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You see that a lot in sports where a huge lead is impossible to overturn. A bit like a golfer being 6 shots ahead going to the last hole. Don't waste time waiting, get on with it
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You see that a lot in sports where a huge lead is impossible to overturn. A bit like a golfer being 6 shots ahead going to the last hole. Don't waste time waiting, get on with it
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This will be how a New Zealand felt last week, when you never get the chance to play and look worse than you are.
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Would have been harder for SA to win that if they'd had an opponent
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You see that a lot in sports where a huge lead is impossible to overturn. A bit like a golfer being 6 shots ahead going to the last hole. Don't waste time waiting, get on with it
Would have been hilarious though if England suddenly overturned it and won. The engraver would be in big trouble then.
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And just like Brexit the people have been let down again!
There's really no need for that in here
Oh come on man. 7 point difference still leaves a big deficit. Stop this poor ref rubbish now. England have quite frankly been outplayed today. Too many mistakes, they couldn't break through a strong defence, and couldn't stop a hugely powerful offence. The scrum wasn't good enough, even the lineouts weren't always assured. I'm sorry, but taking this away from SA by blaming the ref is just rubbish.
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Would have been hilarious though if England suddenly overturned it and won. The engraver would be in big trouble then.
I'm sure that has happened before. It might have been the Open a few years ago - Adam Scott was 6 shots clear with 5 holes to play and totally capitulated, Ernie Els ended up winning!
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SA executed their game plan perfectly.
England couldn't get into it and break them down. The 26 phase was their best moment in the entire match and coming away without a try there I felt they looked doomed. Passing and kicking accuracy was a problem. Probably peaked too early with the NZ win and should have gone for a more creative plan in the second half.
England couldn't get into it and break them down. The 26 phase was their best moment in the entire match and coming away without a try there I felt they looked doomed. Passing and kicking accuracy was a problem. Probably peaked too early with the NZ win and should have gone for a more creative plan in the second half.
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Valid point!
the Bokke back themselves to beat anyone - apart from the All Blacks that's their weakness but they ain't scared in England and have a excellent record against England
South Africa has a 60% win rate versus England
So you quote a post were I say England were poor and peaked in the semi's and stated that I attributed the entire loss to the ref, had the 1st try been correctly ruled out the 2nd may not have been scored but also England would never have caught them on the scoreboard anyway so would've still lost as they never looked threatening themselves, but as your clearly unable to read plain English yeah it's all the refs fault
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England simply didn't turn up today. Also SA absolutely dominated. Their defence was monumental and was the difference in the end. Gutted for England of course, but a well deserved win for South Africa.
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England players taking their medals off no sooner than they were presented with them. Hugely disrespectful I feel. I get they're upset, but to be sore losers and make yourselves look a bunch off ***** in front of the world is something else.
What? Pretty much every player in every losing team in any final I've ever watched, in any sport, has done that
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Really? I've never noticed that before. Some players also left theirs on too.
I'll take it all back then.
I'll take it all back then.
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Interviewer to Eddie Jones a few moments ago, "Eddie, do you see this result as a success or a failure?" Lol.