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Believe to or not... I do agree. Blatantly stupid on the fathers behalf. Stupid on NSW rugby's behalf too, but the father should have known better.

Yes. Fair enough. His father does look like the touchy (can't see touches face, but similar beard). Let's just say for arguments sake we can confirm it is his father. Everything else I have argued is still true. This isn't some cheating scandal because NSW referees appoint refs AND...

Once again. Even if this is true... Schools do not appoint refs for 1stXV games... and the right call by law was made (worst case scenario for Barker should have been their ball 5 metres out). At worst this is a bad look.

Even if this is true (kid does have his privacy settings on... go figure) schools DO NOT appoint referees. And additionally, we've boiled this whole situation down to this: - No penalty should have been called against Barker in the first place. - Referee voluntarily approached touch judge. -...

Joeys might be the worst viewing 1stXV oval in the GPS IMO though. Redeemed by the quality of its turf and atmosphere. At the end of the day it's just preference. It's genuinely not a hill worth dying on.

Prove it.

It's relevant. It's a rebuttal to the Barker "S word" debate. The point being Cranbrook do it for cricket. Trinity for athletics and basketball (do they do it for vollyeball? or are Trinity genuinely just a volleyball powerhouse). Waverley for rugby. Knox for tennis and swimming. It's just...

Also from experience, the King's turf is the nicest. Also is the only schoolboy ground (other than Barker which isn't remotely comparable) that has a proper 360 viewing. The hill is great to watch from too. Personally I think the White Oval is the best schoolboy ground in NSW. Followed by...

Hey Snort, Definition of flying wedge is ambiguous. However, purely from experience, this would not constitute a flying wedge. The flying wedge is something I have specifically discussed with a couple of Shute Shield referees last year. They say that one player can bind before contact and...

Coaches were suspended for talking directly through the trainers radio to players... Against Cranbrook which wasn't a particularly close game... I personally have played in plenty of teams who have done this, and have been allowed to do so. It was a simple misunderstanding of CAS rules as it is...

You're right. It does apply. None of the Cranbrook boys except the 10 chased the Barker player who scored. The whistle wasn't blown until the Barker player was in the process of diving for the line. Cranbrook didn't play to the whistle. They didn't attempt to make the tackle in anticipation of...

The blue card that was cleared by a doctor associated with the ARU. The "dad" who is a touch judge (which has not once been confirmed and was not in a premiership winning season). The "microphone" that never existed. Spreading false propaganda is the lowest of lows. Now the Narcessian...

Don't think it's fair to claim 5, even if it was your most talented Waves team. In a 5 round comp anything can happen. This rings especially true for Waverley after that 2019 Waverley team. Multiple professional rugby league and union players on that team (5 I believe), and they struggled to say...

The issue is though... It was overturned. So there is no point saying it shouldn't have been. The fact of the matter is it was overturned and the right call was made in the end. I don't understand how so many can be frustrated when the right call was made. Also how is this a "same old Barker"...

Firstly, let's not pretend the Cranbrook players weren't able to make the tackle because the whistle was blown. That's utter crap. The whistle is blown when the player is in the process of diving. EVERY SINGLE Cranbrook player (except Brook 10) is looking at the ref appealing for a penalty...

Really looking forward to a potential huge Waves underdog story this Saturday !

Even in the court of law equity exists... Whistle was blown as player is diving. There is quite literally no way the Cranbrook player stops him, he isn't even close. Play on. And as I've stated... What you are saying is the team who didn't understand the laws should benefit because the ref...

Whistle didn't blow until Barker player was starting to dive for line. Cranbrook player was chasing, and was never a chance.

Common sense has a place in every sport. Whistle was blown during the process of diving for a certain try. Even if it's a scrum 5 out, Barker probably score. Better team won (as evidenced by only one team understanding the laws). Move on its boring.

"Asks if the jumper retained ball when maul shape forms (not an actual maul as Cranbrook doesn't join)" - RedOrDead I'm very aware, and covered that in my initial response to the video. As was already stated. By the laws of the game. Yes. Should have been a scrum restart. But rugby is often...