Reminiscing ... The 2007 RWC Final

After the 2019 semi final results played out, fans couldn't help but draw comparison to the 2007 World Cup Final, where South Africa defeated England 15-6, all on penalty kicks. After going back and watching this 2007 final on YouTube, we decided to chat a little on the historical significance of this game, how it was played, Jake White assembling the team (he dragged Os du Randt off the farm!) and where some of those players are now .... Enjoy!

Os du Randt and all his farm boy glory!

ENGLAND

FB	15	Jason Robinson		47'
RW	14	Paul Sackey
OC	13	Mathew Tait
IC	12	Mike Catt		51'
LW	11	Mark Cueto
FH	10	Jonny Wilkinson
SH	9	Andy Gomarsall
N8	8	Nick Easter		65'
OF	7	Lewis Moody		63'
BF	6	Martin Corry
RL	5	Ben Kay
LL	4	Simon Shaw
TP	3	Phil Vickery (c)		41'
HK	2	Mark Regan		63'
LP	1	Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK	16	George Chuter		63'
PR	17	Matt Stevens		41'
N8	18	Lawrence Dallaglio		65'
FL	19	Joe Worsley		63'	71'
SH	20	Peter Richards			71'
FH	21	Toby Flood		51'
CE	22	Dan Hipkiss		47'
Coach:
Brian Ashton

SOUTH AFRICA

FB	15	Percy Montgomery
RW	14	JP Pietersen
OC	13	Jaque Fourie
IC	12	François Steyn
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Butch James
SH	9	Fourie du Preez
N8	8	Danie Rossouw		72'
BF	7	Juan Smith
OF	6	Schalk Burger
RL	5	Victor Matfield
LL	4	Bakkies Botha
TP	3	CJ van der Linde
HK	2	John Smit (c)		72' to 77'
LP	1	Os du Randt
Replacements:
HK	16	Bismarck du Plessis		72'	77'
PR	17	Jannie du Plessis
LK	18	Johann Muller
FL	19	Wikus van Heerden		72'
SH	20	Ruan Pienaar
FH	21	Andre Pretorius
CE	22	Wynand Olivier
Coach:
Jake White

Man of the Match - Victor Matfield

FINAL SCORE: 

SA - 15 

ENG - 6

Percy Montgomery's leg (and hair) was on fire that day

Bonus Segment: We asked Barry what Rassie would do after the world cup? After we recorded, it was revealed that he's stepping down as head coach. Who should SA Rugby hire as their next head coach?

England vs. South Africa - Positional Match-ups (Bonus Referee Segment)

PROPS

ENGLAND                      SOUTH AFRICA

M. Vinupola                    T. Matawarira

K. Sinckler                      S. Kistoff

J. Marler                          V. Koch

D. Cole                           F. Malherbe

Maku Vinupola and his lovely ears

LOOSIES

ENGLAND                     SOUTH AFRICA

T. Curry                          S. Kolisi

S. Underhill                    P.S. DuTiot

B. Vinupola                    D. Vermuelen

L. Ludlam                       F. Louw

M. Wilson                       K. Smith

Barry's good mate Siya Kolisi after his Stormers debut

CENTERS

ENGLAND                     SOUTH AFRICA

M. Tuilagi                        D. De Allende

O. Farrell                          L. Am

H. Slade                           F. Steyn

The many faces of Francois Steyn

BACK 3

ENGLAND                     SOUTH AFRICA

J. May                            M. Mapimpi

E. Daly                          C Kolbe 

A. Watson                      S. Nkosi

J. Joseph                        W. Le Roux

Kolbe is BACK! That sweet, sweet jump step!

KICKER

ENGLAND                     SOUTH AFRICA

Ford / Farrell ?                 H. Pollard

Semis Recap + 2019 RWC Final Preview & PickEm

Bt and Barry look back on England's unbelievable semi final upset over the mighty All Blacks.
Stayed up til 5am for South Africa to finally edge out Wales in the battle of field position and box kicks. The results give us a rematch of the 2007 RWC where South Africa won their second title, 12 years after winning a cup for the first time when they hosted the tournament in 1995.

81 kicks in the SA vs. Wales semifinal ... Has the tactical kicking gone off the rails, or is this how good teams win big games?

RWC 2019 FINAL

England (-4) vs South Africa (+4)

The bookmakers have England as a -4 point favorite.

Rugby PickEm and the obviously biased Mile High Saffa Barry Herbert DISAGREE and think there's a lot of $ to be won on SA.

It wouldn't be the first time the show picked against the English, but why stop now?!

Bt - South Africa to Smash England (but all I really want is a game full of tries)

Barry - South Africa to win by 2

PickEm!

