I was agreeing with you highlighting the only probable incorrect call throughout the game I could think of.I meant Barnes and O'Keefe were the two good refs today
I was agreeing with you highlighting the only probable incorrect call throughout the game I could think of.I meant Barnes and O'Keefe were the two good refs today
Always hard when it's not you team to know the full side. However it was a complete different 2nd row and Flanker options from the grand slam winning side. So you have to say they were a little behind.How close was that to a full strength France?
Two close losses away from home to top ranking teams has to be frustrating to SA but reassuring they are there or there abouts I think most would have probably given a small win to the home nations which showed to be the case and probably the difference, I have never really rated pollard but think I have probably massively under appreciated what he brings to the bocks in terms of structure and style of play I do wonder what would have happened were he in.For some reason this loss hurts more though I struggle to think why. Probably because I expected a big loss to Ireland with the line up we had but after our 2nd try here I was thinking we were going to make it.
That's the problem with carrying a player like Orie on the bench. You don't want to bring him in but we needed an injection there.
How close was that to a full strength France?
Its really not helping your reputation with neutral fans of matches either. Don't know how any of it helps SA.Ugh, I wish Rassie would stop with these posts. It does nothing to help the situation and as a member of the coaching team, it's bringing the worst people out of the woodwork constantly to keep commenting about the ref. I guess a positive thing is half of the comments to that post is South Africans telling him to stop doing it.
Overall it just makes other rugby fans annoyed with South African rugby fans. Potentially also alienating refs in the future who wouldn't want to ref our games because they are worried about a public attack from Rassie or have been burnt by one in the past.
Watching as-live now (too knackered last night after watching both ladies' matches in the morning).[DuPont card] This will be a red
I hate anyone nit picking the ref's decisions throughout a game, because the nature of rugby means there'll be 1,000 small mistakes every game to pick-up on. Rassie really shouldn't be given his position.The one about the maul isn't even accurate, the French hooker keeps his hand on the maul the entire time.
Fair play, i didn't know that.I hate anyone nit picking the ref's decisions throughout a game, because the nature of rugby means there'll be 1,000 small mistakes every game to pick-up on. Rassie really shouldn't be given his position.
However, had to pick you up on this Alpha. Keeping a hand on the maul =/= being bound. The player needs to have his shoulder connected to the player in front. So technically there probably was an element of 'truck and trailer' there, but it was only a split second as the maul splintered, which does happen often.
I thought Barnes' biggest mistake in this game was failing to award a penalty try to France for the 2 clear infringements from SA in that same maul. It was motoring towards the line and would have almost certainly resulted in a try had SA not infringed.
SA really don't have anything to moan about, and the 20min video picking apart Barnes' performance is pathetic!
I wouldn't be so sure, it's seems to me he May actually be getting exactly what he wants and it's something of a self fulfilling prophecy.Rassie doesn't do himself any favours. You wish someone from South African team would tell him to pack it in.
self fulfilling prophecy of being an absolute WI wouldn't be so sure, it's seems to me he May actually be getting exactly what he wants and it's something of a self fulfilling prophecy.
Haha probably, more that the world dislikes and is against SA and treats them unfairly, if he alianates the non SA part of the rugby community that will in some part be true.self fulfilling prophecy of being an absolute W