RWC Pool B: All Blacks vs Springbokke, Sat 21st September, 18h45 , International Stadium Yokohama
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waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
^ true, that, friend. Doesn't mean I wasn't screaming "Yellow Fucking Card, Ref!" & "Penalty Fucking Try, Ref!" when it happened. Always gracious in victory, us kiwis 
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waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
WR (World Rugby) quick to act after the Sam Cane HIA fiasco:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby...am-cane-forces-world-rugby-to-change-hia-rule
TLDR: Cane passed the HIA but because it took 12 minutes (max allowable is 10) he wasn't allowed to go back out. Change is they'll now start the clock when the player gets to where the HIA is being done.
A final observation re:Mapimpi then I'll let it go. First arriving AB support runner tries to clear Mapimpi off the ball: if Mapimpi has released Mo'unga as he's supposed to, that player gets a pop pass with one possibly two other runners arriving v at that point one other Bokke defender. Try for all money barring someone dropping it cold.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby...am-cane-forces-world-rugby-to-change-hia-rule
TLDR: Cane passed the HIA but because it took 12 minutes (max allowable is 10) he wasn't allowed to go back out. Change is they'll now start the clock when the player gets to where the HIA is being done.
A final observation re:Mapimpi then I'll let it go. First arriving AB support runner tries to clear Mapimpi off the ball: if Mapimpi has released Mo'unga as he's supposed to, that player gets a pop pass with one possibly two other runners arriving v at that point one other Bokke defender. Try for all money barring someone dropping it cold.
Strewthcobber
Simon Poidevin (60)
The internet vigilantes have identified a bit of K Read fun from the game.
@RugbyInsideLine: Will Kieran Read be cited later today?
https://t.co/eXzi2Uo0zf
We probably need to start a World Cup foul play thread
@RugbyInsideLine: Will Kieran Read be cited later today?
https://t.co/eXzi2Uo0zf
We probably need to start a World Cup foul play thread
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
Ardie on the end of a coupla "seatbelt" tackles, SamW got neck-rolled at one point, the Mapimpi thing....... let's face it, if anyone wants to troll I mean trawl the match footage there's probably a dozen things that coulda shoulda been acted on but weren't. And that's before we get into the mysterious world of scrum & lineout penalties e.g. Laulala face-plants, boks get pinged; boks drop their jumper, AB get pinged.
Dan54
David Wilson (68)
Do you really think that a Red card KOB, even allowing for your bias against all things re; ABs?
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
I don't think they are stupid. I think it's good that you can go back and review potentially dangerous play to the head and the player can be retrospectively punished.
I also think it's inevitable the community will be involved in this process as they will often flag a potential issue.
I agree in this instance he ought not be cited though, just as I agree Hodge deserved to be cited.
KOB1987
John Eales (66)
no I don't actually but it's fun to wind you blokes up
It's definitely dumb by Read though.
Dan54
David Wilson (68)
no I don't actually but it's fun to wind you blokes up
It's definitely dumb by Read though.
Couldn't agree more, it was dumb, because could of ended up in card!
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
Anyhoo, here's a proper highlights package ICYMI:
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
^ & will remain so until the "conga line maul" is somehow outlawed & the 9 forced to use the ball as soon as it becomes available & live as soon as he touches it rather than picks it up.