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& Pumas Of the Lions and Bulls, the Pumas played the strongest opponents by a long shot!! You travel to Mbombela, Kimberley or Wellington this year be aware this is where big names get buried.

QUADE COOPER COLUMN: “It was a high-stakes moment in a high-stakes Test. But if we’re honest with ourselves, the game never should’ve come down to that one call.”

A bit rich of Ben Stokes to say “you really want to get a Test century against Harry Brook?” when you literally won a World Cup on boundary count.

Frans Malherbe on scrums ... The Psychology of Scrumming: Power, Pressure, and Playing the Ref | Fran... youtu.be/fWnTgsU598s?si… via @YouTube

In Australia, the last 16 non Super Rugby games with Australia or Super Rugby/invitational sides have got crowds of 36,000 38,000 53,000 84,000 28,000 53,000 58,000 68,000 46,000 46,000 40,000 23,000 43,000 52,000 30,000 90,000 Avge: 49,000 When’s rugby meant to be dying again?

This incident has been brought up since the Morgan cleanout and while similar, Morgan wrapped his arm while Retallick dropped his shoulder - so that fine margin is the difference between a red card and play on.

Watched the game again. A proper game of rugby. Our farmer from Wales Nigel Owens will give his verdict and that is final. I don't want to be a rugby ref. Jaco Peyper said on average there is 900 decisions a ref doesn't make during a game.

Rd 1 of the #CurrieCup 4x games On average 8.8 tries/game On average 64 pts/game Early indication, the powerhouses looks like Pumas, Bulls & Lions. Weakest teams, WP & Sharks, seems focus on development for the depth of their player pool.

Brilliant try by Boland!

Some Sunday #CurrieCup

Waiting for Rugby Referees comments/analysis on THAT matter, Law 9 (20) or is it not? Here is the 1st I've seen ... Andrea Piardi per this analysis was correct! (Oh man rugby laws are a complicated part of the game.) tiktok.com/@myrugbyref/vi…

Zacharia Francois de Bruin (Uncle Swys) Interview with @HuwGriffinRugby About the Springboks Women and the different challenges youtu.be/pWTsEDN25us?si… via @YouTube

The Wallabies might be able to put 15 players out there to compete with anyone but not 23. Today you need the 23. Lions massive advantage. Again Erasmus had that vision already in 2019. Springbok's point of difference back then.

Pity we talk about rugby officials again on the socials. The 1st half was on par with FRAvSA in the World Cup quarter finals. The 2nd half had all the drama. The Lions fightback was brilliant. Where was this Wallabies team a week ago? Did Joe went to the bench too early?

Swys de Bruin - No DNA, Just RSA 🇿🇦 Full interview: youtu.be/pWTsEDN25us?si…

Jac Morgan I am a big fan. He is a warrior. He had nothing to lose, a test series to gain. The stakes were big. He went for it. Ruthless, that is what you want from a warrior. (Andy Farrell left this guy out of the 23 in the 1st test, crazy!)

Law 15 (3) vs Law 9 (20) Rugby Union rucks are a mess! Facts. Every ruck can be a penalty. Yes I get it. I agree. Foul play trumps any other penalty. Dangerous play takes precedence and overrules those law(s).

2) For all arguing Tizzano comes from the side or puts his hands on the floor. It does not matter. Dangerous play takes precedence and overrules those laws.

South Africa has won 1 Silver medal and 4 Bronze medals at the 2025 International Mathematics Olympiad in Australia. South Africa finished 38th out of 110 countries.

At 0-2 what happens this week with intensity, especially the Lions players? If I feel flat, how must they feel? 10-12 Changes to the 23 might help. Everyone with a mic will try to talk up this 3rd test but I am not buying it.