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I was surprised at the welsh approach. The Japanese threatened SA with their expansive quick offload game and really lost because their execution and ability to compete at set piece and breakdown wasn’t good enough. Wales have the set piece and breakdown specialists and can also play that quick game. Why didn’t they? Kicking just played to SA game plan.
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BlackCherry wrote:I was surprised at the welsh approach. The Japanese threatened SA with their expansive quick offload game and really lost because their execution and ability to compete at set piece and breakdown wasn’t good enough. Wales have the set piece and breakdown specialists and can also play that quick game. Why didn’t they? Kicking just played to SA game plan.
Why surprised? Wales haven’t played attacking rugby for 2 years or more.
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Baylion - well done to SA for getting to the final.
I predicted at the start of the tournament that SA would win the cup and England would progress furthest of the home nations. With only the final to sort out, I will stick to the fact I think SA will win and NZ to beat Wales in the third slot play-off.
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Thanks Tumpy+1
Slow poison by the Boks. They've only conceded 4 tries during the tournament and if they can strangle England they can remain unbeaten in RWC finals 
Not the prettiest of rugby but the goal is to win the trophy
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My favourite joke is still appropriate.
Snow White was returning home one day when she noticed a pall of smoke coming from the forest. As she got closer she became very worried that it appeared to be coming from where her little cottage was located. She started to run and the smell of smoke filled her nostrils and as she burst into the clearing her worst fears were confirmed. Her cottage was ablaze. Flames were pouring out of the window and the thatched roof was an inferno. She screamed "Where are my little friends, have they been burned alive?" Then she heard a call "Wales have won the World Cup, Wales have won the World Cup". Relieved she sighed " Thank God, Dopey's still alive".
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Sorry that Wales lost because that would have enhanced England's chances in the final. The reality, however, is that if you look at their performances through the competition, they've actually been pretty dire.
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Wales were never going to play quickly with their scrum halves - slowest I have seen for ages at this level. Shame for Wales their best s/h is playing in France and they have rules that prevented selecting him.
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From an England perspective would have also preferred a denuded Wales squad victory.
Also surprised no-one has mentioned it should have been 22-16. SA didn't bother to take their final scrum-penalty from under the posts just tapped and kicked out. Bet Howley and the bookies were livid !!
Felt that Gatland and Wales got sucked into SA's game-plan rather than played their own and gone wide.
Game for rugby purists only...….but pleased not to have to watch Biggar's histrionics on a Final stage. He really does need someone to tell him what's what - terrible example for youngsters to witness.
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Really enjoyed both semi-finals. Nothing like an arm-wrestle to take me back to the old days. Lots of comments elsewhere (not shedweb) suggesting SA don't have a chance, and it's unlikely if England can play so well again, but intrigued to see how EJ and England cope with the smothering defence of the Boks.
I'd say Eramsus is even more of a pragmatist than Eddy and they did what they had to do to make the final, they'd have been shredded in a more open game, their wings look a bit dodgy to be honest, but I don't think it's a given England will win next week, but i really hope so.
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Gb83 wrote:BlackCherry wrote:I was surprised at the welsh approach. The Japanese threatened SA with their expansive quick offload game and really lost because their execution and ability to compete at set piece and breakdown wasn’t good enough. Wales have the set piece and breakdown specialists and can also play that quick game. Why didn’t they? Kicking just played to SA game plan.
Why surprised? Wales haven’t played attacking rugby for 2 years or more.
you do talk some tosh bud. Cast your mind back to 23rd feb 2019.