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Les poules pour le HSBC SVNS Cape Town

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Le tirage au sort des poules pour le HSBC SVNS Cape Town les 9 et 10 décembre ont été dévoilés peu après la victoire de l’Afrique dans le tournoi masculin et celle de l’Australie dans le tournoi féminin.

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Les Blitzboks, qui ont battu l’Argentine 12-7 lors de la finale de Dubaï, seront les têtes de série du tournoi dans la poule A, avec l’Irlande, les États-Unis et la Grande-Bretagne comme adversaires dans ce qui promet d’être une journée de rugby à sept pleine d’action au DHL Stadium.

Toujours dans le tournoi masculin, l’Argentine, vice-championne à Dubaï, affrontera les Fidji, la France et l’Espagne dans la poule B, tandis que les Samoa, champions en titre du tournoi du Cap, se mesureront à leurs vieux ennemis la Nouvelle-Zélande, ainsi qu’à l’Australie et au Canada dans la poule C.

Déçus de n’avoir pu décrocher que la 9e place après avoir pris l’eau face aux Fidji dans leur deuxième match de poule, les hommes de Jérôme Daret ne voudront pas manquer leur entrée dans le tournoi cette fois-ci malgré un groupe qui s’annonce une fois de plus très compliqué.

Les Blitzboks sans leur tête pensante

Les BlitzBoks sont arrivés à Dubaï sans leur entraîneur principal Sandile Ngcobo, qui a manqué le voyage pour des raisons médicales, mais l’entraîneur adjoint Philip Snyman n’a pas manqué de souligner le rôle que celui-ci a joué dans la défense réussie de leur titre.

« L’entraîneur Sandile mérite d’être félicité pour avoir si bien préparé l’équipe au cours des deux derniers mois », a déclaré Snyman. « Le reste du staff mérite également cette victoire. Tout le monde a fait plus que ce qui était demandé, comme notre responsable de la haute performance, Marius Schoeman, qui a voyagé avec nous pour nous aider là où c’était nécessaire. »

Les Françaises en tête de la poule C

Ce tournoi du Cap est très attendu aussi pour l’équipe féminine à domicile. Les Springbok Women’s Sevens ont terminé à une honorable 10e place à Dubaï, après avoir été devancées par le Japon dans le match pour la 9e place. Elles affronteront la France, le Canada et les États-Unis dans la poule C au Cap, dans une journée qui s’annonce difficile pour les Sud-Africaines.

La France et le Canada ont perdu les demi-finales à Dubaï et les États-Unis se sont qualifiés pour les quarts de finale, où elles ont été éliminés par les futurs vainqueurs, l’Australie.

Toujours en quête d’une première place, la France voudra obtenir un autre métal que la médaille de bronze obtenue à Dubaï.

Poules du HSBC SVNS Cape Town

Tournoi féminin

  • Poule A : Australie, Fidji, Japon, Espagne
  • Poule B : Nouvelle-Zélande, Irlande, Brésil, Grande-Bretagne
  • Poule C : France, Canada, Etats-Unis, Afrique du Sud

Tournoi Masculin

  • Poule A : Afrique du Sud, Irlande, Etats-Unis, Grande-Bretagne
  • Poule B : Argentine, Fidji, France, Espagne
  • Poule C : Nouvelle-Zélande, Samoa, Australie, Canada
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Oh no, not him again? 2 hours ago
England internationals disagree on final play execution vs All Blacks

Okay, so we blew it big time on Saturday. So rather than repeating what most people have all ready said, what do I want to see from Borthwick going forward?


Let's keep Marcus Smith on the pitch if he's fit and playing well. I was really pleased with his goal kicking. It used to be his weakness. I feel sympathy for George Ford who hadn't kicked all match and then had a kick to win the game. You hear pundits and commentators commend kickers who have come off the bench and pulled that off. Its not easy. If Steve B continues to substitute players with no clear reason then he is going to get criticised.


On paper I thought England would beat NZ if they played to their potential and didn't show NZ too much respect. Okay, the off the ball tackles certainly stopped England scoring tries, but I would have liked to see more smashing over gainlines and less kicking for position. Yes, I also know it's the Springbok endorsed world cup double winning formula but the Kiwi defence isn't the Bok defence, is it. If you have the power to put Smith on the front foot then why muzzle him? I guess what I'm saying is back, yourself. Why give the momentum to a team like NZ? Why feed the beast? Don't give the ball to NZ. Well d'uh.


Our scrum is a long term weakness. If you are going to play Itoje then he needs an ogre next door and a decent front row. Where is our third world class lock? Where are are realible front row bench replacements? The England scrum has been flakey for a while now. It blows hot and cold. Our front five bench is not world class.


On the positive side I love our starting backrow right now. I'd like to see them stick together through to the next world cup.


Anyway, there is always another Saturday.

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CO 2 hours ago
Scott Robertson responds to criticism over All Blacks' handling errors

Robertson is more a manager of coaches than a coach so it comes down to intent of outcomes at a high level. I like his intent, I like the fact his Allblacks are really driving the outcomes however as he's pointed out the high error rates are not test level and their control of the game is driving both wins and losses. England didn't have to play a lot of rugby, they made far fewer mistakes and were extremely unlucky not to win.


In fact the English team were very early in their season and should've been comfortably beaten by an Allblacks team that had played multiple tests together.


Razor has himself recognised that to be the best they'll have to sort out the crisis levels of mistakes that have really increased since the first two tests against England.


Early tackles were a classic example of hyper enthusiasm to not give an inch, that passion that Razor has achieved is going to be formidable once the unforced errors are eliminated.


That's his secret, he's already rebuilt the passion and that's the most important aspect, its inevitable that he'll now eradicate the unforced errors. When that happens a fellow tier one nation is going to get thrashed. I don't think it will be until 2025 though.


The Allblacks will lose both tests against Ireland and France if they play high error rates rugby like they did against England.


To get the unforced errors under control he's going to be needing to handover the number eight role to Sititi and reset expectations of what loose forwards do. Establish a clear distinction with a large, swarthy lineout jumper at six that is a feared runner and dominant tackler and a turnover specialist at seven that is abrasive in contact. He'll then need to build depth behind the three starters and ruthlessly select for that group to be peaking in 2027 in hit Australian conditions on firm, dry grounds.


It's going to help him that Savea is shifting to the worst super rugby franchise where he's going to struggle behind a beaten pack every week.


The under performing loose forward trio is the key driver of the high error rates and unacceptable turn overs due to awol link work. Sititi is looking like he's superman compared to his openside and eight.


At this late stage in the season they shouldn't be operating with just the one outstanding loose forward out of four selected for the English test. That's an abject failure but I think Robertson's sacrificing link quality on purpose to build passion amongst the junior Allblacks as they see the reverential treatment the old warhorses are receiving for their long term hard graft.


It's unfortunately losing test matches and making what should be comfortable wins into nail biters but it's early in the world cup cycle so perhaps it's a sacrifice worth making.


However if this was F1 then Sam Cane would be Riccardo and Ardie would be heading into Perez territory so the loose forwards desperately need revitalisation through a rebuild over the next season to complement the formidable tight five.

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