Can NEW ZEALAND Beat SOUTH AFRICA's 7-1 Split? | Rugby World Cup

[@philippetrov6417]

Let's go!

[@headbangerdnb]

Can't wait!

[@Edgycoo]

my online persona tells me to troll but this close to a final vs our biggest foe I cant say anything but massive respect! thanks for the content, excited about tomorrow! abs fan

[@geeransfield1007]

I'm 54 yrs old every Kiwi play's in the ☔ it's not a issue

[@Clipper_Damez]

Putting Taukei'aho on the bench instead of Coles says to me that the ABs don't want to challenge the lineout in the 2nd half, but that they will challenge the scrum, which is a shame because I feel like pressure on the set piece is critical, but if you're basically going to be playing against 2 forward packs then I guess you've got to pick your battles because you won't win them all with a bench split like that. I've set my alarm for 6am, 2 hours before the match is scheduled here in NZ, CAN'T WAIT! No matter who wins, this is going to be epic. Best of luck to all our boys on both teams. Get up ABs!!!

[@Burninglash]

Guys I feel sorry for you trying to figure out why the boks keep on winning. The stats don't capture the full picture. For example Duane's role in the bok team is not the breakaway runner like Savea is for nz. Playing weaker teams distorts the stats because they defend poorly. You need to find a way to rank the opposing teams relative strength and weight the stays derived from the game accordingly. Boks individual stats are low yet we win. So then your stats are not telling you what you think they are. Boks will win tomorrow.

[@Edgycoo]

abs by 20

[@TheBenchmarkers]

Haha with the way the Boks forwards have been performing this is the safest bet, so I’d have to agree with you. However, the All Blacks have proven on a couple of occasions since Jason Ryan was appointed, like at Ellis Park last year and Auckland this year, that they have the potential to match Boks physicality and grit. If they can manage that again today we may have a game on our hands. Also, we’re working on improving how we weigh stats and performances based on quality of opposition and effectiveness of players who might not stand out on the statline. Guys like Etzebeth, who are the best players on their teams but don’t really stand out too much with their numbers. We’re planning on improving our analysis with such changes in future. Thank you for your feedback!

[@Burninglash]

@@TheBenchmarkers and the boks win by 1 ....hehehe

[@Burninglash]

How do you measure team cohesion? Rugby is the ultimate team sport meaning the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

[@Edgycoo]

one thing I would like to see stats wise, in a review or future content, as a kiwi we like to run it and pass it around and Ive had a few bok fans say to its wet weather, forwards and penalties thats the correct game. Ok. However do we have stats to back that up? My friend raised a point, which i couldnt confirm, but he raised the point that although forwards and penalty shots sound logical, the all blacks actually play better or have just as good a win percentage in the wet. We are a wet country. In fact auckland which is quite rainy still has the most attacking style in super rugby. So what I am asking is, do we have any data that running and passing rugby fails in the rain? I know its a perception, but is it true? We may score less in the rain, but that does not mean that tries and passing and running through the back is necessarily inferior as a tactic. It would be interesting if we found that many teams are changing their playing style for the rain, when in fact this could just be a contributing factor to them losing. Ultimately if you accept with more passing in the rain, more errors occur, fine, but does that mean that you score MORE by playing an in close forwards style with penalty kicks game. If not, then it will appear the change of tactic in the rain is actually not warranted.

[@sirerwin5881]

The short answer was No, Boks proved a point again. See what I did there

[@thecease6910]

Boks all the way!!!!