Newcastle boss Steve Diamond recruits former England No9 Lee Dickson

We didn't choke in any match in 2023?

The schedule and draw meant that NZ/SA/FRA/IRL had to face off in the QFs.

NZ/SA had 100-200 winning Knock Out RWC caps each. Ireland and France had collectively zero. A huge disadvantage. Again a fair draw would mean these teams meet in the SF where Ireland/South Africa players would have had knock out experience.

France have not been past the Quarters since 2011.

SH teams won't get such a lucky draw next time no matter how egotistical you are.

The support runner has a very short window to shoot through a gap before it closes- pass the ball early.

There are ways of imrpoving the D without changing the essential structure AD. For example there some occasiosn when Aussie defends with Nic White behind the ruck, meaning only 12 men in line. It's pretty easy to keep him in line all the time, and that narrows the line spacings.

Or they could play more aggressively off the wings, though I doubt that is part of the Lord's policy!

[BTW before he nails you, maybe change the list of teams the Boks beat (unfairly?!) to "France, England and the ABs"]

On reading this, I can see the role ball retention plays in defence. Lots of ball retention means less defence to do...or not do.

I love set piece moves, and hadn't thought of our breaks being in that context, but indeed they were.

I hope we can do other set piece plays, because I expect NZ to be a bit more ready for the moves we used this Test.

The defence worries me more though than the attack pleases me.

Can they do something to put more pressure and more speed into it in a few days?

In the past, and for the Reds, Paisami has occasionally shot out of the line targeting the 10 or 12, with a backrower covering him in the mildly drifting line.

Is this an option?.... or maybe a hint of rush, so long as they stay connected?

And you haven't worked out yet - like the blatant misses by Manie on Saturday that seemed to have energised many other Bok haters, same as you, to have realised it was to get a bigger crowd at Nelspruit - that the Boks actually lost against your boyos so they could have an easier route to the final. Didn't they???

What you (and everyone else who is not a loyal subject of his highness, terry the 24th, king of moronica, all hail his dullness) don't understand is that the RWC ended when Ireland lost (because of the unfair draw and Scotland being better than they're supposed to be and, well, because everybody else are just poopyheads). That SA beat France, England and the Boks is completely irrelevant.

See? I knew you wouldn't understand. You, sir, will NEVER be a loyal subject of his thickness, king terry the 24 of moronica.

And 'scorers of Saffer supporters'? No ways Jose, we're just glad we've got four RWCs - two one after the other, even - under the belt, and we're trying to be kind to you but obviously you don't realise it. Sad, but there you go. Byeeee!!

Don't let the words of a few fringe key board warriors paint your view of a whole nation. Most people don't even agree with some of the views of their elected officials so why add more weight on someone who has elected themselves as a spokesman on the internet