Amazulu

Congratulations to the AB's for their 19-11 win over the Boks. It was a great game, the Boks played much, much better & were in the hunt for the whole game but were let down by poor kicking & finishing, their forward & defensive play was great. It goes to show that if you can get under the skin of the AB's & ask questions, they are not happy. I think that this shows that the RWC will be more open than people (not a NZ/England 2 horse race) think.

Anyway it looked freezing in Duneidin this morning (their evening) !. All the crowd were in thick coats & woolly hats, brrrr.

Zebra4

That was a good game. The Boks are going to cause the English some serious problems in Perth in the RWC. If England falter there, they face the Almighty Blacks in the next round.

If I was a betting girl, Amazulu, I'd get some money on the Boks to finish top of Pool C.

southerner

Yep - it gets really cold in Dunedin in the middle of winter at 10pm in the evening (about when the game finished).

Idiot NZ rugby union scheduled it then despite all the local advice, because Sky wanted to show the game at a decent time on Saturday morning in the UK and SA. Ruined the game from a spectacle viewpoint, although it suited one team's game plan a bit better.

I doubt it will be a forward dominated game in Perth for WC, because of the good conditions there. So England's stronger backs will win it for them. Besides, any team except France taking on the England pack these days (as their only gameplan) will fail.

Amazulu

It was a good game. The interesting thing for me was that if you can get under the AB's skin you can ask questions, their game plan wasn't really working & for some reason they could'nt change it, this is the complete opposite from previous AB teams that were masters at improvisation. Also both teams defended really well which makes good kicking vital, Spencer was on form (at last) & Koen was not. I don't think that the RWC will be a 2 horse race (AB/England) as has been thought.

pommie bastard

Your lads played well , heres hoping the All Blacks give the Aussies a kick up the arse again this weekend , nice to hear no whinging from the All Blacks unlike the Aussie babies .

Amazulu

Yes. I respect the All Blacks, a team of tradition & honour. Unlike the Wallabies, the whingiest & most underhand team in world rugby. Lets hope the AB's thump them on Saturday.