Because of Pollard who he didn’t select originally….and kicking failures by the French and AB kickers. If their kickers had equalled Pollard they both win by 5 points.
Dumb decisions bailed out by luck, Pollard excellence and failures by Ramos and Mo’unga/Barrett.
Genius.
Bullshit the game is won by 23 players not one
Plenty has to happen for the kicks to be made
The Boks were the best side at the WC - very worthy winners
Coached by the best coach in the business
Jake White’s take:
’So why is Pollard’s call-up so crucial? Well, look at the sharp end of World Cups. If you delve into the history books, there are not many tries scored in the semi-finals and finals, and therefore place kicking becomes a premium in those knockout games. Sure, you can mostly get away with a few miscues in the Pool stages, but in semi-finals and finals, drop-kicks and penalty kicks win you World Cups. It’s as simple as that.’
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Flawless logic. The difference between the Boks and the Frogs/ABs who outgained the Boks by a total 250 yards and beat 80 tackles to our 26, was the man Rasmus thought he didn’t need.
Jake got it.
Well hellooo if Pollard had been match fit he would have been selected
What part of this obvious fact are you struggling with?
The fact that a 4th scrumhalf was preferred to the man who made the difference in the WC. Stupidest decision ever.. ..want to go with this?
The 4th scrumhalf has absolutely nothing to do with the match fitness of Pollard at the time the WC squad was announced
Moz are you not tired of me kicking your arse here?
You’re right Pollard should have been in the first 5 selected. But for those who didn’t fully understand his value, he could have been selected instead of the 4th scrumhalf. And then after the Scottish match, retained or the 4th scrummie could have been brought back.
It was a no lose proposition…
Pollard was not match fit so could not be selected
Helloooooooo
...as is verbrande hout...
Typical Draadtjie…trying to avoid the issue. The question is, is there any evidence players who are selected injured for the WC squad can’t be replaced after the first game. Obviously they can be replaced up to the start of the first game, any player can ….courtesy of Google AI.
So at a minimum Rasmus could have made the decision on Sept 9, giving him almost a month to asses Pollard and the 4th scrummie could have been in the extended squad.
But all available evidence shows Pollard could have been replaced right up to the final. There was no need to leave him out….it was stupid.
You claim to be fair minded, admit Rasmus just screwed up.
Screwed up sticking to the teams selection policy?
At the time the squad was announced Pollard had not played a game of rugby in months
Wake the fuck up
So you have given up on your lie about injured players not being replaceable….now you are back to the slavishly strict application of a rule that needs interpretation.
Stupidest Bok selection blunder since readmission.
Where did I give up on what Neinaber said huh?
Are you going senile in your advanced age?
Serious question
Get this into your stupid head - selection policy = match fit players - at time of squad selection Pollard had not played a game of rugby in months ie not match fit
What part of this basic equation is beyond you - fuck me you seriously need to wake the fuck up
Its like trying to debate with a 5 year old
That is the team selection policy
Right so you are now putting all your er weight on team selection policy, giving up on your stupid earlier claim that a player who was not fully fit when selected couldn’t be replaced.
Any selection policy that denies the critical Springbok a place for a competition starting more than a month later, and the knockout games more than 2 months later is foolish. And so it turned out. Pollard swung the WC
Stupidest selection decision ever.
I’ll repeat my question old man where did I give up on what Neinaber said huh?
When you suddenly dropped that lie and went back to team policy Fat Man.
Well trust a stupid old fuck like you to come to that conclusion - you fucking idiot
Try again and why not look up what a selection policy means you idiot
Produce from any source on the Planet the WC rule that says an injured player selected in the squad can’t be subbed. That was you claim.
"Produce from any source on the Planet the WC rule that says an injured player selected in the squad can’t be subbed. That was you claim."
Apparently it's not a WR regulation for the RWC, so it must be a internal SA Rugby selection policy...it's been propagated as set in stone sine 2015 when Jean had to make it back into HM's team...what a fckup that turnef out to be....
Yes we know about the stupid policy that eliminated the guy who ensured the WC….the decision to leave him out made August 10, almost 3 months before the WC final. A classical piece of overreaction to the Jean case.
Ja, ja, we know ...and still we won 2 in a row...lekker!!!