MOMozart
Captain49,914 posts
MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
11 Oct 2018, 16:04#2
Two comments from Venter:
'However, instead of playing multi-phase rugby the Bok strategy was to kick the ball into the corners. The chips and grubbers from Faf de Klerk, Handré Pollard and Willie le Roux throughout the match weren't actually exits; they were semi-attacking kicks. South Africa kicked the ball on the All Blacks' 10-metre line, with the whole plan being to change direction.'
.....exactly what some of us, a small minority of us, have been saying.
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'I'm sure Erasmus will acknowledge the substitutions he made were not well thought out. In the final 10 minutes of the match, the Springboks made five substitutions compared to the All Blacks' one permanent switch.
In the 73rd minute, Embrose Papier replaced De Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi swapped with Malcolm Marx and Tendai Mtawarira came on for Steven Kitshoff with six minutes to play. It has absolutely nothing to do with the quality of the players that came on and is instead down to the fact it's nigh impossible to come on and make a difference straight away.
Rugby is a game of flow and feel and in the first five minutes, as a starter or reserve, it's difficult to catch your breath. Thereafter, you are able to get into the game and play well. In my opinion, Erasmus should have brought the aforementioned playing personnel on with 20 minutes remaining in the test because they would then have made an impact like modern-day finishers are supposed to.'
.......Venter has this right, the substitutions were amateurish and Rassie groupies, the rabid Rassistas, should just admit the truth.
But of course Venter wouldn't be Venter if he didn't then blow it....bringing Jantjies and Notshe on the field 20 minutes from time would only have made it easier for the AB.
sharkbok
Captain23,411 posts
sharkbokCaptain23,411 posts
11 Oct 2018, 21:34#4
The question is when Rassie was the coach for the Cheetas, Stormers and Munster- did he routinely make 5 substitutes in the last 10 minutes?
It wasn't as if the whole team was about the collapse, they were still dominating the game. If they were really tired- then it would not have been the Boks dominating. If they were tired why wait for the last 10 minutes?
Was this is choice- or was is about strategic transformation objectives. I don't think Rassie took the All Blacks lightly, nor was he sure the game was in the bag.
The Boks are fit as proved in New Zealand when they beat the All Blacks.In SA, the All Blacks actually subbed players much earlier, as without Retallack they needed bigger players to be competitive- but the downside is that they are less mobile and fit.
Like the rest of South Africa, the politicians want to see increasing "democratic" representation above merit. It is not a capitalist system but a handout system of "equality". Players like Dyanti have earnt their place on merit, not through political backhand meddling.
In the end rugby was the loser.
12 Oct 2018, 00:35#5
Never mind all the excuses about substitutions. The Boks just ran out of puff in the last 15 like they always do. Just not fit enough and the ABs have it all over them mentally!
12 Oct 2018, 10:09#7
Willemse didn’t get back because Mounga took a quick kick so you can’t blame him!
If anything you should have blamed Pollard who was back there but standing in the middle of the field instead of on the obvious side where the kick was directed!
sharkbok
Captain23,411 posts
sharkbokCaptain23,411 posts
13 Oct 2018, 02:54#10
No counter handbags from the Kiwi contingent?
