Rugby loses its greatest selling point if it’s not free flowing, which is one key strength over
it’s more structure cousin of league. In essence, Union about contestability of the ball at
every stage – lineout, scrum, breakdown etc.

When this entitlement is removed by illegal play it ruins the spectacle and damages the game.

It’s about allowing a greater spectacle of the game to shape. Open it up and get tough on infringements, otherwise the game is where it’s at here now in Australia. Crowd numbers are dropping, viewer numbers are down and sponsorships (although rumoured) are starting to drop off.

I don’t care who’s playing, lay down the law early and police it.

NZ deserved the win and made fewer mistakes – so this isn’t about sour grapes, but every supporter would like to see a quicker flowing game.

X ‘Fact: McCaw was penalised once, Thompson twice’.

Thanks for the stats – I’ll check these or accuracy. Ask yourself, did this stop the repeated infringements at the breakdown from occuring? Clearly not. This doesn’t address the ‘repeated’ infringments that occured at the breakdown by NZ.

X ‘And by your logic, any penalisable offence is a red card offence’.

Logic? It’s the rules (laws) of the game. I’ve pasted them on this blog for your education. If the offence
is ‘repeated’ without regard for laws then it should conclude.

X Fact is, there were no yellow cards issued, nor did Lawrence issue a final warning, so basically you’re talking out your arse.

When should the failing of a referees duty be a point of order? Don’t further confuse your misdirected point with
anatomical references.

X Also, rugby doesn’t have rules – it has laws. Educate yourself, indeed.

The term rules and laws is an interchanged term look at the IRB site. I am happy to use either if it helps you out.

And by your logic, any penalisable offence is a red card offence. Fact is, there were no yellow cards issued, nor did Lawrence issue a final warning, so basically you’re talking out your arse.

Also, rugby doesn’t have rules – it has laws. Educate yourself, indeed.

It won’t be 4 nil then. It’ll be ‘four more years boys’.

Don’t tell me you’ve already forgotten how that felt?

A player penalised for repeated infringements must be cautioned
and temporarily suspended. If that player then commits a further
cautionable offence, or the same offence, the player must be sent
off.

Fact: McCaw and Thomson repeatedly infringed at the breakdown.

When does a yellow card become a red card? It is subjective the key word is ‘repeated’.

Educate yourself and read the rules.

Bite me.

With all that whining & cheating accusation I’m sorry, it’s now time to gloat…4 Nil 4 Nil…..

Very unfair.

No, it’s not.

Get the ref to referee. George Gregan, John Eales, NFJ were always great at putting a flea into the ref’s ear re: infringements. How many warnings does a player need? How slow were several NZ players getting back onside? We should’ve given McCaw a Wallabies jersey the amount of times he was on our side of the ruck.

Clearly, the NZRT deserved the win.

I’ve seen two test this year and I don’t pay to see the ball slowed down by kiwis I pay to see running rugby. If match officials don’t better manage the game, fans won’t watch/ pay and corporates won’t sponsor. Clearly it all impacts on the quality of the game.

Enough bitching Deans, get onto the ref’s at the begining of the year and let’s see a clamp down on infringements at the ruck.

I would love to see some of the larger Kiwi forwards run for a full 80 minutes with free flowing Wallaby play. After all, look what happened to the Boks when we were able to clean, quality ball and use it.

Well done NZRT, you won again.

1) Simply put, influence the ref and you influence the game. All good captains do it, we didn’t last Saturday before or during the game and paid for it through repeated NZ infringements at the break down.

Facts: penalty count: 13-9, in the Wallabies favour.

NZ repeatedly infringed at the breakdown. This is a red card offence. The Wallabies either join the NZRT/ ruck them or get the ref to do his job. No point Deans complaining after the game.

2) America’s Cup reference raises sports psychology issues. Not the nationalistic rubbish you followed with.

It’s not about who is the better team, clearly that is NZRT. It’s about us getting smarter about the way we play.

Understand?

His 4 tries are pretty much looked at as largely opportunistic – from memory most of them were pick and drives from about 2 metres out weren’t they?

Moving along, I thought the ABs deserved the win because they made less errors. The Wallabies seem to continually find ways to put pressure on themselves …. ACC terrible mid-field bomb from his own 22 that went about 10m forward, where he immediately retreated and therefore no Wallaby is onside …. JUST PLAIN DUMB !!!!! Cross sprinting up and in (in defence) just like the rugby league defender he is and leaving a hole wide enough for 2 Queen Marys. O’Connor kicking the ball away when he has 4 on 2 outside him ….. JUST PLAIN DUMB !!!!!

The positives …. I thought Palu had a stormer and when he was replaced I was resigned to losing. He was the only forward driving us forward. He lost the ball once in traffic and on one occasion near the line it was stripped by Nonu. Ione was quite sensational …. leave him on the wing guys don’t tamper with things by trying to make him a centre. Genia was very good, there is a lot to like about his play.

The line out …. it was so bad when Moore was throwing that all I can think of is that Moore either forgot the calls or could not hear Chisholm’s calls. Note that Chisholm got up him at one stage.

For next week ….. ACC is a 13, not a 15. If you are not happy with JOC at 15 then use Mitchell or Turner there. Cooper to wear 10 or 12, I don’t care which but he is the best bet in Barne4s absence. I would not change the pack except to have TPN start.

I predict that England will have a quite a few problems with the Wallaby scrum and that the Wallabies will be best served by concentrating on scrums and attacking from them. KO would you care to return serve on that observation?

“He’s stolen Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak.”

The ref was against us.
Richie’s a cheat the All Blacks are all cheats, they only win because every single ref turns a blind eye to their cheating blah blah blah. Don’t give them any respect Yawn really it gets so boring. If the Wallabies put as much effort into plaing the game as do their fans making excuses they would be one rather formidable team.

Yeap, dead right. The AB’s have been playing top class Rugby whilst our guys have had a mickey mouse trial game. The solution has been mentioned many, many times before so I won’t but it bloody obvious.

Someone will just have to cop the 10 min break early on and ruck the stuffing out of the first guy to lay a hand on the ball in the ruck or not retreat from after the tackle. I know its bad sportsmanship and its not in the spirit of the game but I may be the only way to sort the situation out. It would bring the tactic to the ref’s awareness. On many occasions last night and throughout the Tri Nations the AB players have layed all over the ruck with no intention of moving.