2018 June Internationals
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@mikethesnow Hmmm, they had to make some last minute replacements though. Aki, Piutau and McGinty suddenly unavailable.
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And a fitting end to a great performance and Vito goes over
Lobbe with the conversion
England 45 - 63 Barbarians
And that's a wrap.
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Regardless of what stage of the season and which 23 you field, conceding 63 points has to be a very low point for England.
Jones got a lot of work to do this Summer.
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Thankfully some honest talk from Ford
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4 losses on the bounce for Eddie's England
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@mikethesnow Like I said England appear to be going backwards under Eddie
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@shadowtrooper said in 2018 June Internationals:
@mikethesnow Like I said England appear to be going backwards under Eddie
Picking out of form / past it players doesn't help.
Robshaw off the pace badly.
And Hartley can fuck off too.
If it wasn't for those three early tries we would have won.
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With the horseshit spouted by the English commentators, Eddie, Hartley and Daly is Alistair Campbell on board with England?
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Don't want to be the grammar police Eddie, but please replace 'The Barbarians were a very experienced team' with the 'scratch Barbarians team playing their first game together had a lot of experience '
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Thought Ashton had a decent game, pretty much screaming "pick me, pick me" to Eddie, Brown was pretty anonymous
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@hooroo bit harsh, I reckon the Boks are on tier way up.
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Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus unveiled the first look at his plans for this coming international season as he named a squad of 43 for the four winter tests in June, naming no less than 17 uncapped players in his first squad.
The Springbok squad for the June internationals (in order of name, position, franchise, test caps, points):
Forwards (24):
Nizaam Carr (loose forward, DHL Stormers, 5, 0)
Bismarck du Plessis (hooker, Montpellier, France, 79, 55 - 11t)
Dan du Preez (loose forward, Cell C Sharks, 3, 0)
Jean-Luc du Preez (loose forward, Cell C Sharks, 10, 10 - 2t)
Pieter-Steph du Toit (lock, DHL Stormers, 32, 20 - 4t)
Thomas du Toit (prop, Cell C Sharks, uncapped)
Jason Jenkins (lock, Vodacom Bulls, uncapped)
Steven Kitshoff (prop, DHL Stormers, 23, 5 - 1t)
Siya Kolisi (loose forward, DHL Stormers, 28, 20 - 4t)
Wilco Louw (prop, DHL Stormers, 5, 0)
Frans Malherbe (prop, DHL Stormers, 17, 0)
Bongi Mbonambi (hooker, DHL Stormers, 14, 5 - 1t)
Oupa Mohojé (loose forward, Toyota Cheetahs 18, 0)
Franco Mostert (lock, Emirates Lions, 18, 5 - 1t)
Tendai Mtawarira (prop, Cell C Sharks, 98, 10 - 2t)
Ox Nche (prop, Toyota Cheetahs, uncapped)
Sikhumbuzo Notshe (loose forward, DHL Stormers, uncapped)
Trevor Nyakane (prop, Vodacom Bulls, 37, 5 - 1t)
Marvin Orie (lock, Emirates Lions, uncapped)
Chiliboy Ralepelle (hooker, Cell C Sharks 23, 5 - 1t)
Kwagga Smith (loose forward, Emirates Lions, uncapped)
RG Snyman (lock, Vodacom Bulls, uncapped)
Akker van der Merwe (hooker, Cell C Sharks, uncapped)
Duane Vermeulen (loose forward, Toulon, France, 39, 10 - 2t)Backs (19):
Lukhanyo Am (centre, Cell C Sharks, 1, 0)
Curwin Bosch (utility back Cell C Sharks, 1, 0)
Damian de Allende (centre, DHL Stormers, 28, 15 - 3t)
Faf de Klerk (scrumhalf, Sale Sharks, England, 11, 0)
Robert du Preez (flyhalf, Cell C Sharks, uncapped)
Aphiwe Dyantyi (wing, Emirates Lions, uncapped)
André Esterhuizen (centre, Cell C Sharks, uncapped)
Warrick Gelant (fullback, Vodacom Bulls, 2, 5 - 1t)
Travis Ismaiel (wing, Vodacom Bulls, uncapped)
Elton Jantjies (flyhalf, Emirates Lions, 23, 203 - 2t, 38c, 39p)
Jesse Kriel (centre, Vodacom Bulls, 29, 40 - 8t)
Willie le Roux (fullback, Wasps, England, 41, 50 - 10t)
Makazole Mapimpi (wing, Cell C Sharks, uncapped)
Sibusiso Nkosi (wing, Cell C Sharks, uncapped)
Embrose Papier (scrumhalf, Vodacom Bulls, uncapped)
Handré Pollard (flyhalf, Vodacom Bulls, 26, 218 - 3t, 37c, 40p, 3d)
Frans Steyn (utility back, Montpellier, France, 56, 132 - 10t, 5c, 21p, 3d)
Ivan van Zyl (scrumhalf, Vodacom Bulls, uncapped)
Cameron Wright (scrumhalf, Cell C Sharks, uncapped)https://www.supersport.com/rugby/news/180526_17_uncapped_players_for_Boks
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@taniwharugby said in 2018 June Internationals:
@hooroo bit harsh, I reckon the Boks are on tier way up.
I thought they got pumped last year? I just haven't seen much of them this year to compare
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Will be interesting to see how the European based players slot in to the group as a whole, given SA fisheads seem to be desperately trying to squash Kilauea-type proportion of race issues which appear lava-like in their ability to de-rail.
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@hooroo said in 2018 June Internationals:
@taniwharugby said in 2018 June Internationals:
@hooroo bit harsh, I reckon the Boks are on tier way up.
I thought they got pumped last year? I just haven't seen much of them this year to compare
Springboks last year:
June series:
v France: 37 - 14 W
v France: 37 - 15 W
v France: 35 - 12 WTRC:
v Argentina: 37 - 15 W
v Argentina: 23 - 41 W
v Australia: 23 - 23 D
v New Zealand: 57 - 0 L
v Australia: 27 - 27 D
v New Zealand: 24 - 25 LNovember tour:
v Ireland: 38 - 3 L
v France: 17 - 18 W
v Italy: 6 - 35 W
v Wales: 24 - 22 L -
What annoyed me about the game was the incessant fanboi-isms of the dreary comms team - ohhhh look at Radradra, how he can offload, what a fantastic play, blah farkin blah....
Do they not watch any rugby on telly in England? If they watched any SR, or French Top 14 they would note offloads, carries, tackles, and - yes - defence - of this calibre and quality throughout the comps. Just really fuckin irritating we have to put up with this shit. You would think all Eddie has to do is draft in a load of Fijians - and presto, all England woes are automatically fixed.
