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Match Thread - let's see if Namibia can hand us another upset ラグビー

Schalk's try is disallowed. Scrum under the Namibia posts.

South Africa scrum is driving whichever way they feel like. Strong stuff, Namibia needs to come up with an answer.

Driving maul works well for Mbongeni Mbonambi, Elton Jantjies converts. Try Boks.

Didn't really finish typing the previous update before South Africa scored another try. This might be a tough one to watch today. Rinse and repeat from lineout to maul to tryline.

Didn't really finish typing the previous update before South Africa scored another try. This might be a tough one to watch today. Rinse and repeat from lineout to maul to tryline. Yes, I know this is the same as the previous update. So does Namibia.

Penalty to Namibia, cleanly hit.

Didn't really finish typing the previous update before, ah, you know what's coming. It is many points to three, South Africa dominating.

Good grief the Bok scrum is just walking over the blue shirts. On the upside these Japanese crowds love an underdog, so every time Namibia makes an inch there's a lovely polite applause rippling across the stadium.

The bulk of the television commentary right now is about the pronunciation of Elton Jantjies' name. Riveting stuff.

Half-time gong for the at and it's 31-3 - Namibia seemed to wake up for the end of the second quarter and started showing some ability to close SA down here and there. Still, SA snuck a try in anyway for good measure as the clock turned red.

Five minutes into the second half and South Africa haven't scored yet, so that's a positive for Namibia. Aaaand the ball is lost forward. Scrum South Africa on their 10. The humidity is doing a better job of taking out Springboks as Koch is replaced by du Toit.

Long over the top pass to the right wing shy of the halfway mark and Gelant runs it in for try number... 6? 7? I've lost count tbh. Jantjies ponders his pronunciation and nails the conversion. 38-3. Namibia sneaks five players on the field while no-one's watching. I say leave them all on and go 20 against 15, see what happens.

Yeuch. Frustration flares into fisticuffs as SA fail to steal a try from a sloppy clearance. Ref has a word and hopefully we don't see that again. Scrappy ball from both sides and Namibia clear to the half,

South Africa simply snake through four defenders and try, conversion, 45 points on the board.

Namibia is really trying, but South Africa simply nimbler, faster, fitter. Try SA. Half-century to three.

Plus seven. Ten minutes to go.

Plucky defensive tackling from Namibia, with five minutes to go they're still throwing everything they have at South Africa.

Well, this is what world cups are about. Come and play the world's best. Namibia coach and Wales international Phil Davies (Llanelli) gracious in his post match, but as a survivor of the 1987 Battle of Cardiff and more than his fair share of forward's fun I wonder how much that speaks to Namibia's two yellow cards.