The Springboks vs British & Irish Lions 2nd Test Thread

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:06 pm

I realise it's the game plan, but both sets of half backs deserve to be banned for bringing the game into disrepute

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:06 pm

Well this is pish.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:06 pm

ScarfaceClaw wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:04 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:02 pm Anyway for something billed as the pinnacle of the sport, this has been fucking cancerous so far
I don’t think it’s been that bad. It’s building pressure and one of these teams is going to buckle badly just after half time.

My feeling as well. First half was always going to be an arm wrestle.

I pains me to say if, but I suspect the Lions are going to have the upper hand in the second half.
They've weathered the storm, they are better conditioned, and the Boks have lost PSdT.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:06 pm

ASMO wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 3:10 pm
charltom wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 3:07 pm
ASMO wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:55 pm

If you have a laptop/pc download the NOW TV app, then download NVIDIA shadowplay, run the NOW tv app, get the game running and then press ALT Z and it will record whatever is on your screen, you can then watch it later.
I may give that a try - thanks. If it fails (or eats my laptop) then I see that Sky Sports Arena is showing it again at midnight, which I assume NowTV will allow me to watch. Talking of which, am I right to think that signing up to NOW for the first time is close to instant...?
Yep, seconds once you pay for the pass instant access

Cheers. Got it working fine, but not the Alt+Z bit - apparently I needed to have a Nvidia GPU (whatever that is)

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:08 pm

charltom wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:06 pm Cheers. Got it working fine, but not the Alt+Z bit - apparently I needed to have a Nvidia GPU (whatever that is)

It's the type of processor/chip on your graphics card. Assuming you have a card and not handled by mainboard chip.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:11 pm

Blake wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:06 pm
ScarfaceClaw wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:04 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:02 pm Anyway for something billed as the pinnacle of the sport, this has been fucking cancerous so far
I don’t think it’s been that bad. It’s building pressure and one of these teams is going to buckle badly just after half time.
My feeling as well. First half was always going to be an arm wrestle.

I pains me to say if, but I suspect the Lions are going to have the upper hand in the second half.
They've weathered the storm, they are better conditioned, and the Boks have lost PSdT.

Arm wrestle is a nice way to say brainless, braindead, one-out anti-rugby with awful discipline and even worse officiating. Yeah it's been physical. Great.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:12 pm

In contrast with last week's first half where a couple of Boks looked good, only 2 Boks have impressed me this half, Kolisi and De Allende. Mapimpi has also been good actually.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:12 pm

Ronan taking 5 minutes out from his pint to give us a few thoughts.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:12 pm

The Lions' superior fitness may prove the difference.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:13 pm

Blake wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:12 pm In contrast with last week's first half where a couple of Boks looked good, only 2 Boks have impressed me this half, Kolisi and De Allende. Mapimpi has also been good actually.

Kolisi has been immense

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:13 pm

JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:11 pm Arm wrestle is a nice way to say brainless, braindead, one-out anti-rugby with awful discipline and even worse officiating. Yeah it's been physical. Great.

You guys are more than welcome to blink first and try to sling the ball out wide...

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:15 pm

I preferred it when we had no Lions and I paid very little attention to it. Awful, awful stuff. The circus surrounding it is tedious as fuck.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:15 pm

Sards wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:13 pm
Blake wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:12 pm In contrast with last week's first half where a couple of Boks looked good, only 2 Boks have impressed me this half, Kolisi and De Allende. Mapimpi has also been good actually.
Kolisi has been immense

Best performance from him in 3 years at least.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:15 pm

Bit of Paul Simon playing in the background.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:15 pm

Sarra's outfit is a fucking disgrace, have these valley girls no style

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:15 pm

Blake wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:13 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:11 pm Arm wrestle is a nice way to say brainless, braindead, one-out anti-rugby with awful discipline and even worse officiating. Yeah it's been physical. Great.
You guys are more than welcome to blink first and try to sling the ball out wide...

Listen, if you're happy with your team's approach then great, I'm glad you're enjoying it. Personally I'd be raging about how fucking stupid they are at times, but as long as big blokes are running into each other then that's the best we can hope for, I guess

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:16 pm

JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:11 pm Arm wrestle is a nice way to say brainless, braindead, one-out anti-rugby with awful discipline and even worse officiating. Yeah it's been physical. Great.

Lucky for the organisers there is no crowd or they'd be paying out 100% refunds for misrepresentation.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:16 pm

ASMO wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:15 pm Sarra's outfit is a fucking disgrace, have these valley girls no style

If Habana had pulled out some chips then I think he was in with a shout there.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:18 pm

To be honest, this stop start is playing into the Saffers hands , it is taking their lack of match fitness out of the equation. This game will be won or lost from the bench

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:19 pm

Half time stats are incredible. SA 74m in total, Lions 44.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:19 pm

JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:15 pm
Blake wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:13 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:11 pm Arm wrestle is a nice way to say brainless, braindead, one-out anti-rugby with awful discipline and even worse officiating. Yeah it's been physical. Great.
You guys are more than welcome to blink first and try to sling the ball out wide...
Listen, if you're happy with your team's approach then great, I'm glad you're enjoying it. Personally I'd be raging about how fucking stupid they are at times, but as long as big blokes are running into each other then that's the best we can hope for, I guess

It's moneyball. It's often not pretty, but statistically the tactic applied in each section of the field is the highest probably play for either accumulating points, or preventing your opponent from accumulating points.

