Boks to face Samoa at RWC

Boks to face Samoa at RWC

19 Jul 2009

Samoa have qualified for the 2011 World Cup and will face the Springboks in Pool D.

Samoa beat Papua New Guinea 73-12 to clinch a 188-19 win on aggregate over their Oceania rivals and qualify for the global tournament in New Zealand.

The Oceania qualifier had already been drawn to appear in Pool D where they will join the defending World Champion Springboks as well as Wales and Fiji. The pool line-up will be completed by the winner of Africa’s qualifying final between Tunisia and Namibia in November.


17 Comments

  • 1.grant10: Reply to this comment
    19 Jul 2009, 21:03 pm

    tough for Boks!

  • 2.I wanna be coach: Reply to this comment
    19 Jul 2009, 21:24 pm

    Not easy! how many times have the boks played samoa in the wc?

  • 3.Lions_Soutie: Reply to this comment
    19 Jul 2009, 21:27 pm

    Good prep for play-off stages! Samoa and Fiji will have big ‘home’ support

  • 4.mellowyellow: Reply to this comment
    19 Jul 2009, 21:51 pm

    So SA are in the pool again with 2 Islander teams.

    Nothing like playing the islanders and be “softened” up before the elimination stages.

    In the 2007 WC samoa and tonga were out to hurt people with their shoulder charges and high tackles etc BUT were praised for playing rugby with all of their hearts and just playing hard rugby.

    If a saffa tackles high or late with a shoulder he is a thug and the world cursifies them.

    What about all the other countries we have never faced in the pool stages or never even played etc in a WC because of the stupid pool selections.

    2003 wc – SA, samoa, england
    2007 wc – SA, samoa, england, tonga
    2011 wc – SA, samoa, wales, fiji

    2003 wc – wales, tonga,
    2007 wc – wales, fiji
    2011 wc – wales, fiji

    Why dont the IRB get better pool divisions? this pattern is ridiculous.

  • 5.Lions_Soutie: Reply to this comment
    19 Jul 2009, 22:05 pm

    #4. Who knows mate? Similarly Ireland usually encounters Australia, Scotland usually encounters the All Blacks. Although this one is slightly different with the Argies heading their own pool.

    Am I correct in saying that all the World Cup winning teams never lost a game in the competition they won? Although there has always been a close call except NZ who dominated in 87.

  • 6.Nils: Reply to this comment
    19 Jul 2009, 23:50 pm

    # “Am I correct in saying that all the World Cup winning teams never lost a game in the competition they won?”

    I think, you are right. And another thing – every winner of the WC (except NZ in the first one) have beaten then reigning champions

    91 Aus beat NZ in the semi
    95 SA beat Aus in the pool
    99 Aus beat SA in the semi
    03 Eng beat Aus in the final
    07 SA beat Eng in the final (and pool)

  • 7.Big Hit: Reply to this comment
    20 Jul 2009, 00:26 am

    #5 Lions_Soutie: Ireland can beat Australia in the pool game. I also think they’ll beat them this Autumn.

    Now, that would mean a South Africa v Australia Quarter-final. Interesting :)

  • 8.poppa69: Reply to this comment
    20 Jul 2009, 03:19 am

    #7 Big Hit: to go along with the France/England quarter or even a AB/England 1/4 … interesting indeed :D

  • 9.Big Hit: Reply to this comment
    20 Jul 2009, 03:49 am

    #8 poppa69: yes, it could happen if France beat NZ in the pool or we lose to Argentina or Scotland. My gut feeling tells me however that England and NZ will top their groups, France might beat NZ but will probably lose to Canada :)

    This points to NZ and England having semi-finals with the Aus/Boks or possibly Ireland/Wales.

  • 10.Hurricane: Reply to this comment
    20 Jul 2009, 05:18 am

    #9 Big Hit:
    lol

  • 11.CoachPete: Reply to this comment
    20 Jul 2009, 06:17 am

    AGAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!
    Come on IRB, time to shuffle things around a bit.

  • 12.CoachPete: Reply to this comment
    20 Jul 2009, 06:19 am

    PoolD will be tough including namibia there ask the irish

  • 13.Lions_Soutie: Reply to this comment
    20 Jul 2009, 06:23 am

    Big Hit, come on. Has Ireland ever won in the Southern Hemisphere? Lol! France is due to win the Cup eventually…

  • 14.Big Hit: Reply to this comment
    20 Jul 2009, 06:30 am

    #13 Lions_Soutie: the score was Ireland 16-17 Australia in 2003 and they nearly won in OZ last year. It’ll be a SA v Aus QF I tell thee! :)

  • 15.CoachPete: Reply to this comment
    20 Jul 2009, 06:33 am

    #14 Big Hit:
    Hi big hit
    I disagree sorry

  • 16.Lions_Soutie: Reply to this comment
    20 Jul 2009, 07:01 am

    Anything can happen. Ireland were a major disppointment at the previous cup, looked fatigued. If anything, besides the draw we received the Boks won because if their great conditioning. Os’ bodyfat was prob under 10%! Lol! Similarly England were in great shape in 2003. Neil Back looked like a bodybuilder with his shirt off.

  • 17.Lions_Soutie: Reply to this comment
    20 Jul 2009, 07:05 am

    Camp Staaldraad turned our Boks into Grade 12s in 2003. Haha

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