What does the the Springbok 'A' team beating the Lions mean for the Tour? | Live | RugbyPass

[@JohnStarve]

We love you in SA Jim 😂. Relieved that SA A came through considering all the covid interruptions and lack of game time. Suspect that the B&IL will have a lot more intensity at the start of the 1st test.

[@elduderino3236]

Lukhanyo Am was immense. Player of the match IMO

[@elduderino3236]

Tom Curry was great too

[@angusabrahams2647]

He doesn't say much, just easy going off the field but just a phenomenon when he's on it. This started at the Spears already.

[@HenryDube72]

You know the series has begun when there's already whinging from fans. 🤣

[@dcs4880]

Loving the RugbyPass coverage of this series...keep it up gents!

[@hermanvanzyl6143]

It is so nice to find northern hemisphere commentators who appreciates rather than bemoan the South African physicality.

[@pityfool23]

Both sides were very cagey and didn’t want to give a lot away. Both sides both have at least 5/6 changes to make their strongest side .. all leading up to a great first test 👌🏻

[@leoncoetzer]

Love your show, love the banter, greetings from SA

[@josephvanwyk2088]

Our focus were off at times (the Boks) not to mention our desire to kick the ball randomly pointlessly without aim, - so we also have hard work ahead. Epic game indeed.

[@DonHalli]

The Boks were great, but they were blowing a bit in the 2nd half? The first test will be a belter!

[@marksmith4518]

Elliot Daily and LRZ partnership is in the making. Can you imagine the pace of that attack, especially when Daily can set up a kick chase at any moment. Needs some work, but there were glimpses in that game

[@benuri249]

Cheslin Kolbys cover defence and general play when Boks down to 13 was brilliant - physicality runs from the biggest to the smallest in the Springbok team.Gatlin has talked openly about how the 2009 Lions were taken aback by the physicality in the first test even after playing much stronger provincial teams in their warm up.Not sure why this should be a surprise to this very formidable Lions team.

[@sakkiekibido1665]

Jim we got love for you as well in SA. I think besides a lack of game time for the SA A or springboks they didn't have 7 of their players and players in key positions. no Bongi mbonambi and Frans Marlherbe key in front row. No Lood De jager and RG snyman key in the second row. No Siya kolisi and Duane Vermuelen key in the back row and also leaders. No Pollard key in the Flyhalf and direction of the team. no Mapimpi Dangerous winger. This Springbok side is dangerous still Fassi and Dupreez brothers too. bring on the series the springboks will smash the BIL team.

[@phillipmurray8290]

Gent I enjoy your opinions! Remember, there are still many Boks who's gonna come back and will play a part in the test series. Players like Pollard, Kolisi, Frans Steyn, Frans Malherbe, Mapimpi, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager, Bongi Mbonambi, the Du Preez twins. 11 players that are very physical, very skilled and most of them are some of the best in their positions in the world. Can't wait for the test series. I said from the start That the Lions gonna struggle with the Boks physicality and we saw it last night! Like to listen to you guys here from SA!

[@dirkieengelbrecht960]

Comaan Boks!! Time to turn on the Power!!!

[@etiennegreyling6190]

Hey Jim hello from SA jeez we needed some good news here and thankfully the boks delivered! Scrums were disappointing but Frans Malherbe should steady that. Curry and Itoje are absolute machines and the lions looked fantastic at stages, lovely to watch! Alun Wyn Jones coming back for the lions and still some big boys coming back for boks - Kolisi, Malherbe ,Pollard ,Mapimpi ,Lood de Jager, Frans Steyn and hopefully still RG Snyman and Duane Vermeulen towards the end, it’s gonna be a helluva series- thanks for your great coverage as always man🙌🏼.

[@jimbo8655]

Ferris showing his anti Scottish bias again regarding Hamish Watson. Ferris seems to think Watson has only been playing well for the last year, in reality Watson has been outstanding for the last 5 years. Ferris should get over Ulster losing to Glasgow in the Pro 14 semi final a few years back and try to be more objective.

[@kevinwillis6707]

he is just jealous of hamishes hair..mish is a beast who should start the 1st test

[@fruitychink]

Watson is an outstandingly consistent performer and is resilient to injury as well . Not to say he is a stick on but would always start with me

[@johnhanson5943]

I felt the Boks (let’s be honest) should have won more comfortably. They will do next time.

[@CPiGTi]

No Vermeulen, Frans Steyn, Pollard, Mapimpi, RG Snyman, Malherbe, Mbonambi, Kolisi, De Jäger. So plenty guys left out

[@HenryDube72]

@@CPiGTi would've liked to see how the team would've performed with Vermeulen and Pollard, two key players in the Bok side.

