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Rugby (6N, Rugby Championship, IRB 7s, etc.)

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I liked Hougaard at scrumhalf. Would like to see him attack a little more but a solid first start on the big stage.

I think England played almost as well as possible and the Boks still have room to play better. Tough tour for the Rose.
 
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RugbyBuck;2166128; said:
I liked Hougaard at scrumhalf. Would like to see him attack a little more but a solid first start on the big stage.

I think England played almost as well as possible and the Boks still have room to play better. Tough tour for the Rose.
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The English played like goats for pretty much the entire first half.

SA were guilty of complacency and showboating - they thought they were on course for 50 points and that allowed England back into it.
 
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I meant that I thought the English played about as well as they would be able to on this tour. I wasn't suggesting that they actually played particularly well.

Didn't watch any rugby this weekend but it appears that while the Ireland and Wales matches were much closer, the results were the same. Looks like England started slow again, made a run and still lost.

Looking forward to a "Thoughts from C-Deck" type of rundown from Steve19 after this Saturday's match.
 
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JackBauer;2167661; said:
The English played like goats for pretty much the entire first half.

SA were guilty of complacency and showboating - they thought they were on course for 50 points and that allowed England back into it.
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England were flattered by a late score in the closing minutes of the first test that hid the 16-5 drubbing in the half. They got blown out in the first half. Don't forget "player of the match" Pieterse's knock-on from one meter out and only daylight ahead that stifled another second half try. The ankle injury also made several "automatic" kicks become wide misses.

That said, Jack speaks truth. England were much more complete in the second half and can take away satisfaction in pushing the Bok scrum around. Pieterse almost had the game-clinching try go begging, if an English hand was just 0.1 seconds quicker getting below it.

I'll try to post from the game this week. I have good seats! I'll be the guy in the Block O sweatshirt!
 
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Bleed S & G;2168968; said:
Shipped today, from the reviews I read this one (while incomplete) is the best next-gen game going.. anyone played it here?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?0JvbYWqhgf0
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This actually looks fun..29.99 on Steam..might have to pick it up this weekend.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1U6XM0RGew&feature=relmfu"]Rugby Challenge Gameplay Trailer - YouTube[/ame]
 
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Let's see, on the positive side, Port Elizabeth has a nice stadium.

It was raining and cold with swirling winds gusting above 40km/hr. Both teams played error filled games. England decided to use the wind and must have kicked moremthan 50 up and unders.


Morne Steyn missed three easy kicks and two others he should have had. The refs missed an obstruction that led to an England score in the 69th minute but otherwise were okay. The crowd booed him the last ten minutes as he inexplicably kicked te ball away when the Boks had momentum and field position within the 22 meter line.

Boks blew this one, playing to not lose, blowing kicks and handling the ball very badly indeed: 14-14 draw.
 
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I would never have thought that Scotland would have the most successful summer tour. I'll be wearing my thistle jersey rather than my shamrock after the beating NZ put on the Irish Saturday.

Southern Hemisphere Tour results:

England: 0-2-1 to South Africa (outplayed and didn't show much offensively but not destroyed);

Ireland: 0-3 to NZ (a loss, a deceptively and excruciatingly close loss, followed by abject destruction);

Wales: 0-3 to Australia (loss, close loss that could've/should've been won but for lack of discipline, close loss that could've/should've been won but for lack of discipline);

France: 1-1 to Argentina (split against a solid, international quality side);

Scotland: 3-0 winning over Australia, Fiji, and Samoa (although Samoa was close).

Should be a fantastic Tri-Nations tournament.
 
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