“A bit of controversy around the HIA with guys coming on and off, but that’s South Africa, they know how to use the rules..."
Yes, I thought the Boks were sneaky about how they used the HIA to rest players. Not in the spirit of the games boys.
“A bit of controversy around the HIA with guys coming on and off, but that’s South Africa, they know how to use the rules..."
Yes, I thought the Boks were sneaky about how they used the HIA to rest players. Not in the spirit of the games boys.
Might as well have unlimited subs if they don't clamp down on this.
Still smart play finding that loophole though.
Interested to see what other posters think of this.
Cruz, surely the response will be deafening outrage against such sneaky practices
Imagine a penalty being awarded to the Boks, suddenly one of their players leaves the field for an HIA, Pollard replaces him takes the kick for 3 points, Bok player is cleared of the HIA and comes back on. Hardly in the spirit of the game.
I see the KBBS are accusing Boks of using rules to their advantage. Coming from the biggest cheats in the game that is very rich. Look at past a captains like Fitzy Fitzpatrick who didn't have a straight bone in his body or wee mcCaw who took it to another level.
Oaks it's in their DNA as a former penal colony.
Bwahahahaha.
Nienaber explained they are very careful about head injuries as they have a responsibility to their players. Fair comment of course.
Your Kiwi ref almost certainly cost us a try when he didn't give Faf a penalty when his pass hit the Frog.
The commentators couldn't fathom his bent call.
Having watched the game again I think the scoreline flattered France.
Beeno, please try and focus on the present and avoid bringing up the AB greats of the past as it doesn't help your argument.
JW trying to help his fiend Beeno
Well they won't happen pedobeeno, if he comes off he has to go do the tests not going to do that in one or two minutes.
So you agree it's cheating then which is a surprise as you coach was the one that stated he ordered your doc to do it.
Not say it's cheating but we will now see everyone doing it to give their best players a 10 minute rest.
Hence my statement that you should just have unlimited interchange bench because that's what you have by using this tactic.
Funny how you are quick to deflect the spotlight. I bet you if it had been another team doing this especially the French and they knocked you out you would be screeching from your boyfriends playroom.
It all started with the Kiwi ref giving Eben an extra 10min odd extra rest after halftime...I suppose that was also Rassie bending the laws...
No that was the ref applying the rules Coaches are smart, in the case of the ABs when Smith got a yellow and his 10 minute rest, Foster kept him on till the end of the game as he was rested. Otherwise he may have taken him off.
Rassie bends the laws to the max…it’s clever, but a little bit sneaky ( borderline cheating) using HIA protocol to Rest players….obviously there was nothing wrong with the players, as they went back out there….surely a HIA can only be called if the player is visibly of there feet and wonky…all these extra little tricks is surely Not needed to win?? Just attracts unnecessary attention and not of the good kind.
Well it appears that the Kiwi supporters have concerns about the ref who was is a Kiwi himself.
That disallowed penality from the Faf kick late in the game illustrates the bias of this Kiwi ref in this game plus in the dying moments of the first encounter between the Boks and the Irish he blew the whistle when the Boks were on the Irish goal line and a possibility of scoring was on the card.
No officials associated with any team at the knockout stage of WC sport should be appointed in any knockout games to ensure fairness and ensure a fair competion.
Remember "Kiwi" Lawrence????????????
Bryce Lawrence was his name. May his name live in infamy! Ditto his father who started the whole disgraceful. Get the Jarpy saga
But let's not bring up the past. This guy O'Keefe made our match look close when it shouldn't have been.
Am I seeing things? Hasbeeno having the actual temerity to say “Let’s not bring up the past”!!
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RUGBY WORLD CUP
Sir John Kirwan on the Springbok strength 'you can't measure'
The bright lights of the Rugby World Cup have once again proved to be a whole different challenge compared to any other stage in World Rugby. The teams with championship pedigree have progressed over an enthralling quarter-finals weekend in France.
The Springboks are one of those teams. The reigning champs prevailed in a brutal contest against tournament hosts France, facing the might of the Antoine Dupont-led team and their uproarious fans in Paris.
There was just a single point in it after 80 minutes of gruelling action and in the end with that slightest of leads, South Africa backed their defence to finish the job.
Replacement halfback Faf de Klerk kicked the ball back to France in the 79th minute, a striking statement of just how confident the Springboks are in their ability to absorb pressure, even in the dying moments.
Former All Black Sir John Kirwan was impressed by the winning effort.
“You know what you can’t measure that the South African side are very good at? Pressure,” he told Sky Sport.
“They deal with it really, really well. They know it’s coming, we saw it in the last 20 minutes.
“I just think that it’s all planned out. I think they’re meticulous planners and I don’t know how they’re going to play against England because they might come out with another game plan.
“I think their game plan against France was very different to what they play on other occasions, so they’ll have it all planned out.”
The Springboks’ semi-final clash pits the three-time champions against their 2019 Rugby World Cup final opponents, England.
There have been two heated Tests between the two nations since that final, with the record split one each. However, with a poor run of results to end 2022, England parted ways with coach Eddie Jones and the team has been forced to rebuild quickly, limiting expectations for their World Cup campaign.
“Pressure is an amazing thing. Who’s under pressure now? Not Argentina. Not England.
“South Africa and New Zealand are under pressure as the incumbent one and two now. South Africa, incumbent world champions.
“So, England and Argentina go into it with nothing to lose and that makes it a little bit easier for you.”
The South Africans will be full of confidence having downed the hosts who were one of the leading favourites to lift the Webb Ellis Cup in two weeks’ time.
Kirwan said it was a well-executed performance by Jacques Nienaber’s side.
“I think just their balance was way better, I’ve been critical of them in the past, sometimes using the boot too much but I think they got the mix incredibly right.
“The back three were bringing the ball back strong, their kicking game was a little bit shorter. Their first two tries came from errors from France.
“France were good early but South Africa just know how to finish those games off.
“A bit of controversy around the HIA with guys coming on and off, but that’s South Africa, they know how to use the rules and they know how to really put pressure on the opposition. So, you’ve got to say the best team won.”