Gotta love seeing the SAfers getting pushed about in the scrum. SA looking a bit sluggish generally. If Scotland keep the tempo up...
Kriel no review was odd, seemed more obvious than some that have received reds (not that I'm saying it deserved a red).
SA don't seem to have turned up yet.
(And the ITV commentary is getting on my nerves)
Darcy butchered that overlap. We can't miss chances
There are going to be a few sore bodies tomorrow. Brutal stuff.
Definite signs of improvement from Scotland though as the half went on. I’m hopeful now of a narrow defeat rather than an utter hammering. 😀 There’s Scottish optimism for you!!
Worried about the SA scrum bench. It'll be a brutal, for Scotland, change over.
Bugger.....
Beautiful from SA!
Good try
Scotland need to up their game now. Not really in the same class as the top 4 teams based on this game.
There's not a single sub SA make that makes you think there might be a chink in the armour.
Vermeulen for Wiese.
All six front rows would easily make any other team.
Etzebeth, Mostert, Syman etc. Du Toit can play 2nd row too.
Reinach for De Klerk.
Ad infinitum.
They are offside every single time Scotland get ball.
I know you all love a 10 making no arms tackles. Finn Russell tried twice today and has hurt himself both times.
He should give Owen Farrell a ring after this match!!
Lack of plan b from Russell and his mates. SA have shut down Finn's passing game.
TBF to Russell, he's made 2 try saving tackles as well though.
Never mind TJ, better luck next time. Shame that's the end of the weekends games, oh well it's been fun, see you next weekend
Lack of plan b from Russell and his mates. SA have shut down Finn’s passing game.
Scotland could have done with George Ford 😉
Power wins out, going to be hard team to beat. I thought Scotland stuck to it well , everyone wishes they had a bench like the Saffers.
SA look very good. Its not many teams that have stopped Scotland crossing the whitewash recently. Second SA try a thing of beauty and Scotland blew the meager two chances they created
SA midfield shut down Russell very well indeed
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Never mind TJ, better luck next time. Shame that’s the end of the weekends games, oh well it’s been fun, see you next weekend
Yer Arse! You stay right here.
Enjoyable game. Found myself cheering on Scotland...which was [i]weird[/i]!
The Saffers ' medics" need to spend less time on the pitch though, giving their big boys a rest too often
Realistically that's made Scotland's world cup all but impossible. We need to win the remaining 3 games and particularly in the two coming games look for a big points differential. South Africa were deserving winners. World rugby needs to tighten up on it's procedures, the obvious head on head impact would have been a red card in many games.
You stay right here.
Got to get the tea on and walk the dog....then tucked up in bed early. Tomorrow's a school day!
@gordimhor We’ll only lose to the All Blacks or France in the quarters even if we do manage to get through, which we won’t unless we beat Ireland. Which seems unlikely.
@ratherbeintobago
I'm looking for us squeaking past Fiji and losing to Romania then beating Ireland by 12. Which will be enough to give Ireland a more difficult path to the final. It will also cause a diplomatic incident in my son's house as he's married to a Dublin woman.
I’m looking for us squeaking past Fiji and losing to Romania then beating Ireland by 12.
I don't think Fiji are in this world cup!
Are they playing both anthems at once? 🤬
That whole build up was the best I've seen Wales play in a while.
Fiji looking good, two great tries.
This is going well
Wow! They are so strong in the midfield.
This could be a long night!
Yep, the Fijian centres are terrifying
Did a flanker just burn Josh Adams? 😳
Not sure my nerves can take much more of this
Dan Biggar is such a prick!
I agree with Dan Biggar!!
Very entertaining first half 😁. Thoroughly enjoyable.
Well it's entertaining!
Dan Biggar is such a prick!
Biggar is a god imho, but maybe he needs to calm a little today.
Fiji are frighteningly good and brutally physical
As regards Fiji their performance tonight is just confirming my suspicions that Scotland were wrong to ditch Vern Cotter. Very entertaining game.
It's one of my life's dreams to see someone spark Dan Biggar out. It could well be North that does it too. Note how no one was screaming at Biggar for falling off of tackles. He's a berk who thinks he's bigger than the team.
Sadly he's not alone in the modern game - Ben Earl, Maro Itoje, Jonny Sexton, Nic White - they would all have been thumped multiple times in the past, hopefully to the point where they mended their ways.
Bigger was right, but there’s leading, and there’s shouting.
