Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 08:28
#1
13 Jul 2024, 08:28#1
Nice game so far.
Smith doing the business for England. First creating a score from nothing and then saving a sure try.
14 point swing for the lad in 5 minutes.
Gotta love the chap.
Eng Vs ABs
Started by Plum32 REPLIES3,550 VIEWS· 13 Jul 2024, 08:28
Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 08:30
#2
13 Jul 2024, 08:30#2
I don't know but this England side are hitting different.
The seem way more explosive and intense than we're used to seeing England be.
Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 08:39
#3
13 Jul 2024, 08:39#3
England camping in the AB half but need to strike soon or suffer the dreaded adrenaline dump.
And they lose the ball...
Some handbags...
Relief for the ABs
Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 08:41
#4
13 Jul 2024, 08:41#4
ABs kicking for the corner when they could have taken 3.
Respect it.
And Itoje steals it...England back in the AB half.
Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 08:44
#5
13 Jul 2024, 08:44#5
Mackenzie < Arendse
...just saying
Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 08:50
#6
13 Jul 2024, 08:50#6
SMIIIIIIIIIIIIITTH!!!
Well done son!
Freeman perfectly takes a high ball to score!
Game on!
Captain10,129 posts
13 Jul 2024, 08:55
#7
13 Jul 2024, 08:55#7
Ht; NZ 13 - Eng 14
Marcus Smith, Otoje & some uvver fellas outstanding.
Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 09:02
#8
13 Jul 2024, 09:02#8
You seeing how intense England are Blo?
This ain't the same team from a year ago. They look like they have that good mix of pissed off and excited going on.
Captain10,129 posts
13 Jul 2024, 09:08
#9
13 Jul 2024, 09:08#9
You forget they beat the ABs at RWC ............. almost beat us . I'm impressed, & so effing tired of hearing about fortress Eden Park, undefeated since 1994.
Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 09:09
#10
13 Jul 2024, 09:09#10
England winning the kicking contest early in the 2nd half.
Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 09:11
#11
13 Jul 2024, 09:11#11
People questioned Borthwick's appointment, but he's done something good with this side.
Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 09:15
#12
13 Jul 2024, 09:15#12
Smith slots a penalty...17-13 to England!!!
Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 09:21
#13
13 Jul 2024, 09:21#13
lol The ABS carry it back and then kick it out directly.
Eish, they're not looking good here.
Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 09:33
#14
13 Jul 2024, 09:33#14
ABs scoring in the corner.
Lovely try. Shifting England side to side and finally creating an overlap.
Typical AB try.
Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 09:40
#15
13 Jul 2024, 09:40#15
ABs bring some intensity of their own now.
Bow-din spreading it everywhere and to all corners.
Great stuff from the Abs
Captain26,388 posts
13 Jul 2024, 09:44
#16
13 Jul 2024, 09:44#16
Môre Plum.
Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 09:45
#17
13 Jul 2024, 09:45#17
Who is Plum.
The people of Meton called upon me to be their gracious leader and I obliged.
Captain26,388 posts
13 Jul 2024, 09:47
#18
13 Jul 2024, 09:47#18
Morning Her President.
Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 09:48
#19
13 Jul 2024, 09:48#19
AB scrum putting in the power when it matters and demolishing the English pack in the middle in the field.
ABs go for the corner...manage to get a penalty from a scrappy lineout on the English 22.
ABs going for three...
Mackie... slots it.
24 -17 other ABs with 5 to go
Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 09:49
#20
13 Jul 2024, 09:49#20
Howzit, Draad
Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 09:51
#21
13 Jul 2024, 09:51#21
ABs look to have turned it on when it mattered and despite England making a nice break into the AB 22 with 3 mins to go...it looks like "the Fortress" will remain being called such.
Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 09:57
#22
13 Jul 2024, 09:57#22
Bow-din holding up an all-in mail from England...but the ref looking at it...
Obstruction from England is the final call...
Great heart from England but bigger heart from the ABs.
24-17 to the ABs.
