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Topic: Are the boks the real deal?
After round 1 of the rugby champ, more questions remain than answered. Both the Boks & the All Blacks fielded 2nd string sides, resting key players for the big clash between the two heavyweights this weekend.
The Boks were convincing over the Wallabies but does this indicate the Boks are looking strong or the Wallabies weak? I suspect a bit of both. The SA teams struggled in super rugby but put that Bok jersey on & they grow an extra leg or so.
The AB's are always a slow starter & will take heart their defensive pattern stood up as it was strongly tested in the last 40 minutes. Lack of combinations could point to a lack of cohesiveness on attack.
This w/e expect to see both sides roll out their #1 sides as a pre-cursor to their opening game of the RWC coming later in the year. In 2003, England came to NZ & beat the AB's, using that performance as a blueprint to go on & win the RWC that year. This w/e the Boks will be looking to acheive the same. We'll get a better feel for how the Boks are tracking after this w/e.
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@sportsdesk, one can never underestimate the power of the mind and positive thinking in sports, the stuff of movies such as Al Pacino's Any Given Sunday 'Inch by Inch' pep talk speech are examples of how resolve and the right words and mindset can change the direction of a game.
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