball in hand, McFarland said Ireland would not give them easy access in defence. "They are a well organised team and have a clear purpose going about what they do, so they will be a challenge and they are certainly up there with the best in the world."

Yes, conditions are almost designed for the Boks; their winning record speaks for itself so they should smash the opposition with scores as high as 50 points per game. If not we all know why not... those bent refs... they seem to be everywhere the Boks play.

 Jw the bent refs are conniving down under refs mainly but not exclusively nz refs ala bryce lawrence. 
I had to laugh at the arrogant twit writing about the eagles match and talking about how the wee abs beat the wobblies putting 50 points on them - the third ranked side. The dishonest blowhard creates a false impression never mentioning the drawn test the wobblies had the better of and also the test they lost so closely which again they should have won. The plain truth is the abs should also have lost both test agaisnt Sa as well not juts one.The Boks were shafted in their loss against Oz and their loss against the wee abs in nz. FACT The get the Jarpie campaign is alive and well.
Abs are probably third or fourth in world in real terms right now.Now as for the NH please note these comment JW and other oaks: it's a little bit slower and you need bigger guys in terms of the hitting," McFarland said.Right on Mac. But how come Meyer wants to destroy the tight 5 by playing matfiled. Or indeed by playng the very ordinary oupa?  Some injuries too have weakened the match 23. Hence the Mighty Boks are by some way off full strength. If we win all 4 test it would be a monumental achievement and suggest we are the favouirites for the RWC by some way.

Not much confidence in your team Beeno - that's no way to live. 
Meyer is doing just fine IMO, blending the old & new players & diversifying his game plan. He knows that you have to score points to win & that you need strike power in the backs to reduce the chances of a bad call eliminating the team.