MOMozart
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MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
10 Apr 2018, 05:35#3
It has become a gravy train....and that seems to be filtering down to the players on the field. It's a shame. A subsidiary aspect which I haven't heard a good explanarion for is the proportionately worse performance overseas. We did get this:
'However, Wakefield said they had to consider the various injuries that had affected the team, with Springboks such as Eben Etzebeth, Bongi Mbonambi and Frans Malherbe having all been out of action with serious injuries.'
The proferred excuse seems just that. Certainly the Stormers are missing Etzebeth, but Wilco is the incumbent. Bok tighthead, not Malherbe....and Bongi is a mixed blessing.
MOMozart
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MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
10 Apr 2018, 15:36#8
'Big prop Wilco Louw also made a number of immense contributions across the park, which included a try, eight tackles and one turnover.'
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MOMozart
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MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
10 Apr 2018, 16:33#11
Right above you said this Tokkie.
'and he furthermore is a low production player outside of scrumming.'
But SARugbymag saw the same things CC and I saw. A player making a grand contribution right across the park, playing almost the whole game 8 games in a row. Which is rare for a tighthead.
MOMozart
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MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
10 Apr 2018, 18:01#13
That said Schoeman did trouble Wilco in the first few scrums....he is a tough nut. He reminds me a bit of Ayerza.
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MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
10 Apr 2018, 18:15#15
Completely agreed...he sussed it out pretty quickly. The great thing about Wilco is his neutral position. He isn'tgoing up or down.....so is far less likely to attract penalties. The best at his age for the Boks in this century.