Rugby Union 21/22/23 Discussion | RWC time!

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Xaviesta said:
World Rugby have banned Rassie Erasmus again, this time for 2 matches from all match day activities. At some point SARU will realise the damage he's doing to Springbok rugby and pull him into line.
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World Rugby need to make a decision on how they’re going to handle him before the World Cup if they don’t want this shite making a circus of the whole event.

His next ban after this one should be for a year. It goes against everything rugby is.

No point expecting SA rugby to do it for them. PSTD getting the maximum mitigation despite explicitly denying remorse proves that Rassie’s actions are working for them.
 
4 losses from 4 games so far on South Africa's autumn tour. You'd wonder if he spent a little less time making youtube videos and a little more time coaching, would results improve?
 
diarm said:
World Rugby need to make a decision on how they’re going to handle him before the World Cup if they don’t want this shite making a circus of the whole event.

His next ban after this one should be for a year. It goes against everything rugby is.

No point expecting SA rugby to do it for them. PSTD getting the maximum mitigation despite explicitly denying remorse proves that Rassie’s actions are working for them.
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unchanged_lineup said:
I was delighted to read this today. He's such a child.
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diarm said:
4 losses from 4 games so far on South Africa's autumn tour. You'd wonder if he spent a little less time making youtube videos and a little more time coaching, would results improve?
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It's a light punishment for what is really a 2nd indiscretion when it comes to publicly bagging referees. We all hoped he would have learnt his lesson after last year. Instead, it looks like he doesn't believe there was lesson to learn.

Teams who meet the physical and set piece challenge are well on their way to beating the Boks. Spiro Zavos would often refer to the Boks' style as ''might is right''. When ''might is right'' doesn't work, they don't have much on attack. I actually believe they might be overcoached, doing what has been drummed into them instead of what the game situation requires.
 
Georgia beat Wales in Cardiff. Humiliation. Should but probably won’t to be the end of Pivac as the WRU are a joke.
 
South Africa trounced Italy 63-21. Holy shit what a result in Cardiff. Georgia 13 Wales 12
 
Top class sledging from the Argies there, asking the Scottish lads do they want him to repeat it in Afrikaans? :lol:
 
What a try. They’ve been trying the crossfield kick all game.
 
Hmm not sure that was Marcus Smith’s call to kick it out..
 
fecking love Beirne, such a good turnover exponent for a tall man, I know he’s locking today but him and POM in the back row is a disgusting breakdown advantage
 
christy87 said:
If Munster ever get all the locks fit I imagine that’s where he would play
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There’s something special about locks who’re a threat at the breakdown as well….Itoje’s another one and it adds such a big element to their game
 
T00lsh3d said:
There’s something special about locks who’re a threat at the breakdown as well….Itoje’s another one and it adds such a big element to their game
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That’s true, but 2 locks that are 6’9 + would be a quality duo and then the crazy amount of line out options would be a coaches dream.
 
T00lsh3d said:
There’s something special about locks who’re a threat at the breakdown as well….Itoje’s another one and it adds such a big element to their game
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Young Edogbo coming through for Munster looks another specialist at it.

Some unit to try and shift off the ball, and still only 19!

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Kinda feels like Crowley needs to fine tune when he passes. In the first half, he was running into contact a lot. Now he seems to be letting the ball go too early when we have a chance to create an overlap and he's not drawing a defender.
 
unchanged_lineup said:
Kinda feels like Crowley needs to fine tune when he passes. In the first half, he was running into contact a lot. Now he seems to be letting the ball go too early when we have a chance to create an overlap and he's not drawing a defender.
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That timing and choreography will come with experience. He’ll have been holding a tackle pad most of this week and then got thrown in at the last minute.

I’d like to see him get a full week and game against either Wales or Italy in the 6N. Where he’s the main man calling the shots all week before the match.
 
diarm said:
That timing and choreography will come with experience. He’ll have been holding a tackle pad most of this week and then got thrown in at the last minute.

I’d like to see him get a full week and game against either Wales or Italy in the 6N. Where he’s the main man calling the shots all week before the match.
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There was also no chemistry between himself and JGP, probably because of what you said.
 
diarm said:
I'd like to see him get a full week and game against either Wales or Italy in the 6N. Where he’s the main man calling the shots all week before the match.
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I'd have liked people other than Sexton to get that shot after the last world cup :lol:
It's a real pity we haven't taken the short term pain back then to try to build depth at ten.
 
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