AI Matches W2: Sat 5; Ita v Sam - Sco v Fij - Wal v NZ - Ire v SA - Fra v Aus : Sun; Eng v Arg

[Slick]

Just saw that on Bernol. Good luck with that. He'll win you 1 in 5 with a magic display when it all comes off and serve up a load of random sh*t for the rest. The game is littered with "genius" players who were terrible FHs because they simply did not have the brains, game management or temperament to be there. It's simply not a role suited for mavericks (if any role is at all in rugby these days): Spencer, Henson, Hook, Michalak........

Ntamack is another except he doesn't even serve up the flair these days.

Thanks for the heads up

Touche

[westport]

Doddie to make an appearance on Sunday

[Enzedder]

Caleb Clarke can break the lines ok but he doesn't have a defensive braincell in his head and just doesn't know where to be at times.

Ain't that the fucking truth. And even when he does break the line, he's more likely to fall over himself/get bundled into touch/drop the ball than to actually do something constructive. He's utter gash, and the sooner he gets dumped the better.

So weird that we have Shaun Stevenson available and yet we go with Clarke.

[Kiwias]

Is it too much to hope that Foster will play his strongest team for two matches in a row?

[Sards]

Marseille:

15 – Willie le Roux (Toyota Verblitz) – 80 caps, 65 pts (13t)
14 – Cheslin Kolbe (Toulon) – 21 caps, 53 pts (10t, 1p)
13 – Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) – 57 caps, 60 pts (12t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 67 caps, 45 pts (9t)
11 – Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) – 4 caps, 15 pts (3t)
10 – Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 24 caps, 22 pts (1t, 4c, 3p)
9 – Faf de Klerk (Canon Eagles) – 43 caps, 25 pts (5t)

8 – Jasper Wiese (Leicester Tigers) – 19 caps, 5 pts (1t)
7 – Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) – 65 caps, 15 pts (3t)
6 – Siya Kolisi (captain, Cell C Sharks) – 72 caps, 40 pts (8t)
5 – Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 60 caps, 15 pts (3t)
4 – Eben Etzebeth (Cell C Sharks) – 107 caps, 15 pts (3t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 55 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 – Bongi Mbonambi (Cell C Sharks) – 53 caps, 55 pts (11t)
1 – Ox Nche (Cell C Sharks) – 16 caps, 0 pts

Replacements:

16 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 56 caps, 65 pts (13t)
17 – Steven Kitshoff (DHL Stormers) – 68 caps, 5 pts (1t)
18 – Vincent Koch (unattached) – 39 caps, 0 pts
19 – Marvin Orie (DHL Stormers) – 8 caps, 0 pts
20 – Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 28 caps, 15 pts (3t)
21 – Cobus Reinach (Montpellier) – 22 caps, 40 pts (8t)
22 – Manie Libbok (DHL Stormers) – uncapped
23 – Makazole Mapimpi (Cell C Sharks) – 34 caps, 110 pts (22t

[Sards]

Ai tog. NIENABER will not learn. Some good changes like Willie staring and Reinach on the bench.....but the elephant is still in the room. Reinach and Faf there to kick for poles

[Grandpa]

Is it too much to hope that Foster will play his strongest team for two matches in a row?

I don't think he will because he will be targeting the England game and will want players fresh...

Then again, who knows with Foster.

[Sards]

So a 5 to 3 split on the bench.
Roos sacrificed to keep Willemse at 10 and have cover on the bench.

Roos should have been sent to SA A

[sturginho]

Top marks to the commentary

[Torquemada 1420]

Ai tog. NIENABER will not learn. Some good changes like Willie staring and Reinach on the bench.....but the elephant is still in the room. Reinach and Faf there to kick for poles

https://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/test-mat ... tory.shtml

[OomStruisbaai]

Ai tog. NIENABER will not learn. Some good changes like Willie staring and Reinach on the bench.....but the elephant is still in the room. Reinach and Faf there to kick for poles

https://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/test-mat ... tory.shtml

[Kiwias]

Is it too much to hope that Foster will play his strongest team for two matches in a row?

I don't think he will because he will be targeting the England game and will want players fresh...

Then again, who knows with Foster.

Three hard matches in a row is standard in the knockout stages of RWC and we usually stick with our best team for those, so now would be an ideal time to replicate that in team selection.

[assfly]

Roos should have been sent to SA A

Him and AE are part of the why the fuck am I here club

[Grandpa]

Is it too much to hope that Foster will play his strongest team for two matches in a row?

I don't think he will because he will be targeting the England game and will want players fresh...

Then again, who knows with Foster.

Three hard matches in a row is standard in the knockout stages of RWC and we usually stick with our best team for those, so now would be an ideal time to replicate that in team selection.

They said that last year... and we got knocked out in the semi final... and lost the third place play off to France...