DEEP Dive into the Springboks 23 - Barry Herbert in Studio

South Africa (-8.5) vs. Wales (+8.5)

Bt and Barry go into the mind of Rassie Erasmus and walk through his selections for the semi finals against Wales

Rassie Erasmus 

1. Tendai Mtawarira
2. Bongi Mbonambi
3. Frans Malherbe
4. Lood de Jager
5. Eben Etzebeth
6. Siya Kolisi C
7. Pieter- Steph du Toit
8. Duane Vermuelen
9. Faf de Klerk
10. Handre Pollard
11. S’bu Nkosi
12. Lukanyo Am
13. Damian de Allende
14. Makazole Mapimpi
15. Willie le Roux

Reserves:

Malcolm Marx 

Herschel Jantjies

Vincent Koch

RG Snyman

Franco Mostert

Francois Louw

Francois Steyn

Steven Kitshoff

Left out:

Cobus Reinach

Elton Jantjies

Schalk Brits

Kwagga Smith

Thomas du Toit

Damian Willemse

Warrick Gelant

Injured: Cheslin Kolbe

Western Province looms large in the current bok team.

RWC 2019 .... QF Recap & England vs. NZ Semi

World famous South African rugby pundit Barry Herbert (aka The Mile High Saffa ... aka DJ Bazza) sits down in studio with Bt to talk Quarter Final drama (or lack thereof), who survived, who moves on, and the outlook in the Semi Finals this weekend.

New Zealand (-6.5) vs. England (+6.5)

Eddie Jones, playing mind games as always ... but does England stand a good chance to shock the world? Why does Bt have a hate/love relationship with the England squad?

Bt - New Zealand by a landslide

Barry - New Zealand by a smidge

Who Ya Got!? PickEm!

Boots On The Ground - Logan Collins Calls From Japan Pre-Hagibis

Logan calls in from Japan. He's shaking in his boots as Habigis approaches, but he won't let it ruin the good times to be had at the first Asian host country.

The USA Eagles struggled against the Pumas, but might see a big lineup shift before their final pool game against Tonga in Osaka. According to Logan, Uncle Johnny has had some great outfits ... and he's always ready for a kit swap.

Enjoy!

(Matt Clement on the Outtro)

HARPO & Barry Herbert In Studio - RWC 2019

On this week’s Rugby PickEm, a couple of fan favorites HARPO and Barry Herbert
returned to the studio like prodigal sons (Cheers to LoSpo for the LoSpo hospitality).
The lads opened up with congratulating the USA Women’s 7’s Eagles as they
took gold in the first leg of the HSBC 7’s in Glendale Colorado. HARPO gave
his “Spark Plug”, “Bashem Bruiser” and “Half Spark Plug, Half Bashem Bruiser” awards
to the Lady Eagles that rose to the occasion.
Congrats on a great start, and we can’t wait to hold onto the top position all season.

RWC 2019! Year of the Red Card, the cross field kick, the shitty French refs, and a massive
monsoon. The lads went back and forth on their handicap lines and picks, but all roads seem
to lead to a Southern Hemisphere showdown for the final game at the end of the month in Tokyo.
Here’s how our Rugby PickEm “Pundits” 😂 picked ...

QF’s (projected)

England -8.5 vs. Australia +8.5

Bt - Australia

Barry - England

HARPO - Australia

New Zealand -18 vs (Ireland / Japan / Scotland) +18

Bt - New Zealand

Barry - New Zealand

HARPO - New Zealand

South Africa -6.5 vs … (Ireland / Japan) +6.5

Bt - South Africa

Barry - South Africa

HARPO - South Africa

Wales -7.5 vs France +7.5

Bt - Wales

Barry - Wales

HARPO - Wales

We ended with our Superbru PickEm league’s starting 23 vs. Argentina.
The group is called “The Attitude Adjusters Association”, as many of HARPO’s team’s that
he founded, played for and coached in the past.

Even though the Eagles were downed by the Pumas, we were fired up before the game!

More Higabus updates to come from our Boots on the Ground co-hosts Logan Corndog Collins
and Uncle Johnny Warner.

Enjoy, and as always … PICKEM!

RWC 2019 - Johnny is off to Japan

Bt and Uncle Johnny are back in studio to quickly recap the first two rounds of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. We break down the pools and tell you who to expect in the quarter finals ....(upsets have been a brewing so far).

As Johnny prepares for his trip to Japan, we cover AB Live's tips for travelling in Japan (don't even think about wearing cotton).

Lastly we wrap with our thoughts on the Quill red card and high hopes of our sweet prince Ben Pinkelman scoring a try against France. More Rugby PickEm to come in the next weeks, but for now a speed session with everyone's favorite Uncle before he jets off to the land of the rising sun. Enjoy!