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On the scrum - it was a 50/50 call. Very very close to a legitimate 90 degrees, but maybe not quite. The biggest decision of the night, I reckon.

I do perfect Spongebob, Patrick and Squidward voices if you want to ask me next time I'm drunk.

Nah, just mocking Fanatic for his self-righteousness. I'm not out to ban the croc roll, but I'd like the law-makers to take a look at it. Obviously, grabbing anyone around the head and twisting is fucking insane and they should do some time. Grabbing around the body and rolling feels dangerous...

So, problem solved, Fanatic. Thanks! Sorry for being stupid.

It sounds fine! :confused:

Grubster, you've cut me open with your sharp wit and psychological probing. [sobs :( ] I see things so much more clearly now. Maybe, for the first time in my whole life. Thank you. Thank you so much.

I'm not keen on the recent use of the crocodile roll in cleanouts. :) And I'm just going to say it - I like hands in the ruck, ARC style. For me, it made the ruck a real armwrestle, and put the focus back on physicality rather than timing yourself against the ref's patience, which is what...

I'm not sure that true fetchers ever "move away from the ball." In the SH, we say that you must allow the tackled player to play the ball. So, the fetcher waits 0.0003 seconds before getting his hands on the pill. Anyway, this probably belongs in the laws we want to change thread.

Yeah, it's an interesting idea, Bullrush, that the tackler has to roll away (instead of immediately get to his feet and play the ball). This is what one Aussie said on that site: When you read those laws in black and white, it suggests that a lot of southern hemisphere loose flanker work is...

OK, the title was provocative, so I wasn't taking the high road there. But Richie's involvement is important. When it's just a couple of no-name thugs from the Joburg Lions doing it, then it's not as important. When Richie McCaw makes it his PLan A, then that is worth raising as an issue. I'll...

Logged in from the laptop with 5 mins to go. Enjoyed the banter with Adam and Rocky.

I'm not blind, I realise that when McCaw plays fair, he is, or was, one of the greatest players of the game. That won't change what most non-Kiwis currently think of him, and how we'll think of him when he's retired. By spending an ever-increasing percentage of his time on the field playing...

Ah. Not very "dyna" after all.

Is there really a team called the Dynaboars? I'm trying to imagine their mascot.

Do you mean cheat better? Or if you prefer, "play the ref" better? That's where I don't agree. When he is retired, all he can claim is that he was the most innovative cheat of his generation. He could have chosen to make the game of rugby better instead of worse, as he has done. To me, rugby is...

Noooooo! Not you, too, Lee!?

3 Ioane 2 Genia 1 Higgenbatty (Why don't these QLD bludgers play well at other stadia?)

I think the ease of the win raises awkward questions about the Wallabies. I reckon sides like South Africa, England Scotland, even Italy always have a shot against the Wallabies because they play such a hard forward-dominated game. Wales play our perfect game plan. They love the running game...

The Lions again. OK, I'm being completely non-trolling here. McCaw cleaned out that way all night. It was really noticeable that he has adopted this method as his Plan A in the ruck.

Excellent research Dam0. The way George Smith did it, it looked fine. That Lion, though, was around the neck. Dangerous.