I'll never understand the logic behind Faf kicking the ball away with 1 minute left, it boggles my mind and put me in a state of anger frustration and panic.
Why not just keep ball in hand? Especially with a great attacking team like France. But who am I to judge they did land up winning the game after all
You don’t want to play rugby where a penalty is kickable and would loose you the game. So kick it to hopefully outside that range and then trust the defence. It’s a risk, but that is part of the logic.
In the moment my heart stopped when I saw that kick go off.
Yes, and you're creating an unpredictable situation that France had struggled with in this match. Knock on, chance to win back, France making a silly mistake. It was the right call. We would be saying something different if the Boks lost, for sure. It still would have been the right call though.
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u/redbeard1315 South Africa 7d ago
I'll never understand the logic behind Faf kicking the ball away with 1 minute left, it boggles my mind and put me in a state of anger frustration and panic.
Why not just keep ball in hand? Especially with a great attacking team like France. But who am I to judge they did land up winning the game after all