ozxile's Contributions

The ONLY reason there is any controversy about this RC is the apparently lack of injury to the tackled player. The tackle meets every definition of what constitutes a RC offense. Let this tackle go and you'd being seeing it used in defense of myriad egregious violations at all levels of the game all over the world. The slightest change in angle of impact could have been disastrous for the player and for the game, RC or not. Do we need even one more quadriplegic ex-rugby player? If it was your son, daughter, spouse, teammate, friend would you be so quick to defend it? Allegedly 'ruining(?)' this particular match is a pathetic argument for downplaying an incident that could easily have been a disaster for the game itself. If the tackled player had been seriously injured the RC would not have been controversial, but more importantly it would not have made his injuries better either.The IRB has it right - best not to take any chances. Roland was thinking clearly and should be commended for making the call irrespective of the consequences for this game and these two teams.

Warburton’s red card for spear tackle a joke! [video]

16 Oct 2011

Moaman, you tell him that when you send him off. He's just spent ten frustrating minutes in the bin stewing about letting his mates down. If Mssr Poite paid more attention to his real job Kittshoff would not have been coming back from the bin - it was gratuitous.

The worst team of Rugby World Cup week one

15 Sep 2011

Pothale: Re: Who made the WC squad? In starting XV vs Samoa Sekope Kepu Stephen Moore Ben Alexander Nathan Sharpe Rocky Elsom Ben McCalman Nick Phipps Digby Ioane Pat McCabe Adam Ashley-Cooper Bench Dan Vickerman Scott Higginbotham Will Genia Kurtley Beale

Destructive dark horse of Rugby World Cup

27 Aug 2011