David Ortlepp

@Leon_Schreib @HomeAffairsSA Your entire system is offline today and you don’t post a single update on here…

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@Northshoretales @bensmithrugby Like they skinned a very average 2015 Bok side by 2 points in the world cup semi?

@bensmithrugby McCaw's men would skin em and a stand by that.

The Springboks are still a better team without the ball. Error-strewn and can’t finish line breaks. Strong in other areas of course, but this isn’t the greatest rugby ever seen. How can the “best ever” rugby team be better without the ball than with it?

@KalahariThe @bensmithrugby You're proving his point - Cullen is never discussed as the greatest ever player, is he? The best 15 maybe, but he is not in the same convo as Carter or McCaw etc. Du pont might be the best 9, but he has only won player of the year once. Once. McCaw and Carter 3 times each.

@bensmithrugby Cullen never one a World Cup did he 🤷‍♀️😂there was never any doubt about him. Europe is for goats and the southern hemisphere is for GODS 👍

Antoine Dupont has 24 minutes of Test rugby outside of Europe* in his career. Must start touring in July window. Otherwise will be the greatest of Europe perhaps, but not the world. Conquer Aussie, NZ, RSA, Argentina etc, down here. (*Not counting RWC Japan ‘19 = was neutral turf)

@RugbyPass What kind of jokers organised this tournament and allowed schools to field teams of completely different age groups? Some are U18 teams and some U17...isn't the whole point of this to showcase the best school rugby?

What a day, what rugby, here are your results from day 1 of the World Schools Festival 🔥

@Joeyeo92 @AndrewBrownhil @RassieRugby That isn't him joining the maul though, and you know that. He joined earlier, on-side. As soon he would be in an off-side position he disengages and runs around the back, by which stage the French hooked has already infringed.

@D_Orts @AndrewBrownhil @RassieRugby You have to join a maul from the back. Here is is unbound from any player at the side. Im a nerutral here who was supporting south africa, stop being so biased

Deon copping a lot of flack for this yellow card, to be honest I also thought the Blue 16 detached and maul over, we just have to work harder and make sure we understand the rules correctly! Very costly 🟨 ! We deserve all the criticism!! Sorry 🇿🇦 💔

@Joeyeo92 @AndrewBrownhil @RassieRugby No - he is still bound to the SA players. You do realise your are allowed to drive a maul sideways? How do you think teams drive a maul into touch?

@D_Orts @AndrewBrownhil @RassieRugby No, here he is in at the side of the maul before 16 joins. Should be a pen to france

@bensmithrugby We also know how to prepare for a world cup. Would you rather be Ireland right now having "won" against the boks but never having made it past a quarter final, or the boks with the highest WC success rate, of any team, ever? We know what we're doing, Ireland don't.

The Boks are now 3 from 11 against NZ, AUS, ENG, IRE, FRA since becoming World Cup holders. 27%. Let that sink in. Apologies from South African fans will be accepted below👇 #FRAvRSA

@bensmithrugby Yeah I'm sure that was your attitude and the attitude of most Kiwis towards Wayne Barnes after your 07 World Cup loss...oh no wait.

Can Saffas simply cope with losing? To demand perfection from officials, while your own team’s performance is inconsistent (error-ridden shambles at times) is truly baffling. Calls go both ways, always have, always will. Team is just not that good at rugby mate. Sorry 🇿🇦💔 6-5

@gotthetrotts @Andrewmuf @eggynewydd You do realize that PSDT hit his own head right? He didn't put a shoulder in, he smacked his own head after being pushed off balance. And you think he did that on purpose? Felt like slamming his own face into someone did he? After not 1 card his entire career. Sure.

@D_Orts @Andrewmuf @eggynewydd It was barely a 'push' he was already moving in with his head up, it made no difference, he looked at him and went in with his head. No mitigation, it was plain thuggery.

@gotthetrotts @Andrewmuf @eggynewydd What do you mean he wasn't pushed? The clip is right in front of you, in this thread. Watch Kwagga Smith, he clearly pushes him. Are you seriously pretending you can't see that?

@Andrewmuf @D_Orts @eggynewydd He wasn't pushed he went in full force, head first, there was no mitigation. Danty has a broken eye socket ffs. It was out-and-out targeted thuggery.

@AndrewBrownhil @RassieRugby He does retreat, watch it again. He retreats at the refs direction, before he has had any effect on Frances maul.

@D_Orts @RassieRugby He’s already off side David. If he retreated to an on side position first then it’s fair game but he doesn’t!

@fdermer @AndrewBrownhil @RassieRugby No he isn't, he doesn't have any effect on the maul until later when he drives in and is then, offside. But by that stage the hooker has already transgressed.

@D_Orts @AndrewBrownhil @RassieRugby If you really watch the clip, you'll see that Eben is actually already offside even before 16 joins the ruck. Funny you don't see that.

@stephenjones9 You can place the ball once, that's the point. So yes, he can reach out and place it, but only once. If you apply the law, his one (and the only one allowed) placement of the ball, was short. Anything else is a double movement.

Why do people keep claiming double movement. If you ground the ball short you can then extend send and ground it over the line as long as you don’t crawl .

@AndrewBrownhil @RassieRugby Do you not understand what "fully bound" means in the lawbook? In your own clip, that you just posted, you can see 16 blue is not fully bound BEFORE Eben even comes around - therefore obstruction, therefore SA penalty. It's the most basic thing to ref in a maul.

@RassieRugby You taking the piss Rassie? Look at Eben. He’s coming straight in from the side. Half attempts to retreat back then just ploughs in from the side 🤷

@eksteene @SuperSportTV No they aren't despite having it under fixtures on their website. Why is it on your fixtures list it you aren't playing it @SuperSportTV ?

@SuperSportTV I can't find the Japan vs New Zealand game on Supersport. Why are you not broadcasting it?

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@nzherald What exactly is Gregor Paul basing this assertion that "faster games are more entertaining" on? Where is your proof? NFL is way bigger than any rugby comp and their games take 3 hours and are full of stoppages. How about some actual research/facts in your journalism @nzherald ?

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@CouchReferee What's my point? You said he had a great game...that is a game-changing error he made right there. No knock-on, clearly a rip, should have been play on, not advantage NZ.

@D_Orts Ok what’s your point? And funny how their is no sound when Am put the ball down as you would clearly hear Pearce blow his whistle before he puts it down so the play would be dead. Also we have changed to red circles now ? Very nice

That was an absolute classic of a game. Luke Pearce and his team had a fantastic game today. Clear and concise throughout. #RSAvNZL #RSAvsNZL