TRC 2016: Matches not involving Australia

[Hugh Jarse]

Sightings of Springboks down Victoria St at the casino heavy on the sauce.

Any sightings of a waitress called Suzie at the NZ Rugby Teams hotel, or a late change to the Match Officials Roster with one Barnes, W (RFU) being appointed Referee?

The Bokke usually grow another foot taller and 10 kg heavier when playing the Darkness, but without Barnsey and Suzie, she is going to be a big mountain for the Bokke to climb.

Benefits of NZ's recent rotation policy evident with the number of test caps in their squad in the first post McCaw, Nonu, C Smith, Carter et al season.

 

[Quick Hands]

Boks will no doubt lift for this game against their traditional foes, but can't see them sustaining it for 80 minutes.

This is a seriously good ABs team and from what we've seen so far in TRC, they are a level above the other 3 teams.

 

[KOB1987]

Rettalick defining his own gate there, wasn't even close!

 

[Marcelo]

What a try by Boks!

 

[Dctarget]

Baby! where did that come from! Springboks strike early with some silky team phases culminating with Habana dotting down under the posts. AB 3 - Boks 7

 

[ACR]

Jantjes is having a shocker.

 

[KOB1987]

 

[Tordah]

Jantjes is having a shocker.

both him and De Klerk haven't been playing well and are a big reason why the Boks are struggling in the RC

 

[The torpedo]

NZ's recent rotation policy

When did the Australian Cricket team's selection panel get a job with the AB's?

 

[ACR]

Dodgy try to Savea

 

[swingpass]

Yeh very dodgy
Smith runs behind Todd and then im not cerain Savea actually grassed the pil

 

[ACR]

That new inside winger Coles is pretty good.

 

[Twoilms]

I wonder how good New Zealand would be if they had to follow the rules. Not sure who it was but a Saffa player grubbered the ball and got shouldered into the ground, without the ball and without any arms. Not even a replay. Aaron Smith's blatant obstruction prior to a try. Constant cynical infringements at the breakdown in the 22. Constantly offside.

They'd be good enough without cheating and yet they still cheat constantly.

 

[cyclopath]

I wonder how good New Zealand would be if they had to follow the rules. Not sure who it was but a Saffa player grubbered the ball and got shouldered into the ground, without the ball and without any arms. Not even a replay. Aaron Smith's blatant obstruction prior to a try. Constant cynical infringements at the breakdown in the 22. Constantly offside.

They'd be good enough without cheating and yet they still cheat constantly.

It's not really cheating if the officials miss offences. It's mistakes from the officials. Hard to call those "cheating".

 

[zer0]

Ayoub is such a party pooper.

 

[Twoilms]

It's not really cheating if the officials miss offences. It's mistakes from the officials. Hard to call those "cheating".

Pfft, they intentionally commit the infringement first mate. That's like shooting someone in the head then saying its not a crime because you didn't get caught.

 

[Highlander35]

Thank fuck NZ have finally come to their senses. TJP>TKB

 

[The torpedo]

I wonder how good New Zealand would be if they had to follow the rules. Not sure who it was but a Saffa player grubbered the ball and got shouldered into the ground, without the ball and without any arms. Not even a replay. Aaron Smith's blatant obstruction prior to a try. Constant cynical infringements at the breakdown in the 22. Constantly offside.

They'd be good enough without cheating and yet they still cheat constantly.

They won't be stopped.
Refs have got it into their heads that the ABs can do now wrong.
If you can't beat them, join them.
You gotta play dirty to beat the ABs

 

[Twoilms]

They won't be stopped.
Refs have got it into their heads that the ABs can do now wrong.
If you can't beat them, join them.
You gotta play dirty to beat the ABs

Problem is the rest of the world gets pinged for cheating like, you know, the rugby peasants they apparently are.

 

[The torpedo]

Problem is the rest of the world gets pinged for cheating like, you know, the rugby peasants they apparently are.

Then haggle the refs, a la #scrumstraightjoe