From what I can read is that the main culprits are those hardly mentioned and those who come up consistently. Looks like PSDT was beaten on several occasions. But don't mistaken pressure for missed tackles. Sometimes the boks get the players to rush, which often result in players getting stepped.
But the team that played on Saturday is definitely no longer fit to where the bok jersey. I was really disappointed in the following players.
Wiese, he had no impact on the game. Dropped balls, missed tackles etc.
Willemse just don't seem to be able to catch or control the game tactically, still does his stupid tap dance when running with the ball.
Lood. he as nowhere. Just didn't show up and shouldn't where the bok jumper when we have Jean Klein and RG Snyman
Mostert, or Tosstert. How many times do we have to call for this guy to go. He has not value other than getting around the park.
Bongi, started the week before and was poor yet again. Marx makes a massive impact on the game. He should be starting. Bongi should not even wear the bok jumper too old and passed it.
Flab Malherbe, everyone keeps going on about him, but our scrums was really poor on Saturday. He always looks out of breath.
Kwagga, not a starter, didn't see him all game until the last 5 min
Vermeulen, got the team to calm down and play better but not so great in open play.
Dud, still has value, but time for AE to be promoted.
Am. 2nd test that he is half asleep, haven't showed his form
Mpimpi, should definitely be dropped, a Rassie favourite, but we have better wingers and Moodie should take his place. Arendse on the bench or rotating with Kolbe
Willie, still our best back when it comes to distribution. He didn't do much wrong, but got exposed a few times. Wonder if Moodie should shift to 15, he is tall and strong enough to deal with the like of Frizzle. Reminds me a lot Isreal Folau
What I'm saying, most of the 2019 boks are past and the ones that are suppose to be the next generation is not performing. Willemse should not be a bok 10, he needs to play in 1 position for a few seasons and be the best, not there on his utility or potential.
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0.40 Wiese knocks on after a good run. First scrum, no Bok pressure.
1.50 Willie fields and kicks….Faf the only pursuer, stepped by Jordan who makes 20 metres. All the other Bok backs are nowhere.
1.59 Frizell waltzes past Lomp, stopped by a terrific Willie tackle.
2.41 Kwagga intercepts…we kick deep, Telea beats the onrushing Mostert
3.12 Jordan regathers Mo’unga’s high kick . Dud Allende misses his tackle.
4.21 Dud Allende lays off Barrett who throws a long pass to Jordan. Willie brings him down but momentum flings him sideways. Jordan was covered by Mapimpi who fixated on shoving Ioane. He gets up and skins Dud Allende….Smith trots over.
9.00 Unclear penalty Mo’unga converts
10.18 Willemse knocks a poor Barrett cross kick…he never took the space, hung back.
11.25 Kitshoff penalized for a down knee, the ABs in control of the scrum
12.15 Mapimpi drops another high kick.
14.15 Multiple AB phases…a chip through is gathered by Barrett.. Ball comes back to Jordan, he finds a gap between Bongi and Malherbe, ball is worked to Frizell who beats Kolbe and runs over Willie
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After this point the rest of the game is even. We lost this match in the first 16 minutes
17.40 Disastrous lineout throw in knocked by Wiese. But a high tackle gives the Boks a chance to put it out near the 22. Ball comes to Dud who runs straight into the first defender
20.20 Ioane pick and goes…Dud Allende actually is alert, makes a good tackle and helps Boks make a turnover. They put together 8 or so phases with good runs by Am and Mostert. Dud Allende is muscled backwards but the Boks have a penalty. Our maul goes nowhere.
25.50 Resultant scrum sees the usual Dud Allende crash ball, Bok go through several phases and finally kick in goal where Kolbe seems to have scored …disallowed on what the commentators call a 50/50 call.
