Springboks

[Smuts]

@pakman said in Springboks:

@Smuts Perhaps balances out Pollard at 10?

Reckon so. Because lord knows before Am established himself during the first World Cup run Faf, DDA & Kriel weren’t exactly producing champagne rugby.

[Smuts]

@pakman said in Springboks:

One for the WLRAS:

Taking that intercept and almost skinning the fastest rugby player on earth is why he has double the World Cups of the next best test 15.

[nostrildamus]

@Smuts said in Springboks:

Taking that intercept and almost skinning the fastest rugby player on earth is why he has double the World Cups of the next best test 15.

That makes no sense.
And he's no Ben Smith from accounts.

[Mr Fish]

Le Roux was very much the playmaker in the recent successful Springboks sides - the number of touches he'd have from 15 was pretty outrageous. Not necessarily a better player than a Ben Smith etc, but exactly what South Africa has needed.

[Smuts]

@nostrildamus said in Springboks:

@Smuts said in Springboks:

Taking that intercept and almost skinning the fastest rugby player on earth is why he has double the World Cups of the next best test 15.

That makes no sense.
And he's no Ben Smith from accounts.

You’re right. Unfair to compare Willie to Smith with his solitary RWC trophy

[nostrildamus]

@Smuts said in Springboks:

@nostrildamus said in Springboks:

@Smuts said in Springboks:

Taking that intercept and almost skinning the fastest rugby player on earth is why he has double the World Cups of the next best test 15.

That makes no sense.
And he's no Ben Smith from accounts.

You’re right. Unfair to compare Willie to Smith with his solitary RWC trophy

Both you and Willie might not think rugby is a team game but I bet Ben Smith does!

[Smuts]

You’re right! Mr. Smith needed the best AB team of all time to bag his winners’ medal…

[Bones]

@Smuts said in Springboks:

You’re right! Mr. Smith needed the best AB team of all time to bag his winners’ medal…

To be fair, Willie did it with the best team(s) in the history of world rugby ever ever.

[Smuts]

Hadn’t thought of it like that @Bones but I’m prepared to be convinced. Go on.

[OomPB]

@Smuts Had a lucky draw.

[Bones]

@Smuts said in Springboks:

Hadn’t thought of it like that @Bones but I’m prepared to be convinced. Go on.

You're welcome

[nostrildamus]

@Smuts said in Springboks:

That makes no sense.
And he's no Ben Smith from accounts.

You’re right. Unfair to compare Willie to Smith with his solitary RWC trophy

If by that logic Sam Whitelock is twice the player Victor Matfield could ever be, I'd almost let you have that one.