Decent game but like last week, England just couldn't keep it going for 80. Positive signs from them though.
Captain26,388 posts
13 Jul 2024, 09:58
#23
13 Jul 2024, 09:58#23
Well done...why are the Poms suddenly contenders in NZ?
Captain10,129 posts
13 Jul 2024, 10:02
#24
13 Jul 2024, 10:02#24
England deserving their top 4 ranking .............. good game, Beauden to the rescue.
Captain26,388 posts
13 Jul 2024, 10:32
#25
13 Jul 2024, 10:32#25
I missed most of the match...England almost scalped us at the RWC, so I suppose they are better than I gave them credit for...
Captain18,117 posts
13 Jul 2024, 10:44
#26
13 Jul 2024, 10:44#26
Hard luck Poms. Come on Wales!
Coach57,555 posts
13 Jul 2024, 11:17
#27
13 Jul 2024, 11:17#27
It ws indeed hard luck for the Poms. There were. elements in the AB teasm that was malfunctioning - especially the line-outs were substadard. The Sp;ringbosk potential superity on that component would count a lot in test matches. With Mostgert playing that superity would be gone.
Captain26,388 posts
13 Jul 2024, 12:45
#28
13 Jul 2024, 12:45#28
Maaik...Mostert is a fine player...especially in the line-outs...not as physically imposing as some of our other locks, but still a very good player and proud servant of Bok Rugby over the years...
...and the Allblacks will be a challenge for our Bokke...although both matches are here, it won't be a walk in the park... it will be hard, even for the best Bok team of my lifetime...can't wait.
Captain17,321 posts
13 Jul 2024, 13:09
#29
13 Jul 2024, 13:09#29
Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 13:30
#30
13 Jul 2024, 13:30#30
A noticeable difference between the Boks and the what I saw this morning was the element of explosiveness. The Boks are powerful for sure, with a strong scrum and excellent lineout...but they don't have that sharp aggression in contact. Sharp is the best word I have for it.
The English got undone by some bad line-outs, their scrum crumbling at the end, and Smith falling off a touch in the second half...as well as some excellent play by the ABs.
But the English pack looked very dangerous. They're much more powerful than I'd assumed, I know I've said it numerous times, but their intensity was great and they played smartly. Ultimately, they ran a settled AB very close in NZ while not being near the finished product.
If they continue on this trajectory, they're gonna give everybody headaches.
Captain21,007 posts
13 Jul 2024, 13:36
#31
13 Jul 2024, 13:36#31
Mike...
How many medals does Mostert have?
Which player in the current Bok side has the best win ratio against Kiwi teams(club and All Blacks)?
Who does Rassie continue to pick?
You can't hide in the pack like you can in the backs. If Mostert was a crap as you and Saffex think he is, he'd have been exposed long ago.
But he hasn't, has he?
No...
Instead, he has formed the most successful lock pairing ever for the Boks alongside Eben.
So, go on, give us your stats, or any actual facts, to back up your claim.
Or simply accept that you don't like him and your bias has closed your judgement.
Your opinions here are becoming irrelevant. Not because they are contrary to those of others but because you never provide ANY evidence to back up things you say\believe.
Remember, it doesn't take skill to fart in the wind.
Pro4,378 posts
13 Jul 2024, 15:03
#32
13 Jul 2024, 15:03#32
Thanks for saying nice things chaps .
We played a lot better in these two matches than I thought we would and were so close to winning in both Tests.
I’m surprised to say it, but we missed George Furbank today. Freddie Steward isn’t a patch on him in attack or defence really.
And it’s a shame we lost the plot a little in the last twenty minutes or so.
Certainly looking more promising for us these days
Pro2,380 posts
13 Jul 2024, 21:08
#33
13 Jul 2024, 21:08#33
And the aura of Eden continues!
ABs absolutely hopeless in lineouts and I believe we lost 7 on our own throw.
Need to tidy that up quick smart.
Beaudie changed the game with his calmness under pressure shining through.
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