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I'm not going to say that Deans is some kind of Super Coach. I wouldn't even say fact that he hasn't succeeded is entirely due to differences in rugby culture. But I would say that it is a factor. Having gone to high school in Sydney for a couple of years it became very apparent to me that...

Shelford was a magnificent player and an awe-inspiring captain. He he has not inspired with his media comments since his retirement. Good on him for saying what he thinks though, we don't need cheerleaders as commentators. I wonder if part of the reason for his comments is personal; Kirwan...

I think it was good to get back to the point of this thread, which was originally about the strengths of the conference rather than the playoff qualification rules. I find this paragraph in that article to be particularly revealing: 4 of the bottom 5 teams in inter-conference games are...

I can't speak for everyone, but I am certainly not basing any argument on the result of this years (or any year) table. I just think that the seeding for the playoffs should be based on the final tally of points scored. I must confess that I don't know why the results this year have any...

I guess the 'fairness" or otherwise of all this depends on whether you have the perspective that the Super XV is essentially 3 competitions with a bit of overlap, or 1 competition with a way of devising a draw to maximise revenue and decrease travelling costs. Both perspectives are equally...

I saw enough from Japan at the World Cup, particularly in the game against France, to see that he is probably a very good technical coach. Whether he is or not, only time will tell, but we will never know unless he gets a chance. He has coached internationally for 8 years as well as an...

With respect, that is hardly a convincing point. Just because another competition in another sport does something one way does not mean that it is the fairest or best way for rugby to do it.

I don't think that is a red card offence and so he should not even get cited. I think he'll get off with just the Yellow.

Law 22.4(f):

I'm surprised no-one else has picked up on this. It is an offence to kick the ball out of a players hands as he is going to ground the ball. I think that Walsh was aware of what the TMO was getting at due to his comment to the AR. I suspect that Walsh had already decided that the kick was...

Netball???? I think you'll find it was us who allowed you to join our league. :) Besides, there already is a multi nation domestic rugby competition in rugby called the Super XV. The ITM Cup is very much a lower grade tournament these days that loses money by the truckload every year. I...

Do you think that it is likely the NZRU would accept that? I would say the chances are between slim and none, with none as the hot favourite.

I know we are in the wrong thread so I'll make this my last one on this. Here is a clip of the incident, starting at 0:50 Watching it in real time, I really am pretty comfortable with this decision. It is only when you slow it down and show every painstaking moment frame by frame that it...

What would your decision have been?

My god yes. I think Kaplan gave 4 team warnings to the Reds, and yet continued to bottle it. When the ref adjudicated that Cooper knocked it on deliberately then he had to go for sure.

I think it was a very tough decision. I want to get another view before I get too dogmatic about it, but I think the decision was probably correct in terms of the rules governing the use of the TMO. If anyone is to blame it is Walsh for not making one of the two decisions I mentioned earlier -...

Not so fast. To me the momentum came from the arriving player who drove the ball carrier forward, rather than the ball carrier himself. The real issue was one that Bryce could not rule on, which was whether the firstly the tackler or secondly the ball carrier released. For me, I think...

Tough penalty against Hore there. The first offence was the Red holding on, when Hore was still on his feet.

Says who?

He might use the card wallet to store his notes as well. Perhaps he wrote some things down and forgot to put them back into his pocket. Common enough I would say.