The more I think about it, the more I am shitted off by Poite.
No. Not because we lost - the ABs were far and away the much better team, so no issues at all. We lost that just fine.
Mainly because he just bottled it. Franks on Douglas - I mean FFS, if you tell a player to stop something, then they escalate it, do something the fuck about it you ineffectual goose. Basically only talking to Wallaby players with every bit of niggle. Refusing to talk to Moore then Hooper when he quite happily stood and listened to half the fucking AB pack bend his ear relentlessly about everything, and that's before you even add A Smith. The team captain has a right to speak to the ref. No-one else does. Fine, maybe Moore got under his skin, but he never once told Kieran Read to shut up or go away, and he was yapping all game (as a captain probably should). He never once told Read to shut his other players up. Not fucking once. And when Moore was replaced, he rebuffed Hooper immediately. It's not like Hooper had been badgering him all game.
It's just not acceptable.
World Rugby should send him back to the minors, as they say in baseball. Just not up to scratch. A fucking woeful display which did nothing to add to the game. He detracted all night.
Rant over.
No. Not because we lost - the ABs were far and away the much better team, so no issues at all. We lost that just fine.
Mainly because he just bottled it. Franks on Douglas - I mean FFS, if you tell a player to stop something, then they escalate it, do something the fuck about it you ineffectual goose. Basically only talking to Wallaby players with every bit of niggle. Refusing to talk to Moore then Hooper when he quite happily stood and listened to half the fucking AB pack bend his ear relentlessly about everything, and that's before you even add A Smith. The team captain has a right to speak to the ref. No-one else does. Fine, maybe Moore got under his skin, but he never once told Kieran Read to shut up or go away, and he was yapping all game (as a captain probably should). He never once told Read to shut his other players up. Not fucking once. And when Moore was replaced, he rebuffed Hooper immediately. It's not like Hooper had been badgering him all game.
It's just not acceptable.
World Rugby should send him back to the minors, as they say in baseball. Just not up to scratch. A fucking woeful display which did nothing to add to the game. He detracted all night.
Rant over.