Captain30,741 posts
31 Oct 2019, 18:52
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31 Oct 2019, 18:52#1
On current form you have to say England are favourites given the manner in which they beat Oz and NZ.
They are also playing a good brand of rugby. Their starting side is made up of tight forwards who are comfortable with ball in hand and it shows with the interplay between backs and forwards.
England mix it up well, they set up phases and look to attack using decoys, good lines and wrap arounds to create space.
The 10/12 axis have played together since their school days and the back 3 are dangerous.
The Boks have the players to beat England without a shadow of a doubt, there are not many Bok players I’d swap out for England ones.
But the Boks are playing an ugly game and it worked against a Jap side that lacked physicality and we snuck past an out of form Welsh side.
England are a different kettle of fish, they look to be peaking with their emphatic win over Oz and a very commanding display against NZ. I can’t recall seeing a NZ side never looking like they were in the game as was the case against England.
I can’t help but think that if we adopt the same aerial game plan against England we will lose. Handing balls back to their back 3 is a dangerous ploy unless we actually compete in the air instead of the standing around watching that has happened to date.
I hope Rassie has something different up his sleeve. The Boks have not peaked, we are due that game where everything clicks, something that has happened for England in their last two games.
So let’s hope for our perfect game this Saturday, where current form is of no consequence.
Come on our beloved Boks
