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[2017 Super Rugby] The FINAL: Lions vs. Crusaders (05/08/2017)
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<blockquote data-quote="The Jones Boy" data-source="post: 868212" data-attributes="member: 70721"><p>Reffing is a bit like learning to play centre. You spend years learning the position and tend to be a bit average, making mistakes etc, then you get a handle on it for the last few years of your playing career and then you're done.</p><p>It's a bugger of a job.</p><p>Earlier in the thread I posted...</p><p></p><p>"The Hurricanes have always been the bridesmaid, therefore they could be again.</p><p>Barrett will be key</p><p>Conditions will be a factor</p><p>The Ref will be a factor"</p><p></p><p>The ref is always a factor.</p><p>I didn't say anything about a certain ref, or a certain country's ref.</p><p>I don't care about that nonsense.</p><p>My favourite ref is still Nigel Owen. He's got a sense of humour. I think that helps.</p><p>What I was saying is that every team has to play to what that particular ref is likely to be concerned about and we all know that some are scrum pedants, some are breakdown pedants, others are high tackle pedants and others are discarding their pedantry and letting the game flow.</p><p>Teams have to play the ref, in the sense that they have to be aware of what the ref is really hot on and try their best not to contravene the laws in that area, perhaps more than others.</p><p>The ref is always a factor.</p><p>Most of all I would like players to shut up and stop trying to ref the game themselves. That nonsense winds me up and some of the key offenders are the Kiwi halfbacks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Jones Boy, post: 868212, member: 70721"] Reffing is a bit like learning to play centre. You spend years learning the position and tend to be a bit average, making mistakes etc, then you get a handle on it for the last few years of your playing career and then you're done. It's a bugger of a job. Earlier in the thread I posted... "The Hurricanes have always been the bridesmaid, therefore they could be again. Barrett will be key Conditions will be a factor The Ref will be a factor" The ref is always a factor. I didn't say anything about a certain ref, or a certain country's ref. I don't care about that nonsense. My favourite ref is still Nigel Owen. He's got a sense of humour. I think that helps. What I was saying is that every team has to play to what that particular ref is likely to be concerned about and we all know that some are scrum pedants, some are breakdown pedants, others are high tackle pedants and others are discarding their pedantry and letting the game flow. Teams have to play the ref, in the sense that they have to be aware of what the ref is really hot on and try their best not to contravene the laws in that area, perhaps more than others. The ref is always a factor. Most of all I would like players to shut up and stop trying to ref the game themselves. That nonsense winds me up and some of the key offenders are the Kiwi halfbacks. [/QUOTE]
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