Has Burger been cited?
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
Hey PB, what do you make of Matfield's cleaning out technique? watch his right arm movement as he enters. Must have been a good whack as they finally moved Pocock after that.
Have another look - they only move Pocock because they move the whole of what he is hanging onto
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John Eales (66)
It's too late now; he got away with it; but watch Pocock's glare on the full replay which says a lot. Sure some players glares to the ref are as valid as FdP raising his arms at every ruck, but it resonated with me.
He may be a softie but I'll let you tell him that. He did the right thing though.
If you look at the sequence in the full replay, just before the video sequence in the thread: BdP goes to ground; he could have released the ball immediately, really immediately, and before he tried to lay the egg but he didn't; he laid it and Pocock had him by then and he stopped the egg being laid and FdP couldn't get his hands on it.
The first penalty should have been against BdP. Looking back at it it wasn't even a ruck at that point because the first Bok assist, Burger, was not in contact over the ball, just dragging Pococks face backwards. I wasn't until F.Louw (I think) came in followed by swinger Matfield that there was actually a ruck.
As per the Law Clarification in May 2009: Providing a player from either side on their feet after a tackle comply with all aspects of Law 15 and have the ball in their hands prior to contact with an opposition player on his feet those players may continue with possession of the ball even if a player from the opposition makes contact with those players in possession of the ball.
Therefore if Pocock had his hands on the ball on the Boks side of BdP's arse before Louw came in (when the ruck was formed) he was entitled to keep his hands on it afterwards.
But I digressed. If Kepu had thrown a punch Lawrence, fearful of things that are not clear cut in his slow mind, would have seized upon it and penalised Oz. They would have got a penalty kick 10 metres out and handy to the posts, and a card against Oz. In the Kafka like mind of the Kiwi ref that would make sense.
Do you want to edit that Swat?
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I stand corrected.
Even if Kepu had 'generally legally' bound onto him and cleaned him out of the way there was a chance BL would have pinged Kepu for a side entry. Which would have been 3 points.
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
Was he Yellow or Red Carded during the game? Perhaps that was the inspiration for $BW's effort for the Darkness in the RWC SF.
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Andrew Slack (58)
Jissis he couldn't wait. Could he?
he can't be bok captain. He is under too much scrutiny by refs.
He is a great player and if it wasn't for this disciplinary record he should have been Bok captain but he is just too much of a risk. A real pity.
rustycruiser
Billy Sheehan (19)
He tried to wrap, look at his hand's momentum. Looked fine to me.
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[video=youtube;BdMwrTf0KI8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdMwrTf0KI8[/video]
PaarlBok
Rod McCall (65)
Lead from the front Boet, nothing wrong with this one and surely the way I want him to play. Rather him then our past captain who do the talking on the sidelines and not between the four lines in his play.
Bullrush
Geoff Shaw (53)
That is an awesome hit!! No way that should get penalised!
PaarlBok
Rod McCall (65)
It wasnt penalised. Stonehouse a body builder maybe thought it was a steriod hit or something.
Bullrush
Geoff Shaw (53)
OK....just the way everybody stopped I thought the whistle had blown or something. I'll say it again though.....a BEAUTIFUL hit!!
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