….and not one comment in the South African press or on this Board (Plum excepted) about Allende gifting Ireland their second try. Why is that I wonder. We are getting like the political press, simply ignoring facts which don’t suit us?
So who was supposed to run down Gibson-Park in open space, Kitshoff? Or was there simply no way to stop the Irish try?
Sadly for us this is another Dud mental error, a failure to adapt to circumstances, that led to another test loss, just like England.
He bit on the dummy….you can’t rush up on your normal assignment when the player inside isn’t marked. If Allende adjusted and came inside to tackle GP there was no try. Simples.
Mostert was as always a Rock and this was already his second try....saving the Boks from a embarrassing score....
Come on Dave, if you Can't see his worth, then something is missing to, in Rugby knowledge
Mostert is no Wiese, but he is strong enough. He is very accurate. The last I looked at combined stats (I don't worship them), he was the most accurate tackler and second for volume. Absolutely indispensable. The team needs his mobility and workrate to become more dynamic. The Boks were a better team when he started more regularly.
Damian is Damian; a gaff machine. He lost the 2018 England test with a penalty to give England the lead (which flipped a switch for them mentally, they diced us up thereafter), lost the England test last year, lost the Ireland test in the end. He has a history of losing tests singlehandedly. Big players have big moments; he doesn't have any. That's the most remarkable aspect of his career. You list the big names, some player I may not rate that highly, we can then reference big moments, big plays. The media fabrications have the reputation and support, but a blank cv.
Agreed Deus XL....Mostert Is worth Much more than what he gets credit for.....Reliable and as Tough as nails....all our Forwards needs credit especially Eben....they have carried our Core, leaving the Backline Players a Bit wanting....but if that latter part gets more Attention in way of Gameplan + Proper Attack coaching Structures, then we on our way.
This coaching team underutilizes Eben. He is a good player, but appears to be going backwards like Pollard. The Erasmus effect. Under Coetzee, Eben was more of a focal point, and the production reflected that. He is also probably the only leader in the team. I don't approve of his off the ball antics, but he is a big presence on the field and proactive. He is a natural leader. One of the big failings of this team right now is a lack of leadership across the board. Once we had Smit, Victor, Bakkies, Du Preez, Jean, Fourie, Habana, Schalk, Os, and Percy. You don't see Bok teams like that anymore. Snyman will probably never play at any meaningful level again, which really hurts us. Eben and Snyman would be the most unstoppable lock pair in world rugby, and powerful. Factor in a Kwagga, Mostert, Marx, and Wiese to add blunt force trauma and you have a seriously powerful pack with skill.
Courtesy of Plum, who else was in a position to tackle Gibson -Park
In that image you see the vulnerability of the rush defense applied blindly.
A jink in the line and poor leverage. It's amazing how often we see some of our players exhibit a lack of awareness for line integrity. At this level, one really should have an intuitive feel for these things.
Absolutely
Agreed but still R&N persists with the same personnel and blah blah Gameplan....we should not be losing these close games....we had a Plethora of possession but not much to show for it.
Mozart
I did not comment on the Mostert try because I was following your example of not commenting on tries by players like De Jager, Du Toit and De Allende while trying to discredit the players even when scoring tries. That is typical in your case - so why accuse others of the same thing as you routinely do?
we should not be losing these close games...
Game only appeared close due to IR lapse.
Look at where DDA starts from.
He knows that this is broken play, and the rush defense relies heavily on 15 to cover.
It's not just poor execution in totally buying a dummy but the awareness of when to apply the rush defense is totally missing.
All DDA has to do is know where Kriel is and if the 15 is where he should be.
And he already knows that Kriel is beside him...so all he really had to know was where 15 was...and he seemingly had no idea whatsoever. Unless of course, one thinks that rushing up like that is a good idea when you have zero cover at the back.
DDA is the Mega Perma Gaff machine. And exactly right, where are his big moments? I can remember 2...at a stretch. Now let's look at other regulars such as Faf, Pollard, Kolbe, Am...even Mapimpi. They all have had big moments.
I'll ask again Saffex, since you rest your case for DDA on the fact that he is large and can carry into traffic...why don't we simply put a bigger player in there that is just as fast. I can think of about 5 loosies off the top of my head that could do, what you claim to be DDA's job, but better.
The answer is easy...because a 12 needs more attributes.
And that's exactly the point!
You are wrong Plum, Dud Allende has had at least 3 massive moments:
1 Failing to close down Nonu at RWC 2015, literally gifting NZ a try and the semi.
2 Literally moving away from Marchant when he had the ball in Dud’s lane and losing the Pom game 2021.
3 Failing to react to the broken play that had Gibson-Park setting up the second Irish try, when he was the only player in position to snuff him out.
By contrast I can think of one positive ….when he ran over Biggar who was stupidly trying to strip the ball instead of making the tackle….winning the Welsh semi in 2019 and offsetting Dud Toit’s bungling on the blind side that led to the Adam’s try for Wales.
Dud Allende is like the incompetent employee you keep because of familiarity and find out just how much he held the company back, when he leaves.
One thing is for sure, Saffex would make a great friend.
Once you're in his good books, it's basically impossible to get out of them and he'll back you in the face both angry crowds and logic.
We all need more friends like you, Saffex.
The Pic does show how chaotic this Rush defense is that DDA and Jessica runs completely past ball carrier, leaving a hole the size of Alaska....instead of keeping your backline defence intact.
So Dave you are willing to bet a test on Kitshoff being able to take down GP in space by himself, not even as part of a defensive line?
So he was happy with a prop covering a scrum half in broken play? Even if that was true there is no way you over run the move like that. He isn’t parallel with GP….he is was way ahead of him opening a lateral gap for the scrum half to run through even if Kitshoff could have reached him. Awful defending.
You are so anxious to back up your laughable ‘world’s best 12’ claim that you are totally unable to see the errors this man makes the moment he has to make a decision…..nor the amount of ball he wastes by being incapable of offloading.
Damian is a poor man's Jorrie Muller.
Damian's career highlights...