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The NH teams have been playing, without a break now, since July 2014. By the time we undertake three test tours in June 2016, the SH teams will have had two full and uncompromised breaks since the NH teams had their last one. The NH players will be looking at 23 months continuous rugby. In...

But it came off an Australian player so he is not offside and the replays clearly showed it. It wasn't the deciding of the game, but the way it was handled by Joubert was shambolic and makes the game look utterly stupid.

Well said, it was a fucking shambles and should be the end of Joubert's reffing career. The late tackle on Hogg should have been looked at and so should the last offside which clearly came off Phipps. The game looks utterly stupid now.

One lesson that should be learnt very quickly is that Dave Kearney is not quick enough for international rugby.

I thought he let both sides get away with it. He is a crap ref.

No he isn't. And, anyway, I would be surprised if his head gets through this season.

Fair play to Argentina, a deserved win. Injuries didn't help but the fastest player in Ireland wasn't injured he was sat in the stands while Dave Kearney's terrible lack of pace was ruthlessly exploited by the Pumas. Oh, and The Emperor doesn't have any clothes and Rob Kearney cannot kick snow...

And I would agree with your opinion were it Ireland. I am not having anything like the pop at SA that you think I am.

And I was endorsing your opinion. My comment about not celebrating Barnes' reffing was not a criticism of you, it was a criticism of Barnes who, quite simply, refs the breakdown wrong, IMHO.

Indeed, sadly more per club than most of the world's unions. The dismal showing out of England is already being used by the English clubs as an excuse for a massive power grab, wait for the same to happen in France. When the English clubs get anywhere near the RFU's cash it will devastate the...

I don't think there is much the French can do about it. The clubs now have all the power in France and England.

I agree he let both sides lie all over the ball, but, with the best will in the world you can't say that SA exactly played a lot of rugby, it was bosh, bosh and bosh again. My point was really that Barnes laissez faire attitude to the breakdown usually favours Wales, that it also suits Meyer's...

He reverted to allowing people to lie all over the breakdown which suits Wales well but also suits SA.

Such a waste of De Allende, Kriel, Le Roux etc to just bosh away and so limiting of the teams ambition IMHO. The forwards give the team such a great platform as well.

As did an Australian citing the two lads in the first place, to be fair. The whole system needs an over haul with a panel judging whether or not players should be cited and citings not predicated on guilt, the point of a judicial process is to establish guilt/ innocence. There would be more...

Nothing xenophobic in highlighting that Scottish Rugby supporters boo every decision in a game like a load of fish wives. Let's have a listen today, shall we.

The Scots have done a legal version of what their supporters do, boo and hiss until they get a decision that goes their way. Some of the nonsense spouted by ex players about intent etc was shameful. It was a terrible incident, intentional or not, and warranted a ban. That said, Pocock should...

Much as I admire Australian optimism, NZ will tear any team a new arsehole playing the way they did tonight.

Quite a few rumours abounding that the Sextoid actually went off with yet another concussion against the surrender monkeys. Don't believe it myself, but much like Folau and Pocock I think there are some smoke and mirrors being employed.

You do realise you have to beat Argentina or Ireland if you beat Scotland before you get to play NZ.