Rugby Championship: Australia - New Zealand (18/08/2012)

[William18]

I have been disappointed with Messam early on.

 

[Darwin]

I have been disappointed with Messam early on.

Yeah, two errors already.

3-3, tight game so far.

EDIT: Australia playing a mile behind the advantage line!

DDDDDDDDDDDDDDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.... is back.

Brilliant set move too.

 

[big ginger 8]

And that's why you keep picking Dagg.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Beale didn't really fancy tackling him.

 

[Darwin]

That is more like it from Messam - a big hit there forces the penalty.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Australia have been clinical in taking men off the ball at the breakdown. Higginbottom is a master at it.

 

[austingtir]

That was ridiculous where the AB's were penalised for going off there feet they absolutly destroyed them and fell over their limp bodies on the ground. I hate those rulings absolute rubbish.
They need to change the rules on those ones so if a team decisively wins a ruck by pure mass of bodies and the other team had absolutly no chance it should not be a penalty for ridiculousness like that.

 

[Darwin]

Wow, the Wallabies handling is pathetic at the moment!

EDIT: Great try Jane. Beale has decided that tackling is optional this match.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Jane!!!

 

[William18]

Beale having a shocker.

 

[Draggs]

Didn't know Morgan Stoddart is the Wallabies fullback, shocking defence.

 

[big ginger 8]

Aus are starting static and not passing in front of the man they won't really threaten out wide they actually need Cooper.

EDIT: Of course I post this and that happens. At least it was through the middle.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Love a bit of Nathan Sharpe.

 

[Rhyer]

Typical Northern Hemisphere ref killing what would otherwise be a free flowing game. Why do they let these jokers continue to ref Southern Hemisphere games?

 

[Darwin]

Certainly not the most convincing half from either side. New Zealand on top, but they can thank Australia's poor handling for a lot of that!

 

[Rhyer]

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Too many penalties.

 

[DariusLovehall]

Lovely Mealamu!

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Typical Northern Hemisphere ref killing what would otherwise be a free flowing game. Why do they let these jokers continue to ref Southern Hemisphere games?

Well it's Rolland what do you expect. It could be worse lot of SH ref's miss just as much as the NH ref's do. The same could also be said for why do SH ref's officiate in the 6 Nations?

 

[Darwin]

Seriously, are we trying to lose this game?

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Tough call at the scrum there, penalty could have gone either way.