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Started by Rooinek204 REPLIES199 VIEWS· 08 Aug 2026, 18:50
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sharkbok
sharkbokCaptain23,293 posts
08 Aug 2026, 21:07
#161
08 Aug 2026, 21:07#161

A game of up and unders

Rooinek
RooinekCaptain18,465 posts
08 Aug 2026, 21:08
#162
08 Aug 2026, 21:08#162

I would say that there were more negatives than positives coming out of that game but the two clear positives were the performances of Cameron Hanekom and Eben Etzebeth.

Mozart
MozartCoach50,144 posts
08 Aug 2026, 21:08
#163
08 Aug 2026, 21:08#163

Bok defence was solid….even if the Bargies caught the ball. Not very convincing but a win nonetheless.

sharkbok
sharkbokCaptain23,293 posts
08 Aug 2026, 21:10
#164
08 Aug 2026, 21:10#164

I was also happy to see Hanekom show his ability at test level. Something he can build off.

The Boks defence was good, especially that last passage of play.

KI
kingcornPro3,741 posts
08 Aug 2026, 21:14
#165
08 Aug 2026, 21:14#165

Pumas definitely up their game and the toughest match of the season.

BUT.....

This is the march Rassie should have used to dial in his first team.

NOT

Play Fassi, Sasha, kolisi, Lood, Eben, Reinach and so on into form

The C team boks on the bench brought more to the game. SA played better when Pollard came on.

To think

Porthen, Wiese, BJ, van Staden, van DER berg , Louw

are not even in the top 30 players

Yet the looked so much better.

And not enough time to get the ring rust off

To think the likes of Horn got hardly and oppetunity when he is the form 15

Plum
PlumCaptain21,450 posts
08 Aug 2026, 21:15
#166
08 Aug 2026, 21:15#166

I wonder if the Argies are sick of being called passionate. It's a low key diss. It's like...you're not good but at least you try

Who is MOTM?

Pakie
Captain17,736 posts
Pakie08 Aug 2026, 21:18

And courageous. God bless Stransky. I didn't stick around for MOTM.

Plum
PlumCaptain21,450 posts
08 Aug 2026, 21:26
#167
08 Aug 2026, 21:26#167

Still don't know who MOTM was...they didn't announce it.

Edwil made the most meters with 105. Cam made the second most with 98.

DbDraad
DbDraadCaptain26,686 posts
08 Aug 2026, 21:27
#168
08 Aug 2026, 21:27#168

Broekskeur but mission accomplished.

Plum
PlumCaptain21,450 posts
08 Aug 2026, 21:29
#169
08 Aug 2026, 21:29#169

Okay, I had to look it up on the tinterwebs...

Cam is MOTM

DbDraad
Captain26,686 posts
DbDraad08 Aug 2026, 22:05

Ja, he had a much better second half.

SA
Saffolk Captain30,787 posts
08 Aug 2026, 22:04
#170
08 Aug 2026, 22:04#170

Geez that was painful to watch

All I can say is what the hell is Reinach still doing in the picture. He is so fucking slow and pedantic

Move on for crying out loud. Pathetic kicking in general by all and a test to forget

Hanekom is about the only player who can hold his head up high

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