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This entire scrum circus was orchestrated by one member of the South African media, continued on by the South African media. The fan base is in a frenzy over it. It’s all 🇿🇦 driven. NZ media have reacted to it, sure, but they aren’t asking these questions continually. There will 6.2K views · 30 likes · 5 reposts · 20 replies Open on X →

Rennie’s team is positioned perfectly. They needed to freshen up the pack and they’ve done that. Aumua - power, Darry - best in form lock, Lakai - power & poaching, Samisoni - power, Sititi - power. The Boks have not freshened up their starting team. Attrition in this series 3.8K views · 42 likes · 1 reposts · 11 replies Open on X →

“Do I bother giving this any more air?” – Dave Rennie closing down the scrum drama #AllBlacks #rgr https://t.co/URVw8J5vh0 13.2K views · 24 likes · 1 reposts · 9 replies Open on X →

The Black Ferns game against the Bok women will count as the 5th Test in the Greatest Rivalry Series. https://t.co/QALPYIjT06 3.6K views · 44 likes · 0 reposts · 18 replies Open on X →

A big problem for the All Blacks is slow starts in 2026. They have only scored points first in 1/5 Tests so far in 2026, against Ireland at Eden Park. Under Razor, they were first scorers in 16 of the 27 Tests (59% of the time). The best start in this World Cup cycle for the 5.3K views · 42 likes · 0 reposts · 9 replies Open on X →

@bensmithrugby What I meant to say that I really love the Springboks and Rassie because I have a man crush on him and I’m just looking for attention as dont have friends in real life 3.4K views · 19 likes · 3 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

@bensmithrugby Tell us you know nothing about those players without telling us you know nothing about those players…🤣 630 views · 10 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

@bensmithrugby https://t.co/b6Cl8csE1P

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Rassie is flogging his vets with big minutes in this series: Big minutes Bok forwards Pieter-Steph du Toit - 160 Eben Etzebeth - 153 Jasper Wiese - 147 Ruan Nortje - 147 Malcolm Marx - 125 Ox Nche - 90 Wilco Louw - 84 They don’t have the quality in the second row 71.8K views · 79 likes · 8 reposts · 86 replies Open on X →

@bensmithrugby Ben, careful — you’re analysing the scrum in slow motion as if the objective is to create a perfectly symmetrical picture. It isn’t. At Test level the scrum is a fight for centimetres. Ox gets half an inch, changes Lomax’s shape and suddenly the geometry belongs 6.4K views · 96 likes · 6 reposts · 7 replies Open on X →

@bensmithrugby 😂🤣😂🤣 this actually shows how miss aligned the AB scrum is. 😂🤣😂🤣 keep posting please 2.9K views · 125 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

@bensmithrugby The reason Ox has had to move is to make contact. That whole front row is not scrumming straight. Lomax has pulled back. Sneaky games. https://t.co/x0IXfzaVYT 3.5K views · 70 likes · 2 reposts · 7 replies Open on X →

Watch Ox Nche use the crown of his head drive Lomax to the side on the engage call. Lomax is “re-aligned” inward so Nche has the leverage to bore in or wheel. Lomax off kilter before the push, its never going to hold up. Erasmus complaining about resets. How about stop the 662.1K views · 489 likes · 46 reposts · 236 replies Open on X →

@bensmithrugby When you know nothing about scrums but need the income, so you resort to trolling instead. 😂 The game starts at 17:00. Let’s see what happens when the theory meets the scrum. 850 views · 19 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

@bensmithrugby Only half? So we still have the other half, which is more than enough for dominance 💪🏉 Dude, for your own sake, you need to unwad your panties😂 291 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

@bensmithrugby https://t.co/fBkYZB1fs5

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