26.30 Dud Allende knocks on the dropout. Scrum, de Klerk snatches the ball and Mostert resets.
27.00 clear AB knock on off high ball
30.00 Lomp misses his lineout ball…Boks lose 20 metres and possession.
32.00 Boks actually gain ascendancy and a scrum penalty….one productive phase and Wiese carries again. Sam Cane snatches the ball from a suspiciously offside position. But Eben lucky not to get a neck role penalty.
33.50 Superb quick lineout feed from Mostert. Lomp fails to place the ball and NZ regains but penalized for not moving off the down ball…Boks get 3 points.
36.00 Smith passes into retreating Malherbe…ABs get 3points.
38.00 Faf fields a Beauden clearance, feeds Willie who feeds Kolbe on the touchline. He is isolated and brought down by 2 ABs…the bal is vulnerable but Mostert gets there and clears out. Saved a turnover, fans just don’t see these contributions.
40 Willemse steps a few tackles (commentators call him Mapimpi for about the third time) …ball now goes to the real Mapimpi who is grabbed around the head…penalty into the corner, but the maul is stopped. Etzebeth over the line, video ref calls it off because of a Lomp neck roll.
40.5 Beauden waltzes around Lomp who is showing the energy of a man unconcerned with the conflict.
41 Once again Willemse is short taking the high ball, NZ recover and find touch 15 metres from the Bokline. ABs maul it up and Jordan takes the resulting ball and carves past Dud and Bongi. Kolbe brings him down to stop the threat.
43 Marx, Snyman Dud Toit and eventually Vermeulen come on.
44 Faf jumps up to intercept ball….lucky not to get a penalty.
47 Bok scrum splinters the ABs and from the penalty Faf misses touch. Lack of quality kickers hurt us in this game.
49 AB props looking stressed as another scrum goes down, NZ kick ahead and the Boks have the ball…a decent grubber by Dud Allende well handled by NZ. Dud Toit splattered at the ruck. ‘Great run by Pieter Steph du Toit’ says the commentator a phase later, but he made 2 metres and was brought down by the first tackler…nobody gets more hype.
51 Bok penalty Faf injured and Williams comes on. First maul is stopped but NZ reached with hands on ground leads to another penalty. Great maul sees Marx over. Kolbe lands the conversion.
55 The Boks pass the ball deep in their 22 and affect a fine clearance.
56.30 Dud Toit penalized for falling over the ruck after contesting a few before.
58 Kwagga penalized at the ruck…3 points NZ with a fine Mo’unga kick.
61 Dud Toit takes a lineout ball and offloads well in a resulting phase
62 After a few urgent phases with Snyman making a superb offload, Willie sends a brilliant skip pass to Kolbe who takes off over Mo’unga to score. Kolbe’ s kick hits the post.
63 The score is now 23 to 15, the Boks are in the game and least at parity, probably better. What happened? Two minutes later Dud Toit is overpowered at the ruck and the Boks have to hold …penalty. The ABs go through a lot of phases. Papali’i beats Dud Toit and few passes later Barrett finds Jordan with a perfect kick, Mo’unga converts. Game over.
70 Boks regain the ball from the kickoff and Marx puts them on the front foot by actually breaking a tackle. Momentum killed with a turnover. The Boks get the ball back but Libbok gets himself isolated and held up.
74 Thomas the tank blown up for hinging.
76 Mo’unga scores from a scrum on the blindside. Savea picks up the ball at the base and it’s looking like Dud won’t get him. Willemse pinches in, but the ball goes to Mo’unga who beats Willemse on the outside. There were 4 Bok defenders and 2 ABs beat them from a set piece.
78 From the kickoff Caleb Clarke waltzes round Dud Toit as if he was a lock….the Boks get the ball back and Dud Allende tries to tractor, but is stripped by Jordie Barrett. Mo’unga runs into Dud Toit and after one more phase Kwagga picks up a ball outside the ruck, he beats 5 defenders to get the ball down.
80 Kolbe breaks out but has no support runners, ball shuffled into touch.