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Boks vs England Predictions- Key Battles

Started by sharkbok8 REPLIES516 VIEWS· 06 Jun 2018, 22:37
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sharkbok
sharkbok
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sharkbok
sharkbokCaptain23,255 posts
06 Jun 2018, 22:37
#1
06 Jun 2018, 22:37#1

I expect England will win, mostly due to new caps and combinations as well as a new coaching setup. England to win the first test 35-21. 

The 4 key areas are going to be:
The Breakdown- No specialist fetcher, and Marx- or even Bismaark. Ball retention is often an issue against Northern Hemisphere. Vermeulen will have to do well at the breakdown.
The High BallThe Boks have been poor under the high ball for some time now. Our wings are going to be tested.  Can the Boks play a tactical kicking game?
Midfield- Delande is a defensive liability. He would be better off the bench with Esterhuizen starting.Additionally, Esterhuizen has experience with AM. If the midfield misfires, we could be in for a long afternoon.
Front RowIf the front row and the midfield go well, the Boks are in with a shot of winning the first test. 


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clevermike
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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
06 Jun 2018, 22:46
#2
06 Jun 2018, 22:46#2

The weakest combbation on fhe SA team iwill be their loosies i

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Brycy
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BrycyPro4,671 posts
06 Jun 2018, 23:15
#3
06 Jun 2018, 23:15#3

...Southern Hemisphere rugby dominance could be under threat again this weekend if Wales can get up again against Argentina and Ireland are also favourites to beat the Aussies...SA looking a bit fragile too - will altitude be their saving grace..?

The ABs are'nt a hundy either ...Dopey Hansen treating the French with contempt with some of his selections...

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Wardad
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WardadPro6,663 posts
07 Jun 2018, 00:09
#4
07 Jun 2018, 00:09#4

Im off to see the Aussies hopefully stick it up the Irish ,good luck to the Boks I am sure that giving the Poms a good kicking is something we can all agree on eh ?

If you can get to a game bloody well get off your arse and do so and take one of your kids or Grandkids  if you can or like I did last year a sibling  even maybe yer mates ,its always a worthwhile endeavour.

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bobbok...
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bobbok...Captain10,129 posts
07 Jun 2018, 01:55
#5
07 Jun 2018, 01:55#5

I'm surprised to see NZ bookies have Boks as favorites , paying $1.60 for a win, Poms $2.25. Them fellas are seldom wrong, but for me the Bokke are definitely the underdogs ........ all the areas mentioned by sharkbok, plus the lineouts .......... Bongi can't throw for shit, a 50/50 proposition at best . Ridiculous that a relative novice international can return from injury & be in the starting xv. Mebbe Strauss should've been added to the squad ..... he could at least teach Bongi how to throw.

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Wardad
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WardadPro6,663 posts
07 Jun 2018, 05:24
#6
07 Jun 2018, 05:24#6

Bongi to the bench and Strauss to start would keep everyone happy eh ? Even the quota folks.

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bluebok
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bluebokPro3,977 posts
07 Jun 2018, 08:07
#7
07 Jun 2018, 08:07#7
Blob, I reckon a little wager on England could be good value! 
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clevermike
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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
07 Jun 2018, 08:32
#8
07 Jun 2018, 08:32#8

I took a look art the Aussie team and wondered why Mafi - the no 8 of the Rebels - is not in the team.   He was by far the best Aussie loosie this year in Super Rugby.   

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CleanCut
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CleanCutPro9,905 posts
07 Jun 2018, 09:30
#9
07 Jun 2018, 09:30#9

It all starts up front.

Beast the elderly ... Bongi the Lightweight ... and Nyakane the Hamburger says it all.

Clueless Kolisi ... and the elderly Vermeulen ... make up two thirds of a very poor back row.

Then there's De Allende the Dumb. One would think that established combinations would be the right way to go ... as stated by Shark. Is Rassie even aware that Am is in fact Esterhuizen's midfield partner? They know each other rather well. 

I think the Poms are going to slam dunk us with a 50 pointer.

  

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