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Can someone make a case for the Damian de Allende MOTM choice?

I was surprised to see this at 2AM Beijing time, considering the shift that Willemse put in. My impression was the aerial battle was the difference maker. Williams was integral too.

If anything, on defense, Boks had few answers to the superb English direct go-forward. A lot more missed tackles than normal, meters over the gain line and line breaks from inspired Pom runners.

If physicality, ball carrying and defense were the metrics, I feel like Marx had the better game. Maybe there are some stats I’m missing? Overall I feel Willemse was the absolute key to yesterday’s puzzle. DdA puts in mega shifts regularly, and it isn’t usually too flashy. Am I overlooking the unsung hero yet again? Please make a case.

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u/Onesert — 1 day ago
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Damian De Allende receiving the MOTM award against England

Has it been confirmed they called up the wrong Damian to receive the award? It's the only explanation I can see for it, Willemse played the game of his life on his 50th.

u/EffektieweEffie — 1 day ago
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Most underrated player in SA rugby

The way most fans speak about him youd think hes only contribution on the field is leadership.

u/Evergreenthumb — 2 days ago
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The Springbok Lock Curse

Firstly, banking on Eben after his 4 month "break" was a gamble in itself.

Having no other locks in the matchday squad was a decision that was always going to be risky.

I can't understand the decision to not give game time to someone like Reuben VH.

PSDT is the best no 7 with a SA passport. He should be playing at no 7.

Starting Cam & Paul DV at 6 & 7 was a risk as both are relatively inexperienced at test level.

I know the argument is - we have an "injury crisis" at lock. But we always seem to have one in that position.

Last WC -

- Lood & Franco got injured. So Nortje and Kleyn were called.

- RG is usually injured 80% of the time.

- Eben is 35 and injuries are a lot more frequent.

Even though we are stacked in that position, the usual players are extremely unreliable in terms of injury and fitness bar Nortje.

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u/Careless-Cat3327 — 1 day ago
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Ellis Park seats available

Mods I apologize if this is not allowed - didnt see anything explicit in the rules

Looks like there will be a decent crowd after all; the only seats left are the worst of the expensive ones (top corners of main stands) and the worst of the cheaper ones (very top where you might freeze to death anyway)

u/Die_Revenant — 2 days ago
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Blitzrugby: 1 app with all the fixtures, team lineups, match day stats & scores, and where to watch the games.

Hey guys, not sure about you guys but I've been frustrated with how siloed the rugby digital ecosystem is. Trying to find out when games in the different leagues will be happening, in match stats, and where I can watch the games especially while traveling has been difficult.

So a mate and I have started a new app where we want to stream line all for this for us rugby heads with NO PAYWALLS. You can find the app in both the app store and Google Play store or go to our website and download it from there.

We have the upcoming Nations Championship games in the app as well as the current Junior world champs.

It's still new and is also really open to feature requests. We want to build this with the rugby fan in mind so please feel free to let me know what you guys think as well.

u/WorkingRemarkable998 — 2 days ago
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Brutally Beautiful

Okay, Brutal yes. Beautiful? Not so sure.
The contestable kicking gets a little old to watch but it’s damn effective.
Part of me wants to see us spread it wide more but then again one can’t argue with that scoreline.

Congratulations Bokke.

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u/Gammascalpa — 1 day ago
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You guys get your tickets for the Greatest Rivalry Tour?

I bought tickets months ago. Was told we would get the tickets on some Springboks app that they were working on. I haven't had any news about the app or the tickets since then.

Does anyone know what the damn heck is going on? Has anyone actually received their tickets?

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u/Cyber-Soldier1 — 1 day ago
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SPRINGBOKS

How many like for my holy grail of 2019?

All players that took part in the final.

I'm extremely proud of this jersey.

Bokke will win today lets GOOOOOOOO BOKKE !!

u/BadEnglishSpelling — 2 days ago