Kaplan - Can we petition to ensure he never referees an Australian side again?
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AngrySeahorse
Peter Sullivan (51)
Kaplan never stops amazing me, just when I think he couldnt get any worse he pulls another one out of the bag.
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Colin Windon (37)
When you add up such past pearls as "you can't ruck the ball back through a ruck with your feet if it's over on their side" (Ireland v. England, 2009), and his shameless performances on tour matches, can we just take "an Australian side" out of the thread title? Thanks.
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Bill Watson (15)
http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/s...per-rugby-duties/story-e6frf4qu-1226021162636
It looks like the masses spoke.
It looks like the masses spoke.
Gnostic
Mark Ella (57)
I have been a very strident critic of Kaplan for a long time, hence this thread.
But I must say the standard of refereeing this year and last has been very very poor. It is not the interpretations that are being used as such it is the gross inconsistancy week to week, official to official and sometimes within games that is ruining the contest. Players are going out on the field not knowing what is legal and what isn't because they do not know how a referee will interpret the Laws and apply them.
So in defence of Kaplan and the other referees I must say sack Paddy Obrien, who has failed utterly to coach and prepare international referees adequately. He is the man ultimately repsonsible for the training and development of the match officials and ensuring that the Laws are consistently interpreted and applied. It is obvious whatever systems Obrien has put in place are an abysmal failure and as such he MUST go.
I said this last year and the year before, even before his disasterous and integrity compromising "visit" to the ABs dressing room post Italy test.
I await the standard Kiwi defenders of POB.
But I must say the standard of refereeing this year and last has been very very poor. It is not the interpretations that are being used as such it is the gross inconsistancy week to week, official to official and sometimes within games that is ruining the contest. Players are going out on the field not knowing what is legal and what isn't because they do not know how a referee will interpret the Laws and apply them.
So in defence of Kaplan and the other referees I must say sack Paddy Obrien, who has failed utterly to coach and prepare international referees adequately. He is the man ultimately repsonsible for the training and development of the match officials and ensuring that the Laws are consistently interpreted and applied. It is obvious whatever systems Obrien has put in place are an abysmal failure and as such he MUST go.
I said this last year and the year before, even before his disasterous and integrity compromising "visit" to the ABs dressing room post Italy test.
I await the standard Kiwi defenders of POB.
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http://rugbydump.blogspot.com/2007/05/blues-quick-lineout-try-poor-refereeing.html
Not the first or 2nd time
Not the first or 2nd time
Shiggins
Simon Poidevin (60)
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We need more OZ refs on the SANZAR panel for Super15 matches. There's only one if you don't count Steve Walsh ( and I don't! ). Who do you replace Kaplan with at the moment? Joubert? What a joke! I cannot believe a country who produced great refs like Col Waldren can't have at least 4 ( homegrown ) refs in a local provincial comp. We can't surely be worse than the rubbish running around at the moment and as a bonus some of the incredible bias may be evened out.
Bullrush
Geoff Shaw (53)
Kiwi response: Meh. We lost a RWC due to a poor ref and I'm sure almost no-one cared about it then. Take a couple of get over it pills with a big tall juicy glass of harden up.
Blue
Andrew Slack (58)
You lost the world cup because you went into the sheds thinking the thing is in the bag and the frogs came out and played rugby.
Blue
Andrew Slack (58)
Other than Stu it is hard to rate any ref out of Aus. That's the reality. Like it or not.
Bullrush
Geoff Shaw (53)
You see.....it's all just opinion. Some people think forward passes are OK and some of us don't.
Anyway, I've loved the Super rugby so far this year and haven't had too much of an issue with the reffing at all. I've been waiting for the first PO'B bash though....
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
Maybe you need to go venture over to some of the other rugby forums?
Godfrey
Phil Hardcastle (33)
For having a different opinion?
Blue
Andrew Slack (58)
I don't know anyone who does either.
On the other hand a know loads of people who think NZ thought they could coast home and got a surprise.
The Mayor of Perth
Ted Fahey (11)
Agreed, different interpretations ruck to ruck - like Nathan Pearce in the dying seconds Force v Blues!
The Mayor of Perth
Ted Fahey (11)
The pills and juice must have just hit the market over there as there was no evidence of such in 07, 08 and 09!
Bullrush
Geoff Shaw (53)
Nah...the Blues got pinged for the same infringement earlier in the game.
Bullrush
Geoff Shaw (53)
I don't know anyone who does either.
On the other hand a know loads of people who think NZ thought they could coast home and got a surprise.
We should have and we were.....the only surprise was Wayne Barnes. But there's nothing that can be done now.
Since then I haven't complained too much about refs......it doesn't change anything. But it also means I can't take anyone else's complaints too seriously either......I'm like a guy who has had his new car written-off listen to someone complain about a scratch on theirs. You think you're in pain?? You have no idea mate....lol
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