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Nah he kicked it.

Why the fuck did Faf kick it !!

Ah well. Well done Springboks I guess.

Had really high hopes for this French team but it’s going to be another thrilling SA vs NZ once they’ve swiped the two comedy semi finalists out of the way.

Holy. Shit. My bloody nerves

Wow, wow ,wow

Well fuck

SA going to won another RWC.

Next week will be ugly

Two heart-stopping finishes in two days. Not good for an old bugger like me.

Not rolling away.

Fuck yeah

France totally lost their composure in that second half. Great game though.

Great game - sad for France but SA keep on delivering as does SH. We've no chance next week. Not a hope.

Ah well okeef screwed us in all rucks. We didn't have an answer

If we'd swapped opponents, there'd be two NH sides in the semis.

Ah well .....

What a game. Different ref might well have been a different outcome. Constantly shouted at the saffers two or three times to stop what they were doing at it slowed down the French attack as they planned. But if you can do it, why wouldn’t you.

The two evening semifinals were a different level of rugby to the two afternoon games.

Congrats Saffers.

An epic match, and had to dig so deep !!

Cancer of rugby are going to win another World Cup. FFS.

Ymx wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:53 pm Why the fuck did Faf kick it !!

I thought they were just going to have a few crashes and then kick out... like everyone does in those situations! "Here, France, have one last crack."

Sadly, they were apparently out of steam. Had no ideas ... though I reckon there was some ops to go wide a few times. Sorry to see France go out. :(

The Boks find a way to win a sudden-death game yet again. They're such a great tournament side.

Hard luck, France.

fishfoodie wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:55 pm If we'd swapped opponents, there'd be two NH sides in the semis.

Ah well .....

You can thank Bin for the pool win

England the only NH team and the only unbeated team left

ScarfaceClaw wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:56 pm Cancer of rugby are going to win another World Cup. FFS.

You sour grape

Kolbe's charge-down of that conversion attempt was the difference.

tc27 wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:57 pm England the only NH team and the only unbeated team left

Hard luck France. What a quarterfinal.

Bok bevok.

Kiwias wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:57 pm Kolbe's charge-down of that conversion attempt was the difference.

I'd love to see that on the wide angle

Just gutted for the French. The idea that England carry NH hopes is just laughable.

tc27 wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:57 pm England the only NH team and the only unbeated team left

It would be a massive choke if England don’t win it from here!

Sandstorm wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:57 pm

ScarfaceClaw wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:56 pm Cancer of rugby are going to win another World Cup. FFS.

You sour grape

Agreed. Some brilliant through play there by the Boks, getting the ball deep into France territory. Nothing cancerous about that. Deserved the win.

The non penalising Eben for that deliberate knock on. In the first half was key the first SA try was a 14 point effort

Well done Saffers, well done. Couldn’t have been a more South African display, belligerent fuckers.

Genuinely the worst reffing display I have seen at this level but don’t think it favoured any team really, just unacceptable though.

Full semis coming up but the final should be a cracker.

You’ve got to laugh at us NH’ers really. Talk ourselves up but when push come to shove the SH come through

Openside wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:59 pm The non penalising Eben for that deliberate knock on. In the first half was key the first SA try was a 14 point effort

Nope. You can catch an intercept or knock it back. As Etsebeth did.

Knock it on and it’s a pen.

On the up side, Scotland have just qualified for the Euros!

Are they South Africa or rugby athletes of South Africa like the Russians being russian Olympic committee?

Ref was outstanding again.

Openside wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:59 pm The non penalising Eben for that deliberate knock on. In the first half was key the first SA try was a 14 point effort

Very clearly went to slap it backwards.

He did it knock it on at the ruck toward the end when it squirted out the side for SA to regather, mind.

Gutted France lost that, losing Ntamack ultimately the thing that torpedoed their chances in this tournament. Love how they play the game and would've really enjoyed watching them play England. Instead we get the worst team in the world to play against. Great.

I suppose a NZ-SA final has some merit but blech.

Holy fuck what a game! It was like watching a RWC final. At least as good as the AB/Ire quarters.

Any of these 3 teams deserves the title. Pity 2 of them had to view out.

A NZ/SA final or a Fra/Ire final would've been fitting and a fair reflection of the top tier nations in rugby right now.

So is anyone going to snap up Shaun Edwards after this?

Kingsley Jones probably needs a defence coach in Canada.

Kolisi is an incredible human

What a game. So many spectacular scenes.

Really feel sorry for France, commiserations.

ScarfaceClaw wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:56 pm Cancer of rugby are going to win another World Cup. FFS.

Don't write South Africa off just yet.