2oceansvibe News | South African and international news

Sponsored by RSAWeb rss
2ov Radio
  • Home
  • About
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Seth Rotherham
  • Lifestyle & Hospitality
  • Café du Cap
  • Cabine du Cap
  • Media Packs / Advertising
  • Contact
    • Contact
    • Anonymous Tips
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
Seth Rotherham
  • Rassie Erasmus Sends Clear Message By Coaching The ‘Farrell Tackle’ [Video]

    06 Nov 2018 by Kiernan in Rugby, South Africa, Sport, Video
    Related Posts
    • 2oceansvibe Weekend Sports Wrap
    • So Sad: Things End Spectacularly Badly With Western Province Rugby Football Union Disaster
    • Rugby Has A Serious Dementia Problem On Its Hands [Video]
    • Three Springboks Make World Rugby's Team Of The Decade [Videos]
    • England Favoured To Win Delayed Six Nations

    The Springboks will still be fuming from Saturday’s 11-12 defeat to the English at Twickenham.

    Rightly so, given that we dominated territory and possession, and should have been well clear on the scoreboard going into the second half.

    Oh, and then there’s THAT tackle by Owen Farrell, which will be hotly debated for many years to come. I don’t want to pick at an open scab, but we covered all of that here.

    One thing we didn’t mention was that referee Angus Gardner also let a few other indiscretions slip by without punishment in that dramatic final passage of play.

    This tweet does a good job of explaining it:

    Jonny May got away with murder in the build-up to that “tackle”

    Image 1: He’s in bottom corner backtracking when Papier touches the ball.

    2: Starts to move forward, and clearly offside.

    3: From offside position he then delivers a tackle around the neck of Kriel pic.twitter.com/dw0T1HGvUJ

    — Derek Alberts (@derekalberts1) November 4, 2018

    Bottom line – we let ourselves down, but it would have helped if Gardner and his TMO hadn’t cocked things up at the end.

    Here’s how one rugby scribe friend of mine put it on Facebook:

    …the Boks were their own worst enemies and did themselves no favours. However, it should still have been a narrow win against an inferior English side. First half mistakes by the Boks doesn’t absolve Gardner from an awful and cowardly decision.

    I don’t like ref-bashing, but that wasn’t a difficult split second decision and he had a replay. Pressure got to him and he made a cowardly call in front of a big English crowd. That goes against everything World Rugby has been preaching for the last 18 months.

    True in everything but the ref-bashing bit. It’s a national sport and we love it.

    Anyway, we are moving on, bitterly, to Rassie and his new coaching technique. This from Sport24:

    Erasmus is clearly still incensed by Owen Farrell’s armless, unpunished ‘tackle’ from Saturday’s clash at Twickenham.

    New video footage doing the rounds on social media shows Erasmus teaching centre Andre Esterhuizen, the victim of the controversial hit after the hooter on Saturday, how to execute a tackle like Farrell did during a training session in Paris on Monday.

    That means no arms. Hang around until the third tackle and you’ll see what Rassie is up to:

    Great to see Rassie Erasmus showing Andre Esterhuizen how to implement the new tackling strategy #Springboks #ENGvSA pic.twitter.com/URIQWc2HNM

    — BET.co.za (@betcoza) November 6, 2018

    I think the message is pretty clear there.

    All we can do from here on out is try to win our three remaining tests for the year, starting this Saturday against the French.

    [source:sport24]

    • ← Cape Town Gears Up To Host Biggest Motorsports Event Of The Year
    • Wednesday Morning Spice →
    • Tweet
    • Tags:
    • rassie erasmus
    • rugby
    • Springboks

    Latest News

    • Lockdowns Have Helped Cape Gang Kingpins Cement Their Power

      [imagesource:here] Happy day 301 of lockdown, South Africa. Sure, the restrictive me...

    • “Have A Good Life” – Trump’s Speech After Leaving The White House [Videos]

      [imagesource:here] Usually, on Inauguration Day, the outgoing president and first lady ...

    • Joe Biden’s Speech In Full [Video]

      [imagesource: Reuters] A solitary tear of joy escaped my eye as President Joe Biden and...

    • Thursday Morning Spice

      Millions Watch Jailed Critic's 'Putin Palace' Film - A video investigation by Russia's lea...

    • Watch Biden’s Inauguration Here (And Get Half-Price Pizza And Free Ice Lollies)

      [imagesource: Getty Images] Well, today’s a pretty exciting day for a lot of people -...


    • 2oceansvibe Partners

    • CONTACT US
    • GOT A HOT STORY?
    • 2oceansvibe Radio
    • 2oceansvibe Media
    • Media Pack
    • Seth Rotherham
    • Café du Cap
    • Cabine du Cap
    • Cape Town City Accommodation
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Business
    • Media
    • Entertainment
    • Tech/Sci
    • World
    • Travel
    • Lifestyle
    • Sport
    • Politics
  • Follow

    2oceansvibe.com is part of the 2oceansVibe Media Group

    DMMA Logo