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Marika got up completely fine as well. Stupid comment. And you don't watch lot of rugby if you think neck rolls are OK or they aren't penalised. Folau Fainga'a was yellow carded against Ireland less than a year ago for a neck roll. The reason you probably don't see it a lot is because coaches...

In case you can’t be bothered looking: Botia stayed down and ended up leaving the field.

I agree with refs calls all the time. I agreed with de Groot’s card in the AB game. I also agree that Fiji should have seen a card. Watch how Petaia cleans out Botia in the 57th minute. Botia seems to leave the game directly because of this neck roll.

It would have been 14 on 14 if the ref picked up the Wallaby indiscretion. The Wallabies also benefitted from being over the ball. They just weren’t there enough to get the calls. Foketi got one almost immediately after getting on. And he was right about the calls. Fijian players were very...

One call huh? As if Australia also didn’t benefit from missed calls :rolleyes:

Again, I don’t think initial contact was to the head but I could be wrong.

I will go on the record and say I think there should have been a card. Probably a yellow from what I’ve seen because I think initial contact was on shoulder/chest but as someone who been pretty hot on this issue, I think the Wallabies can definitely feel hard done by with this non-call. Jordan...

Are you starting Donladson because you need a kicker or because you think Gordon deserves to be dropped after the Fiji game?

To not be Fijian? I don’t know….this is your story.

So he’s not Fijian?

All tries scored by Fijians

Stan talking selections with Michael Hooper LMAO

Fiji’s second unit almost lost that game for them but they were able to win penalties at key times. I don’t know if he was injured but I would be leaving Kuruvoli on as long as possible.

It wouldn’t surprise me

When even Blues tragics like ourselves are saying it…. It’s debatable the Christie is even ABs 3rd best halfback option.

Taofifenua also made no real attempt to wrap. I think his is worse than de Groot but stayed a yellow. It’s a joke.

For me, the French one is by far the worst. No attempt to wrap with the arm tucked as he shoulder charges the ball carrier. Kriel’s is probably the one I have least issue with. I don’t think it should have been a red - it looks like chest contact first - but a penalty as a minimum and probably...

Foster’s comments after the game were revealing. He mentioned that thy would be comparing it with a similar tackle made the day before, I think referencing the French yellow.

Referee lottery continues with De Groot getting a yellow upgraded to a red this morning. To be clear, as an isolated decision, I don't have a problem with it but it becomes a joke when compared with Kriel not even getting a penalty and Taofifenua’s shoulder charge being deemed not worthy of a red.

I think France should have been shown a red this morning as well. Again, it's just poor tackle technique and he wasn't even attempting to wrap with the shoulder/arm that made the contact. It's a direct shoulder charge to the head. We've spent a couple of years going pretty hard on all these...