[@peteryoungpeteryoung965]

Farrell had a nightmare 1st half, also Murray was off the pace, I would like Ali Price or Gareth Davies at scrum half with Biggar or Finn at 10 for the tests. Anthony Watson had a great game and so did Daly. I think both teams played their cards close to their chests, but it was a proper test match.

[@peteryoungpeteryoung965]

John Hanson. I Disagree, I thought the Boks lack of match practice showed, they were on fire for only 20 mins then their intensity fell away, they did'nt look match fit in the 2nd half. The Lions fell short of tries by inches on two occasions, the Boks were defending and hanging on for grim death helped by Jaco's whistle. Plus 7 of the Boks points were a gift from Farrell, If that had'nt happened the Lions would have won 10-13 😀

[@09hunterboy8]

@@peteryoungpeteryoung965 Lions never looked close to scoring while the Boks had 15 on the field .

[@BS2Dos]

Great analysis. Could’ve sat through another hour 👍👍

[@johnnwaneri219]

Tom curry always delivers the guy is a machine!! an absolute machine!

[@joeboonmusic4004]

Future England captain I hope! The man is always on form... Be fun to see him in the England squad with his brother, that might confuse the opponents :P

[@johnnwaneri219]

@@joeboonmusic4004 cant speak highly of him enough!!

[@Faust_ZA]

Oh boy the is stick talk between myself and kiwi fans about the position we are in in terms of world rankings being number 1

[@brynjones3530]

Adam Beard was my bolter for the Lions ahead of the squad annoncement. IMO he's the best swimmer in the world and basically unplayable in the maul. There's a reason Wales didn't lose a game with him on the pitch for a year. He's unbelievable in every aspect of the set piece and he combines it with an under-rated ability in the loose and passing ability. He'll be world class one day.

[@marcusf9009]

How do you mean best swimmer? Isn't swimming up the maul illegal?

[@brynjones3530]

@@marcusf9009 Only if you change your bind. If you reach across the maul or position yourself so you can get to the ball carrier you can basically latch on to the ball and not let go. Then if the ball doesn't come out of the maul it's a turnover. Pretty sure that's right anyway. the things you can't do in a maul are change your bind, pull it down or enter from the side. Hopefully there's a tight forward out there somewhere that can clarify that.

[@saturdayplayer2492]

At least Farrell ruled himself out. Otoje and Curry were terrific.

[@MetYsJa]

Not the strongest Team SA could put out. Add bongi, malherbe, snyman, kolisi, vermeulen, pollard,

[@MrAgbxl]

Ditto lions: Hogg, Price, Biggar, Henshaw, George, Furlong, Sutherland, H Watson, Adams, Conin, AWJ

[@averageyoutubeuser5537]

@@MrAgbxl Ditto : carter, du pont, foley, messi, warner

[@MrAgbxl]

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@@MrAgbxl arnold, tyson, silva, Brady, LeBron

[@MrAgbxl]

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[@lifeinperth3066]

Great show Jim, I think Mr Gatland has lost the spirit of the Lions tour a bit. The Lions should play the South Africa A team again. Warren wanted better quality competition and SA A offer that. The spirit of the Lions tour is about promoting , developing and sharing Rugby. SA are asking to help them prep , Warren is saying its not their Job to prep the Boks but the hosts are prepping the Lions for the Boks. Play more rugby in the spirit of rugby.

[@vaughancapstick9961]

Great chat. Ta chaps 👍

[@davidriordan]

I can see Beard and AWJ starting in 2nd row and Itoje at 6 with Faletau and Curry.

[@rorysullivan4913]

Having a player sent off in these modern games is ridiculous. Almost as if everyone is calling for it. Imagine winning a world cup against a team who has been dominating bar one indiscretion. And no way back. Look for ways to keep the players on the field

[@neilanthony9288]

Tom Curry played outstanding as did Itoje amongst others but Sinkler seemed slightly surprised and shook up by South Africa A monster aggressiveness .👏👏👏

[@squidandchips]

Farrell has been playing championship rugby all season and isn't England's usual starting 10. I can't see him starting at 10 for a Lions test, and he'd more likely be bench cover for 10 and 12. That said, Murray's lack of dynamism probably didn't help the situation either. Price and Biggar are looking good for me at the moment at 9 and 10.

[@glennaston2412]

As far as the Faf yellow goes; he was lucky he was as small as he is. We’re he 6’4” and 110kg leading with the head / shoulder into a ruck with no arms and connecting directly with the head of an opponent would most likely result in a red.