When you are fighting to keep the series alive, you don't care what it looks like as long as you win.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:19 pm

ASMO wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:15 pm Sarra's outfit is a fucking disgrace, have these valley girls no style

She can wear what she likes tbf.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:20 pm

Hogg has had a bit of a stinker today I'm afraid

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:20 pm

Hogg needs to step up or he's getting the hook for...ah.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:21 pm

JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:20 pm Hogg has had a bit of a stinker today I'm afraid

Yeah, below his best for sure.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:21 pm

Blake wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:19 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:15 pm
Blake wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:13 pm

You guys are more than welcome to blink first and try to sling the ball out wide...
Listen, if you're happy with your team's approach then great, I'm glad you're enjoying it. Personally I'd be raging about how fucking stupid they are at times, but as long as big blokes are running into each other then that's the best we can hope for, I guess
It's moneyball. It's often not pretty, but statistically the tactic applied in each section of the field is the highest probably play for either accumulating points, or preventing your opponent from accumulating points.

When you are fighting to keep the series alive, you don't care what it looks like as long as you win.

Okay so no worries about the penalty count or the multiple occasions players have lost their heads or the fact that neither side has barely made a metre

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:21 pm

Kolbe wets the bed again under a high ball.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:21 pm

Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:20 pm Hogg needs to step up or he's getting the hook for...ah.

He looks like he’s lost a yard or two of pace as well.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:23 pm

ScarfaceClaw wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:21 pm
Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:20 pm Hogg needs to step up or he's getting the hook for...ah.
He looks like he’s lost a yard or two of pace as well.

Eating too many doves.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:23 pm

Good to see the Irish and English on PR suggesting Hogg is killing all the back moves. What fucking back moves you pathetic lunatics. There is zero bloody space for anyone to do a thing and Hogg has done no better or worse that any of the other backs and is at least looking for work.

Duff has actually suggested that Hogg and VdM should get hooked at half time and replaced with Farrell and Daly. The sheer stupidity is bloody hilarious.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:23 pm

That's a super try.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:24 pm

Someone should tell south Africa that trying to make space and play some attacking rugby would be a mistake. They've blinked first. And scored.

Promising start.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:24 pm

Time to sub Hogg

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:24 pm

Blackmac wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:23 pm Good to see the Irish and English on PR suggesting Hogg is killing all the back moves. What fucking back moves you pathetic lunatics. There is zero bloody space for anyone to do a thing and Hogg has done no better or worse that any of the other backs and is at least looking for work.

Duff has actually suggested that Hogg and VdM should get hooked at half time and replaced with Farrell and Daly. The sheer stupidity is bloody hilarious.

He's dropped two high balls and missed a tackle in the last 5min. The criticism is valid.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:24 pm

beautiful little kick from Pollard for the try....damn...

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:25 pm

Blackmac wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:23 pm Good to see the Irish and English on PR suggesting Hogg is killing all the back moves. What fucking back moves you pathetic lunatics. There is zero bloody space for anyone to do a thing and Hogg has done no better or worse that any of the other backs and is at least looking for work.

Duff has actually suggested that Hogg and VdM should get hooked at half time and replaced with Farrell and Daly. The sheer stupidity is bloody hilarious.

We're talking about his core full back skills, not his skillz.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:25 pm

Oooooh. Speed the ball up from snail pace and guess what happens.

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:25 pm

Blackmac wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:23 pm Good to see the Irish and English on PR suggesting Hogg is killing all the back moves. What fucking back moves you pathetic lunatics. There is zero bloody space for anyone to do a thing and Hogg has done no better or worse that any of the other backs and is at least looking for work.

Duff has actually suggested that Hogg and VdM should get hooked at half time and replaced with Farrell and Daly. The sheer stupidity is bloody hilarious.

Mate, you spend far too long worrying about what other nations' posters say about Scottish players on another forum. Hogg has been bad though, he's made some poor decisions on when to run and been turned over and he's barely gotten near the ball in the air, he's having a very poor game so far

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:25 pm

Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:25 pm

Blackmac wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:23 pm Good to see the Irish and English on PR suggesting Hogg is killing all the back moves. What fucking back moves you pathetic lunatics. There is zero bloody space for anyone to do a thing and Hogg has done no better or worse that any of the other backs and is at least looking for work.

Duff has actually suggested that Hogg and VdM should get hooked at half time and replaced with Farrell and Daly. The sheer stupidity is bloody hilarious.

Farrell and Daly. Fk me. I thought I was half cut.