England

melkdave says...

Have to say im shocked ,England just never turned up .Very lackadasical and didnt show any of their own power play at all .The baby bokkes where their for the taking ,and England just never went for the juggalier in the 1st half ,and gave the bokkes belief .A woeful showing ,hopefully never to be reapeted.That said hats off to the baby bokkes ,took the game by the scruff of the neck,and took their oppatunities to win a game they really shouldnt.To score 4 tries was a massive ask ,and they succeeded.So again well done baby bokkes for wining and progressing ,what now are the odds on a NZ-SA final i wonder

Posted 16:11 17th June 2012

mnyes says...

@kybone: interesting idea that anywhere in the southern hemisphere is effectively a home game for the SH teams..

Posted 05:30 15th June 2012

Rayz says...

I'm probably the last person I thought would say this but some of the Baby Black players don't look all that professional. Actually reminded me of the Blues team.

Posted 19:47 14th June 2012

Stellenbosched2 says...

Hi JayStarr,

The praying that has crept into SA rugby started in earnest about 4 years ago. It is coincidental that P Divvy was appointed at the same time...

Posted 15:53 13th June 2012

scot_rsa says...

JayStarr - I don't know whether the praying is a new thing for the Baby Boks, would hate to think it coincided with Brendan Venter's appointment, you make a valid point there. Lots of people think SA v NZ in final but it could easily be Wal v Arg, it's going to be good stuff.

Posted 09:39 13th June 2012

Herbman says...

Cape Town stadium is looking magnificent!

Posted 08:53 13th June 2012

blametheref says...

Looks like Ireland did not get the rub of the green in this tournament after beating SA, Italy and Leading England at half time by a good margin only to go out when England unexpectantly concede a bonus point to SA...But when it comes to the so called "Luck of the Irish" in sport it's a complete myth as Ireland are anything but a lucky team, but the team did well it has to be said

Posted 08:46 13th June 2012

jonesy2 says...

so so so strange that there is hardly a mention of france beating australia. france were brilliant and the counter making tries from absolutely nothing.

Posted 06:03 13th June 2012

JayStarr says...

The baby boks are still not nearly as cohesive as the other teams in this competition... but they did very well to pull it together in the 2nd half and get those 4 tries. They've got some stars though - no.12 Jan Serfontein being my pick of the bunch - so they can win this tournament if they manage to sort out their cohesion in the scrums, lineouts, defense and attack (well, basically everywhere...)

The only thing I didn't like was that whole group-praying at the end - and the fact that it looked like the coach called for it. What if someone from a different religion joins the team? Or someone who is not religious? The coach should leave the players to say their own personal prayers - if they choose - instead of making religion a team culture. It's something you see a lot in South Africa - especially at school boy level these days - and I find it a bit disconcerting. Coaches should create inclusive environments, not exclusive ones - especially with people of that age.

Posted 02:54 13th June 2012

kiwilad says...

Baby Boks vs Baby Blacks in the final

Posted 02:32 13th June 2012