[@nicholasvanlierde2546]

Except he didn't hit the man with the ball. He collided heads with a player who shouldn't even be in the way. You could say the lions player headbutted Faf. It's a rugby incident that has not been clarified in the rules

[@chris5240]

Hey gents, nice vid and content in general. Perhaps could use better mics?

[@dancolbourne4523]

SA 'A' have done the lions a favour by showing their cards ahead of the test matches - punishing defence and mauling. hopefully the lions will be able to use possession cleverly and get it wide rather than get drained trying to maul with the springboks - cos that wont pay off!

[@glennaston2412]

My first thought was that Faz had a poor game but, watching again and listening to a number of podcasts with people who know more than me, he was too often presented with too few options and was given no choice but to kick, run into a wall of Boks or throw a long pass. The midfield of Aki and Harris didn’t click as well as we might hope particularly going forward.

[@stevenffarah]

As a Springbok supporter I would rather play against Biggar than Farrel

[@benuri249]

Apologies to Stephen and my Welsh mates but as much as I am no fan of Farrell , I think he is a bit harder than Dan Biggar , I think the Boks will target that channel.

[@HenryDube72]

Strangely people were complaining about Dan Biggar in the first half against the Sharks in the second game.

[@michaelsleftfoot352]

You obviously don’t know what you’re talking about if you actually believe that…

[@johnpeterdean1653]

Erasmus...The waterless water boy. Got the costume but forgot the water......

[@9Charcot]

Probably was a red card but I am glad it wasn't because it would make Faff unavailable for the tests....and we want to BEAT the BOKs at full strength! :-)

[@jdjordaan9943]

Prob a Red? The Tackle was yellow the headbutt on the supporting player is accidental.

[@waliedbart7506]

That is why i don't want the boks to pgo play rugby against the Northern hemisphere teams. Moaning about everything. They lost the world cup then they go on about winning the all blacks in the semis. The soccer lost the euros then they blame Italy about foul play. If they loose the series then there will be another excuse be fucken generous and admit a loss. Do you guys see we moan and make excuses when we loose no. That's why it's better playing super rugby and tri nations. You guys will never ever win a world Cup.

[@9Charcot]

@@jdjordaan9943 Agree it was accidental but there was head contact and that is considered reckless hence normally a red, but it wasn't so he was a bit lucky but who cares now:-)

[@9Charcot]

@@waliedbart7506 Think you need to get over yourself a bit. Nobody is saying the "BOKS A" didn't deserve to win and everybody I know recognises that Eng were well beaten by the BOKs in the RWC final so what's the big deal? There are quite definitely so more important things happening in the world right now mate!

[@siyamdunge3658]

@@waliedbart7506 😂😂 legend

[@craiggomez8085]

IT'S ""SOUTH AFRICA A"" NOT THE SPRINGBOK A ,, GET THAT RIGHT NEXT TIME

[@Thomas-vk1mi]

I’m assuming Steven didn’t watch the second half, Farrell was great in the second half

[@teripitini3785]

What does the the Springbok 'A' team beating the Lions mean for the Tour? ...🤣🤣 Nothing really cause their both unofficial games side line commentator Jean De Villiers said it best when he said "Oh I almost called it a test match"..😂😂

[@struandickson9082]

Faf was lucky not to be given a red for his challenge. I’m glad it wasn’t a red, allowed the game to remain a competition. Why is everyone choking to get someone sent off these days?

[@Nieljoyceniel]

Found it strange they didn't look at 13s shoulder to wyn jones head nor kills challenge on Harris.

[@struandickson9082]

@@Nieljoyceniel I thought Harris was definitely caught in the face, and it looked like there was no wrap, shoulder in the face and no control. A red years ago let alone in today’s game 😂 Still I don’t want to see competitive matches consistently ruined by red cards. Ireland/Scotland vs Wales were both ruined by reds in this years 6N.

[@HenryDube72]

@@struandickson9082 agreed it was a red, Faf being out of the tests would've been bad for the Boks lol

[@gordondwyer3641]

Yes Faf was lucky not to get a red card. Why Faf was trying to tackle like Farrell I've no idea.

[@nicholasvanlierde2546]

Not a red because he clashed heads with the supporting player, not the man with the ball.

[@elduderino3236]

Murray is SO SLOWWWW

[@ryanwaugh1]

The forwards didn’t help in the delivery of the ball. He had to fetch it each time.

[@elduderino3236]

@@ryanwaugh1 Good point.

[@andrewcowman8731]

Faf should have been red & I agree with Keith Wood who also said so. Also Why was not 1 of the SA props warned for repeatedly dropping the scrum & the last scrum I couldn't believe as the SA scrum imploded that again a penalty not given? I was raging !

[@MrGTO86]

This is the equivalent of taking your ball and saying you don't want to play anymore. Weren't you all recently moaning about how at risk this tour is partly because of poor opposition?

