My comments deal with the following players:
Those rating are mostly rubbish
I also find the Rugby 365 ratings to be good, similar to my own. It is more comprehensive than other match ratings, considering things that many armchair experts just do not consider.
Shaka Zulu was playing. Dud Toit a 9, what utter rot. Dud Toit did nothing of note. The last lineout was hardly a match winner, the match was won anyway. He was hopelessly beaten in space once, dropped a ball with the line a few metres away and conceded a penalty 2 metres from the AB line. Pablum for groupies.
Mozat stop talking shit. You admitted in the past that you do not see anything positive done by your pet hate players in oher words you do not want to see it. ,
Mike...those ratings are absolute garbage.
Wiese a 4!!!???
What is always interesting about these ratings is seeing whose errors are ignored and whose errors are highlighted.
Nortje for example made a brilliant lineout steal that saw Kolbe break through the ABs and get us one offload short of scoring. I won't mention who failed to catch that offload, and nor will the media, just like they won't mention that steal from Nortje, but they will mention his failure to secure a lineout.
Also, DDA really getting a 9!!!???
A...9...LOLZ
I'd score DDA a 9 in today's game. No problem.
I'd actually go with the most of the rankings in the OP except I'd give Siya a 10 and Ox an 8.
If Siya Kolisi didn't have a 10/10 game for you today then you're asking too much.
Okay, maybe a 9.5 because he did come off quite early.
Edit: Willie's score of 8 is a joke, should be 6 at best while Cheslin's 7 should be a 8.
Yet Mozart did not want to see any real contributions to the team by Du Toit and De Allende bcause he did not want to see it - so the rankings of both are very high by 2 independent sources, I think Wiese played like dumb muscle and very dumb indeed. He was replaced to ensure he does not give way any more penaties and another yellow card - so one has to wonder how long he will be in the squad where dumb muscle is not acceptable. Another example of dumb muscle is Esterhuizen and in the only test he played this year he got red-carded early and banned for 4 weeks - yet the posters on site think he is a great player - but totally dumb.
When Willemse returns to the Springbok squad there will be no Estehuizen in the squad anymore. They moan about the changes to be made due to age of players - but dumb Esterhuizen will be 33 when the 2027 WC comes around and for them his age is not a factor.
Rooinek agreeing with me about Le Roux is amazing as well. He made no real contribution at all during the test yesterday and his one kick he made nearly caused an AB try - only desperate defense by the Springboks preveted a try in that case.
Willie was absolutely incredible.
Thats the best I’ve seen him play in ages.
Some of those passes (besides the one in to touch) were just pure instinct and class.
We’re gonna miss him when he retires.
Kolisi should have been man of the match he had an awesome game
What exactly awed you Dave….give us some time stamps.
This moron who wrote those ratings doesn’t know the difference between shelve and shelf. And he doesn’t know a big hit when he sees one…the ‘big hit’ on Telea was awkward if anything.
The idiot who comes up with real and unlimited idiocy is Mozart and nobody else. His rugby thinking is equal to moron BS and that is why I intend not to comment on his BS in future.
If I could have a dollar for every time Mike has said he’s no longer going to comment on what Moz says………
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15 Willie le Roux
He again showed he is steady under the high ball, contrary to popular belief and almost everything that was good about the Boks reflected in his game. It was a creative masterclass and he unfairly yellow-carded for a deliberate knock-on.
8/10
14 Canan Moodie
Showed how dangerous he could be with limited opportunities – four carries for 40 metres. Chased well, but overall a quieter day than usual. He also missed four tackles.
6/10
13 Jesse Kriel
His hands was really poor – with knock-ons and stray passes. Not a good day by his usually high standards, but his 10 tackles were valuable.
6/10
12 Damian de Allende
He was a monster with the ball in hand – a match-high nine carries for 58 minutes, 10 passes (some neat touches), to go with his eight tackles.
8/10
11 Cheslin Kolbe
Very energetic and always a threat – the real magic maker. Perhaps a touch too manic at times, but still a very valuable asset.
7/10
10 Handre Pollard
His execution early on was not the greatest, but he was taking the ball to the line more often and had good variety and vision in his game. He even picked up a loose ball at a ruck. Three missed tackles.
6/10
9 Grant Williams
His service was not the quickest and done by the ref for time-wasting early on. He was also penalised at tackle and conceded a turnover.
5/10
He had a high workrate, but his control was not always 100 percent. Three missed tackles, but won a turnover at a ruck after one of those. He was also yellows-carded for a tackle off the ball and got isolated and conceded another penalty.
5/10
7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
Build a statue for this giant of a man. If his hard work, powerful charges, valuable metres and 13 tackles were not enough, he won a crucial line-out at the end to seal the win and his performance.
9/10
6 Siya Kolisi
Talk about a captain’s inning. There was a big hit on Mark Tele’a early on and a big hit on Barrett later on – taking his tackles stats into double digits. He scored the first try of the match at a crucial stage and his workrate was top shelve.
9/10
5 Ruan Nortje
Had a very ordinary start, and failed to catch a line-out ball. However, worked his way back into the game and made a match-high 16 tackles.
7/10
4 Eben Etzebeth
His workrate was immense and he completed 14 tackles – offset by the four he missed. By his standards, it was a mixed bag.
6/10
3 Frans Malherbe
He was powerful in the scrums, but outside of that his workrate was ordinary – just four tackles and no carries.
5/10
2 Bongi Mbonambi
Like the entire front row, he was powerful in the scrums, but his line-out throws were not good enough and in the first-half was at only 78 percent. Was isolated and conceded a penalty after a powerful run.
5/10
1 Ox Nche
Powerful scrums, some strong carries and a number of dominant tackle. The most productive player in the starting front row.
6/10
Replacements:
16 Malcolm Marx (on for Mbonambi – 45 min)
Made an immediate impact and scored the match-winning try. He changed the momentum of the game with some strong carries and big hits on defence. The Bok line-out also improved when he came on.
9/10
17 Gerhard Steenekamp (on for Nche – 53 min)
He conceded a crucial breakdown penalty and his workrate was not good enough.
5/10
18 Vincent Koch (on for Malherbe – 52 min)
Strong in the scrums, but struggled to get into the game – making little ground with his four carries and only completed four tackles.
6/10
19 Kwagga Smith (on for Kolisi – 55 min)
Another player who was rather quiet by his usual standards. Had the occasional burst of energy.
6/10
20 Elrigh Louw (on for Wiese – 52 min)
Incredible workrate to get back on defence and help his team. Made some strong carries and got isolated in tackle one tackle – conceding a penalty.
6/10
21 Jaden Hendrikse (on for Williams – 59 min)
Brought some much-needed tempo with his service at the base of the set pieces and rucks. His kicking was also much more effective.
7/10
22 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (on for Pollard – 52 min)
A bit more fluency on attack. However, his execution was not flawless. He missed two crucial kicks. Some impressive numbers with ball in hand .
6/10
23 Lukhanyo Am (on for Moodie – 45 min)
He was in need of a gallop and it showed when he was out of position on defence and left space out wide. He will improve with more game time.
5/10