Let's all be honest. The game on Saturday was a shit show. But let's start off by giving credit where credit is due. Ireland fucking killed it. Smart rugby, composed play and well formed set piece. Everything just worked and they showed dominance all game. Their line speed in defence was killer and they were relentless until the final whistle. I'm not Irish but somehow I find myself feeling proud of that performance. It was really enjoyable to watch (once I got over the sheer anger that my team was trying their hardest to lose).
Right, that's enough of that. Now, for the real reason I'm writing this. Da' fuck happened? That was not a game between two teams on one field. It was a game of Ireland vs 15 seperate players. The Boks just felt a little wayward.
There were however, a couple of good points for the game.
Siya Kolisi and Faf de Klerk were solid throughout the game. Kolisi's defence was superb and he made some good metres in attack as well. He could shape up to be a brilliant replacement for the outgoing Schalk Burger. I mean, Schalk hasn't come out and openly claimed retirement. But we all know it's coming. De Klerk, on debut faired quite well and controlled the game quite well.
Overall, a very interesting game. If this one is anything to go by, round two will be a very heated contest. As long as the Springboks show up.
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