Rugby World Cup live scores: Springboks vs Namibia

Because SA never lose to 6N sides or score a lot of tries?

Burger played a bit of 8 in the 2003 WC I recall. Not sure Alberts has the work rate to play 4. I would start with Burger at 7 and have Alberts as an impact sub. If we take it that Smit starts then being able to bring on Bismarck, Danie Rossouw and Alberts all at once is a huge bonus for SA.

They took the opposition lightly, and got a chance to actually throw the ball around - something they havent done in a long time (and it showed). It can only serve well for the boks to now try and replicate the style, with greater precision and less mistakes.

What would you guys think about starting Bismarck at 7, alongside Burger(6) and Alberts at 8 ? Or Alberts at 4, with Brussow(6), Bis(7), Burger(8) ?

As a staunch Bok fan - it pains me to say, i agree with Ben somewhat. Fourie runs great lines, and is a powerful runner with ball in hand, but he cant pass very well, and seldom creates much ala SBW. His defense and backline management make him a great player, but he has allot of shortfalls and could improve still. Rassie is not the backline coach, Dick is still in charge there - Rassie is the technical consultant thats looking at the finer details of the boks game. Im sure he has impetus and adds his say to the backline, but thats all. De Villiers has very little to do with the coaching of the team - he stands with the whistle and blows when its break time. And kisses Smits butt the rest of the time. the Boks are definitely on the up, and have improved a bit since the 3N, some basics are coming back, Morne has found a running game, Hougie is in outstanding form adding some X factor, the Loosies are doing well, the scrum is improved, lineouts are a bit erratic with Johns throwing and no victor. And the best part for the Boks thus far, is seeing Frans Steyn excel at centre. Overall, The Boks DO have hte ability to take this WC - as do Aus and NZ, and perhaps whichever NH side makes the final. Im also quietly confident, I have been seeing the belief come back into the team, but if they dont cut out the mistakes they will pay against the top teams. The Boks can beat Aus by monstering their pack and starving those talented backs of ball - But against NZ it will be tougher considering the Kiwis can break our lines at will, all it takes it 3 passes to stick and thats 7 points. We would need to rattle the Kiwis, as in put on the biggest forward performance we have done yet, it can be done but it would take Alberts to start at 8, with Victor and Bakkies fit - and Bismarck at 2.

England? Are they also at the World cup? The 2 games they've played were the 2 most boring games at this year's World cup. And honestly,to score most tries in a 6 Nations is hardly impressive mate.You've just lost more credibility with that pathetic remark.

Bla bla bla. if you were so bl00dy good, why aren't you coaching the Wallablies then. Typical couch commentator in the extreme. PFFT!

PS: why hide your insult behind Afrikaan? Hiding from the mods? Careful what you wish for the angel may visit you...

I feel for the Namibians, they are a poor country where the sport isnt supported and not favoured by the government. The bulk of their players are not professional. Given that, qualifying for the tournament is a success, but outside South Africa, I dont believe an African side has ever won a game at a world cup. Despite appearing at 4 world cups, they havent really improved, whereas teams like Georgia have shown some improvement. The IRB needs to do something about this. Building a high performance centre in Windhoek.

I don't rely on 'informed rugby circles' because I actually watch rugby. His passing is atrocious, he can't kick and his lines of running are poor. His core skills are very week. He is a good try poacher, a good defender and a very good support player, but that's it. It's no coincidence that the Stormers attack was pretty crapulent through the season too. Erasmus isn't a back coach. If you watched the game today then the score hides a multitude of errors in the backline. It's not rocket science.

I don't know who writes these articles for the Boks games but jeez they don't really know what they're talking about and appear to desperately be hoping that the Boks fail or trip in areas. I mean.... it's the first time I've heard of there being any form of "infighting or disunity leading into the tournament"???? What?? Or the game against Fiji was "tipped to be a close encounter"??? Please!! The only people "tipping" that were ignorant posters on the Roar!! It would be like saying that the opening game of NZ vs Tonga would be a "close encounter".... c'mon. Get some perspective writers and bloggers. Fiji are ranked 15th. And the Bok-Fiji game finished with a bigger score line than NZ-Tonga. And "a similar result is unlikely here" referring to the 105-13 result 4 years ago. ???? That was a 92 point difference and this game was an 87 point difference. VERY similar indeed. And all the South Africans were expecting it calling for 100 points etc before the game. And the Boks botched a couple of try scoring opportunities. And for those who don't know... by far the most amount of tries were scored in the last 20 min of the 2007 too. I really don't understand peoples perceptions?? Boks have scored the most amount of tries in this tournament so far, 20, and only let through 1, against Wales. But all that truly matters is the playoff games. Boks have only lost 3 games in 27 in World Cup history (Aus 1999, Eng & NZ 2003), hopefully those losses stay at 3 for another 4 years! If they get to play and beat NZ, then the record since the last WC stands at 6-6 for these two teams. Very even indeed. No-one knows... we'll see what happens... only time will tell and although I'm confident of the Boks chances... and definitely not arrogant because they have Everest to climb if they do end up facing and beating Aus, NZ then either England, France or Ireland... although they did that in 1995. Beat Aus, France and NZ.

I know, Suzy, that's why I said pre-WC.

Agreed Backline Bok has been stagnant, however worth noting Boks scored two backline tries against Wales, Ben S. Frans Steyn and Hougaard. Just saying.

Tbh, I think the lack of fitness of the Namibians and the pace of a player like De Jongh had more to do with the late tries scored rather than Du Preez. Prior to that the Boks were chucking out some hospital passes all over the pitch. In fact, the best pass of the day was from Danie Rossouw.

Bokka, re Aus vs Italy, that wasnt unfair it just took us a while to get going :) No, I agree it wasn't a fair reflection of the games closeness.

GL, what am I getting over? I'm not criticizing SA. Namibia were well and truly trounced. Just highlighting that 87-0 isnt a fair reflection on Namibia's ability. They weren't great, but they weren't that bad.

Ben, Fourie is an awesome centre even on attack with a superb try scoring record over his career. In informed rugby circles he's talked about as one of the best outside centres in the world alongside Conrad Smith. As for the deficiencies in the Bok backline before Erasmus effectively took charge of things.; that's solely a coaching issue with Dick Muir, and needless to say, Peter De Villiers being two of the worst coaches you could ever find. The natural talent has always been there, however,

If you actually watch Fourie then you'll notice that his passing is utterly atrocious, as are his lines of running. He's good defensively, and is a good support player, but that's it. Also, he is a 13 and Hape is a 12, but anyway... A few tries against an awful Fijian and Namibian side is hardly much to crow about when entering the tournament the SA backs hadn't scored a try in something like 7 or 8 Tests. It's no coincidence that Habana broke his tryless streak against Namibia. SA backplay has been abysmal for the past two seasons. Conversely, England just finished the 6N with the most amount of tries and linebreaks in years. They've only stuttered since Wilkinson returned and the injury to Youngs.

"Not a fair score for Namibia. 7 tries in the last 20 minutes… I’d say fitness was an issue for them" p.tah, its an 80-minute game. Get over it. Go Bokke!!! Mag die engel van geluk op jul skouers k*k!!

Considering that Nam only has about 1000 registered Rugby players, which means they have the same talent pool as Pretoria Boys High to pick from - Id say they do okay. As more of their players play Currie Cup, and some even make it to Heineken cup - they will improve.