Worried Hansen says boks will be tough at RWC

Yes its as beeno said. Hansen is a very worried man. You can dismiss wee mcheats comments about the second half. 4 injuries amnd a weakened match 23 didnt help and we all know in any event wee mcwaaaw and hisa abs cheated to win the game.Ex Supwersport

Johannesburg - South Africa’s 27-20 defeat to the All Blacks here on Saturday may have dented the country’s morale but New Zealand coach Steve Hansen believes the Springboks have much to feel bullish about.

“The last two games here could have gone either way, so they are developing a style of game that will be difficult to combat (at the World Cup),” Hansen said on Saturday.

“They have some really excited young backs and a lot of pace in their backline and some brutal forwards.”

South Africa accounted well for themselves in a match they dominated for most part before - in an eerie coincidence to last week’s defeat to Australia - a try in the 74th minute sunk the home side.

The hosts created a few scoring opportunities that could have tipped the scales even further in their favour but they would once again be denied by the unyielding Kiwis.

Hansen said the encounter was as good as it gets when the two top teams in world rugby clashed.

“They should be happy, Heyneke has done a good job of developing them over the last two to three years,” he said. (He has blundered his way forward)

“They are the No 2 side in the world rankings and as we saw tonight there is nothing between the top team and the second team.” ( he means versus Bok B side)

Injuries once again had an adverse effect on the Springboks but Hansen believed it was the injury to Vincent Koch that led to an uncontested scrum that caused the greatest momentum swing.

With 20 minutes left in the match the Boks were camping on the All Blacks line and a man up after Sam Whitelock was sin-binned for a professional foul.(The third consecutive foul)

This advantage was soon diminished when Koch, already on for Jannie du Plessis, suffered a rib injury with referee Jerome Garces calling an uncontested scrum.

“Unfortunately one of their guys was injured and no-one in the world has three tighthead props so they had to go the golden oldies scrum,” Hansen said.(This was Meyers view as well - what incredible luck for the wee abs!!)

“We were down seven men versus eight and that would have been a tough spot to get out of so I think that was a massive turning point.”

At that point South Africa were on the cusp of scoring which Hansen believed could have given the Springboks the edge they needed to close out the game.

“We defended our hearts out and showed a lot of courage, if they had scored there it would have been difficult to come back from that,” Hansen said.

“We showed the mental fortitude and the physical ability to keep on getting up and making our tackles, forcing the turnover.”

New Zealand captain Richie McCaw, who scored the winning try six minutes from time to clinch the victory, said the Boks had them under the gun in the first half and it took some effort to fight their way back into the match.

“The last three years that we’ve played here have been similar, we were on the back foot for the first 40 minutes, we had a good look at ourselves at half-time,” he said.

“We were pretty lucky with the try at half time that got us back into the game but we worked our way back in the second half.”  wee mcaaaw needs to apologise to all for his cheating. The less we hear from the twit the better. Credit to Hansen for being honest. No wonder he is worried. At least he has an inkling as to what is happening even if deluded kbbs dont.
Beeno proving to be spot on once again. Wonder what the weak kneed AJ thinks bwahahahahahahahahha

Hansen's a ch aritable good sport type of bloke Beeno. Very PC of him don't you think?

 You just keep believing Hasbeeno.....You may eventually convince yourself it's all ok with Bok rugby!

Let me ask you a question, Beanbrain. If you were the coach of the best rugby union team in the world and you'd just beaten some hopeless easybeats (who happen to be your most likely semifinal opponents in an upcoming RWC)) in their own back yard with an experimental B team, would you:

a) Tell everyone how easy it was so that the same easybeats do a lot of homework and change their rubbish side before the RWC or,

b) Tell everyone how tough the win was so the easybeats feel better about themselves and don't change anything and send the same rubbish team to the RWC.

Which one would you do, Beanbrain?

Well, for one we know what its like to win a RWC, away from home .

 Clutching at that last straw Blobbok....You need to come up with something better than that to give yourself hope of making the QF. Making the semis may be a pipe dream...

All I'm trying to point out is that the five consecutive RWC failures away from home rather tarnishes the unbeatables tag   ..... & who knows , on the day some of em 50/50 calls might just go our way .

 Bob dont confuse the kiwis with facts. Knowing the figure on the scoreboard is about their limits! They have been embarassed by the wee abs cheating but as always they simply turn on the denial button. Lets move on becomes the mantra. 

Bleat-o meter: Beeno your bleat-levels have hit a new time high, congrats!

 That looks like a kiwi denial meter JW. The meter shouldl be reading scarlett but is a bit faulty.
All the resident kbbs shoudl read hansens thoughtful and concerned comments very carefully and prerpare themselves for the worst! Meyer just might be able to pick 23 players correctly and without quotas. 

Beeno once again not able to read tangible results such as scoreboard, bleat-o-meters, etc.
The fact is there is a lot of good sportsmanship & even friendship when these teams play. Hansen & Meyer are said to be friends as are many of the players. Meyer is always decent in the press & elsewhere as is De Villiers. So not surprise that Hansen is positive about the Boks. Plus, IMO there is a lot to be positive about when you look at the Boks team. Not much separates the top teams in any sport.

Beeno once again not able to read tangible results such as scoreboard, bleat-o-meters, etc.
The fact is there is a lot of good sportsmanship & even friendship when these teams play. Hansen & Meyer are said to be friends as are many of the players. Meyer is always decent in the press & elsewhere as is De Villiers. So not surprise that Hansen is positive about the Boks. Plus, IMO there is a lot to be positive about when you look at the Boks team. Not much separates the top teams in any sport.

Beeno once again not able to read tangible results such as scoreboard, bleat-o-meters, etc.
The fact is there is a lot of good sportsmanship & even friendship when these teams play. Hansen & Meyer are said to be friends as are many of the players. Meyer is always decent in the press & elsewhere as is De Villiers. So not surprise that Hansen is positive about the Boks. Plus, IMO there is a lot to be positive about when you look at the Boks team. Not much separates the top teams in any sport.

 JW we are not choosing our friends wisely. A friend treat you honestly and gives you a fair deal. On that critieria the kiwis are far from being friends.
Its unfortuante but until the kiwis mend their ways only a flawed friendship exists.Can you trust a kiwi I ask myself. NO has to be the answer!

 ...Bean Brain you can trust us to kick yr yarpy butt on a regular basis ok ... Hansen knows how much yr ego needed a massage after the last butt kicking so was just trying to relieve some pain...don't try and overthink it otherwise you might overload that tiny braincell of yrs...

 I never said that Beeno

Hacked waaugh brycy is as slippery and devious as his namesake and ou JW who plays a cunning hand. Try and not be corrupted by them !

 Mr. Been,

please, don't talk as if you were part of the boks. You are not.
The boks are some great rugby players with a high sportmanship, respect for their rivals and friends of them, as they have a sane friendship with the AB.
You are not, you are a f*cking hooligan and the true boks would be embarrased if they read the BS you always write