TRC2021 - Wallabies v Boks @ Suncorp 18/09

[Joe Blow]

I can only agree. Eye gouge or not, it is an off the ball incident involving striking the head, face actually - a gouge was always a risk

Do you think Quade was faking it? If so it was convincing. I’m waiting for the citing.

 

[Adam84]

Don't know if he was faking it, people can freak out a bit when things go near their eyes though, so maybe the reaction was worse then the incident but not intentionally

 

[Joe Blow]

Anyway, if they cite him so be it. He could hardly open the eye and video is clear. He was not faking.

 

[Pfitzy]

Let the officials handle it. Let Rassie make a video about it. Whatever.

 

[cyclopath]

Do you think Quade was faking it? If so it was convincing. I’m waiting for the citing.

I don't think so at all, but that footage is not really conclusive that the contact was a deliberate gouge. Not really sure what he was doing, tbh.

 

[Sully]

My guess is he had a chance to give him a bit of a shove to delay him getting up and accidentally put his finger in QC (Quade Cooper)'s eye.

 

[Blue]

The cards to Swinton and the SA reserve back rower are a little open to interpretation but this incident is straight up thuggery and de Koch needs to face serious consequences. No place for it in the game.

'Eye gouge' claim leveled against the Springboks? | Rugby Onslaught

A social media account has claimed that a Springboks player could have a case to answer after making contact with the face of Quade Cooper.

rugbyonslaught.com

Complete nonsense.

Aussie are pissed about the Swinton card and now you want to see retaliation.

 

[Blue]

I can only agree. Eye gouge or not, it is an off the ball incident involving striking the head, face actually - a gouge was always a risk

Goodness me. People can make accidental contact with each other's heads in rugby. Now there's a thing.

Again. If there is head contact it has to be dealt with consistently. If it looks intentional it is a red or a post-match sanction.

If there is video evidence of intentional eye contact it has to be a suspension.

Consistency has to be the goal.

 

[fatprop]

Complete nonsense.

Aussie are pissed about the Swinton card and now you want to see retaliation.

Fancy seeing a social media account highlighting issues with an opposing team's play, now that has never happened before ....................

 

[Braveheart81]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1439148609941950469

Now that the forum is upgraded and we can post tweets again, let's put this here in all it's glory.

What a moment!

 

[Derpus]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1439148609941950469

Now that the forum is upgraded and we can post tweets again, let's put this here in all it's glory.

What a moment!

 

[RugbyReg]

Complete nonsense.

Aussie are pissed about the Swinton card and now you want to see retaliation.

yeah - you got us!

 

[Derpus]

Complete nonsense.

Aussie are pissed about the Swinton card and now you want to see retaliation.

It's the inconsistency mate.

FWIW - looks like Swinton really dodged a bullet: https://www.world.rugby/the-game/laws/guidelines/21

Seems pretty straightforward. Initial head to head contact & a lack of control without mitigation is a red card. Very lucky the initial contact was shoulder.

 

[fatprop]

I like seeing the tight forward efforts

In the last try we had both locks punching out quality, clean passes before Philip works hard to be in support of Samu and then provides the quality cleanout so Koro can receive the ball and score

 

[Dctarget]

I like seeing the tight forward efforts

In the last try we had both locks punching out quality, clean passes before Philip works hard to be in support of Samu and then provides the quality cleanout so Koro can receive the ball and score

Philip is becoming increasingly reliable to put in a top shelf effort.

shame that he’s the designated maul defender meaning he gives away a lot of penalties. Though he was pretty immense shutting down the maul on Saturday.

 

[Derpus]

Philip is becoming increasingly reliable to put in a top shelf effort.

shame that he’s the designated maul defender meaning he gives away a lot of penalties. Though he was pretty immense shutting down the maul on Saturday.

The penalty against him for collapsing a maul the week before really highlights how fucked mauls are for me. He came through the middle, wrapped up the ball carrier and got penalised for collapsing the maul.

Mauls are dumb yo.

 

[Tex]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1439148609941950469

Now that the forum is upgraded and we can post tweets again, let's put this here in all it's glory.

What a moment!

DREW! It was his moment in the sun and he went all risk averse and dribbled about TT probably not needing to do it. Mate.

GET ON BOARD THE HYPE DREW!

 

[Tex]

Re. the eye-gouge.

I'm not convinced he was intentionally trying to stick his fingers into Cooper's eyes, but those things tend to happen when you swipe at a prone players face with fingers outstretched, behind play.

 

[Drew]

It would have been nice (though less spectacular) if TT had looked where he was passing. But I liked it, the defender had to tackle him as he passed it

 

[Dctarget]

Jeez Tupou is strong. If you don't follow the Wallabies on instagram, somehow get on their stories and watch Tupou do some crazy gym moves.

He's doing like chin ups with straight leg raises except not stopping at just horizontal, bringing his legs all the way up over his head. I can't quite describe it but at his size it looks so odd and impressive. Fcking mental, the bloke is like 130 kilos and doing Simone Biles manoeuvres.