Pead fucking around again and gets his team trapped behind the gain line, and now his kick is charged.
Pakie
Captain18,091 posts
Captain18,091 posts
25 Aug 2026, 20:22
#81
25 Aug 2026, 20:22#81
Lions v All Blacks
Started by Plum123 REPLIES126 VIEWS· 25 Aug 2026, 18:54
Pakie
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Captain18,091 posts
25 Aug 2026, 20:24
#82
25 Aug 2026, 20:24#82
Temu with a great tackle and turnover on Sititi.
Pakie
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Captain18,091 posts
25 Aug 2026, 20:26
#83
25 Aug 2026, 20:26#83
Great carry by Francke and Brandon drops it in contact.
Pakie
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Captain18,091 posts
25 Aug 2026, 20:27
#84
25 Aug 2026, 20:27#84
Brilliant try ABs. Can't argue with that. Might become a bit of a blowout now.
Plum
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Captain21,807 posts
25 Aug 2026, 20:27
#85
25 Aug 2026, 20:27#85
ABs take the lead.
Jirre the Mpeku oak aid a horrendous defender
Plum
Captain21,807 posts
Captain21,807 posts
25 Aug 2026, 20:29
#86
25 Aug 2026, 20:29#86
And Pead makes yet another mistake ...the ref literally screamed in his ear "Taken back in"...and then he box kicks its directly into touch
Pakie
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Captain18,091 posts
25 Aug 2026, 20:29
#87
25 Aug 2026, 20:29#87
Pead has been terrible.
Pakie
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Captain18,091 posts
25 Aug 2026, 20:31
#88
25 Aug 2026, 20:31#88
Would like to see that cleanout on Erich again, looked dodgy in real time.
Pakie
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Captain18,091 posts
25 Aug 2026, 20:33
#89
25 Aug 2026, 20:33#89
Angus Gardener asks the scrum if they can do a bit of gardening.
Pakie
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Captain18,091 posts
25 Aug 2026, 20:40
#90
25 Aug 2026, 20:40#90
Good pressure Pretorius. Lions have another chance.
Pakie
Captain18,091 posts
Captain18,091 posts
25 Aug 2026, 20:41
#91
25 Aug 2026, 20:41#91
And the Lions scrum destroyed. Shit.
Plum
Captain21,807 posts
Captain21,807 posts
25 Aug 2026, 20:45
#92
25 Aug 2026, 20:45#92
lol unlucky Lions
Easily the best game of the tour though
Pakie
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Captain18,091 posts
25 Aug 2026, 20:47
#93
25 Aug 2026, 20:47#93
Narawa over as four Lions converge on him and leave the inside wide open. Just soft moments like that have cost the Lions, so little structure in defense.
Pakie
Captain18,091 posts
Captain18,091 posts
25 Aug 2026, 20:48
#94
25 Aug 2026, 20:48#94
Fucking excellent game though. As always the Lions just not the personnel, too many weak spots but damn did they punch hard tonight. Respect.
Pakie
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Captain18,091 posts
25 Aug 2026, 20:52
#95
25 Aug 2026, 20:52#95
Well done to the Lions locks as well, especially Delport who gave good account of himself after my early doubts. The guys showed up.
Pro3,828 posts
25 Aug 2026, 20:52
#96
25 Aug 2026, 20:52#96
No wonder Pead is number 3 in the pecking order. We have too many nippy 9s, but SA rugby works when you have a technical 9 that can dictate the flow of the game and have command over the forwards. There is room for an attacking 9, but even Joost could do both.
Unfortunately Pead stock went down tonight. Another Grant Williams
Captain18,091 posts
Pakie25 Aug 2026, 19:13
Not a good outing but he may have been a little star struck by the All Blacks, I'm not fussed about it. He'll be back. Didn't do the Lions any favours though, they lost a lot when Steyn went off. Like many he had his soft moments but he was excellent for the most part.
Pro3,828 posts
kingcorn26 Aug 2026, 11:41
@Pakie I want to see more of Pead, maybe to early to throw such a youngster at the all blacks, but maybe now is the time for them to hurt, hurt really bad.
2003 Eng World cup team was destroyed a few seasons earlier, then went on to win
2007 SA world cup boks got knocked out the quarters by NZ and beaten by England in 2003.
2011 All Blacks , got smashed in 2009 and went from there to win back to back
2015, Same All Black team but a very young and old SA team got knocked in the quarters and then dropped to 7 and then went on to win back to back
Captain40,284 posts
25 Aug 2026, 20:54
#97
25 Aug 2026, 20:54#97
Wee kiwi ballarinas showed up by a depleted Lions side.
Boan is no power scrummager.
Smith at fly half was very good. Quan also impressive.
Nice pace from Lions 6
Pro2,425 posts
moolaa25 Aug 2026, 19:01
Sorry, who won Hasbeeno??
Captain18,091 posts
Pakie25 Aug 2026, 19:19
Depleted? That was virtually the Lions URC squad bar a few players out injured and Krappies with the Boks. I knew if they were going to play their natural game they would stack up some points, anyone who watched them in the URC up until the final weeks when they switched their approach would know how good they are ball in hand. Their defense, as ever, let them down. Just too many soft moments.
Deus Ex Lemur
Pro2,404 posts
Pro2,404 posts
25 Aug 2026, 21:13
#98
25 Aug 2026, 21:13#98
This reminds me of the Lion's game against the British Lions. They were incredible. I've only seen a sliver of the game, but my general impression is favorable. I'll try to watch the game later.
bobbok
Captain10,483 posts
Captain10,483 posts
26 Aug 2026, 00:42
#99
26 Aug 2026, 00:42#99
Tx for the commentary .... we'd some tech problems downunder, nothing live but saw replay. Lekker Lions restored some pride after sad performances from a our top trio.
Captain13,114 posts
26 Aug 2026, 06:19
#100
26 Aug 2026, 06:19#100
I can’t believe Quan didn’t make the Bok side.....not even the bench.
Captain21,807 posts
Plum26 Aug 2026, 07:54
Quan was the break-out player of the year. He was excellent for the entirety of the URC. Much like Willemse, he naturally understands balance very well. When to attack, when to secure and when to bring others in.
The guy is immune to making errors.
Here and there he makes decisions which aren't necessarily poor just perhaps not entirely optimal but you actually have to watch a few games to see him make a proper mistake.
And then you look at his defensive efforts too, he reads the game so friggin well. He made a plethora of crucial tackles last night again, and he does that every time he plays.
Captain30,878 posts
26 Aug 2026, 12:31
#101
26 Aug 2026, 12:31#101
Wow so now after 10 min on Pead is suddenly a shit player - there are really some pathetic rugby supporters about
Mahashe simply has to be in the Bok squad - I have a feeling he is going to be another Roos, Dayamani or Notshe - should be but never will as he is too dynamic as a loosie
Mahashe is not only an athlete he reads the game so bloody well - an absolute gem of a player
Pro3,828 posts
kingcorn26 Aug 2026, 11:56
Nobody is bashing Pead. Kid needs to learn, he is our only hope for a 9 as all the other are crap, but when you get 25 min with the game in front and making 3 critical errors to allow the game to slip.
Not saying is solely responsible.
A lot was down that one Winget that couldn't tackle. A lot of soft tries which is not his fault, but when your defence is so weak then you have to up the attack to make up for it
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