[@IAMMURAGE]

Tom Curry should start at7. He knows the saffas really well. Was the best English player IMO in 2018 on England's tour to SA over the three tests. He was chopping them down proper. Played a WC final with guys like Vermeulen running straight at him and he stood up pretty well and he's played a lot with Springboks at Sale.

[@michaelbaxter7452]

As soon as Faf tackles like Owen Farrell the Europeans lose their minds it's laughable . Boks to take the series without dropping a game , Aki caught lacking , Murray too slow , forwards about to be smashed in the first test ! Go Booked!!

[@michaelbaxter7452]

Bokke*

[@gavincunningham4598]

nothing because this was a test side not an A team

[@cornedenecker1636]

Haha better players and more skill. That dudes off his face man.

[@ainsleybuttocks5689]

What the fucks with the pointless countdown?

[@Mr1in1000000]

Boks take 1-0 series lead

[@dylanbruford4185]

It’s weren’t official you fool

[@naidoo307]

Yes Boks 1 🙌0f 4 tests 😅😂😂

[@Mr1in1000000]

@@dylanbruford4185 1-0

[@dionjacolynseneviratne3193]

Jaco handled the game well u kidding

[@BarryHawk]

Jim's usual Saracen shit. Murray was bad Faz was worse. Faz is way off his best. Great competitor, awful captain but on this form shouldn't be near the squad. Biggar and Price; Henshaw and Daly.

[@huwowen9722]

Please don’t put Owen Farrell at 10 again, useless. I was screaming at the TV for them to stop taking route 1 on the 5m line. No clear leadership and poor decision making.

[@cullyx2913]

🤡

[@JohnSmith-mu8zo]

Well he wouldn’t be in charge of the 5m pick and go’s given Murray was captain

[@cullyx2913]

@@JohnSmith-mu8zo Exactly

[@fruitychink]

Anyone but Farrell . He is a liability .through temperament . Plays well as long as team doing well but when things go wrong loses the place .

[@clivesilver463]

The ref was shit and any other day Lions would have won, red card all day Lions won't bash their way over so slight width on their play, COM was garbage as was Faz. Better players to come in including AWJ who will have the captain's arm band. We seen how the SA will play it and they got away with A ton of illegal play hopefully they get penalised off the park, I expect a big Lions game come the test.

[@michaelbaxter7452]

Haha I see another world cup final coming against a team that can't capitalise against 13 men

[@ottovanderwesthuizen7979]

I wouldn't say that the Springbok scrum was "embarrassed" to be honest. Embarrassing is what happened to the B&I Lions in 09 tour as well as the 2019 rugby world cup final against England. But, one has to wonder what The Beast could've done to these Nations. He will definitely be missed and honestly he really could've played another year.

[@gordondwyer3641]

Nothing.

[@michaelsleftfoot352]

I must be missing something here ? Farrell was dog shit just as he was 6nations… there’s no more big game player at 10 than biggar whose consistently steps up especially when it’s needed in pressure must win games… I’d rather see inexperienced smith on the bench to cover 10 than Farrell

[@garthfairfield8043]

Lions could've won some poor on field decisions. They can only blame themselves so no whinging please

[@tazwildcat7]

dreadful, i wanted to turn it of never watch it again. i just solved problem w olympics. sorry i think usa will win wrld cup at rugby in 4 years. we will send all our transsexuals to play usa eagles rugby team. as rugby not alloud to be a man still to much muscle for a girl, yes still some muscle contact so girls still cant play. so be perfect sport for transsexuals. as seems like transsexuals rules rugby. as jim say if man rules rugby scot prop stays on scots win 6 nations. sent to south africans of for not even shoulder hits. i was taught by wales in england. yes i gave micheal corry 400 of his greatest hits, has nightmares seeing ford bronko in parking lot before he had his worst concusions. i almost turned of after kickin 2 south africaners out. what wuss sport. i might never watch transseuxal rugby again. we solved american problem all american transsexuals will play rugby from no on. so will it be japan or trasnsexuals win next world cup. or is england team most transsexual.

[@ronanoconnor8959]

Straight red card

[@chrismcqueen5134]

He's 4 foot 3 how's he supposed to wrap his arms around 2 Lions?

[@oldman774]

Have never seen a player tackle the ball carrier and then get red carded for a suspected head knock on a hammer.

[@BC-cp5vr]

Farrell vs Esterhuizen? not even a penalty! stop whinging.

[@hermanvanzyl6143]

Pathetic whining, man up son!

[@atapene]

Did the lions lose already? Pathetic. Just saw the highlights. Shite. Boks will wipe them