Springboks v Pumas 2 - 21 August
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Great post, well said
@smuts said in Springboks v Pumas 2 - 21 August:
@sidbarret what is this strange feeling? Don’t have much experience of it, so I’m not sure but can it be good coaching?
Rassienaber are the first post isolation coaches whose technical coaching is showing steady skill improvement on the field. Mapimpi is one example. His aerial work now is unrecognizable from his debut. Wiese has got steadily better every game in the jersey. That’s unprecedented. Even our best bok coaches didn’t noticeably improve their players skills. In fact, the handful of players I can think of whose skills developed after bok selection did it outside the bok environment. Monty worked on his place kicking in Wales, Duane added a turnover and passing game just to force his way into contention and Bismarck went supernova to displace Smit. And that’s about it.
There selections have largely been terrific. The only debatable area is loosies where they have ignored local players (like Roos, Louw and the Pumas’ Engelbrecht that all look handy) in favour of Wiese and the warmed up sack of rancid horse jizz masquerading as Elstadt. Given Rassie’s subtlety as a player it’s weird they’re preferring PEP stores’ knockoff versions of Ian MacDonald/Bartmann to okes whose ceiling looks to be somewhere between Andy Aitken to Teichmann. They also haven’t identified any real backups to the first choice centres. But that’s a talent pipeline problem - it’s a historic area of weakness. I can’t remember a time when we had more than two world class midfielders. We’ve often struggled to field even one.
Add a clear, effective gameplan, built on solid systems with the odd cunning targeted strategy (and a commitment to physies opvok) and I’m feeling disoriented by the unusual feeling that we have a management team at least the equal of any of our opponents.
Can’t imagine it will last…
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@stargazer I actually had to go check the team sheet to see if Matera was on the field last week.
So to see him keep his place and Sanchez getting the boot is baffling. Didn’t seem like the problem was at pivot. In fact, I thought the Pumas’ backs did well off largely backfoot ball.
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Bit harsh that last penalty. Thought the chaser was in line with the kicker.
Argies already look a thousand times better than last weeks dross
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@bones how’s that breakdown penalty awarded to the Boks when the Bok hooker basically wrapped his arms around the ball carrier not allowing him to release the ball.
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@act-crusader said in Springboks v Pumas 2 - 21 August:
@bones how’s that breakdown penalty awarded to the Boks when the Bok hooker basically wrapped his arms around the ball carrier not allowing him to release the ball.
😂 The one with his feet about a metre behind his hips and his shoulders on the ball carrier with his arse in the air? Astonishing balance to be supporting his own weight eh!
That was swiftly followed by bok 9 kicking the ball out of puma 9s hands..."off the foot".
Who knew those gold watches were still so persuasive!
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Watching/listening to the 1/2 time analysis on a Saffa feed. It's really, really good.
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@victor-meldrew said in Springboks v Pumas 2 - 21 August:
Watching/listening to the 1/2 time analysis on a Saffa feed. It's really, really good.
Nick Mallet is a wise head.
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Pollard's kicking game is sublime today.
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Argentina saving their best rugby for minutes 79-82
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yeah, the last five minutes of the game were great to watch. (No sarcasm intended)
