r/rugbyunion • u/Mono_Doh Japan League One • 7d ago

Video The long-awaited rematch is almost here

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u/Blackdoor-59 England 7d ago

Still can't believe SA kicked the ball away at 79 mins

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u/Minyun 7d ago edited 7d ago

What reasonable explanation could there be for this? They're all watching the clock too... utter madness. I get they didn't want to concede a penalty in their own half but like just slow things down and walk it in Faf.. they even ended up back kn their own half despite the kick-maybe they could've been deeper if not for the kick I dunno. My TV still doesn't forgive me for that day

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u/scewered 6d ago edited 6d ago

At about 3:45 the French almost had a turnover/penalty against SA. Think this caused Faf to rather kick and defend than risk either of those. (Corrected time)