Should water carriers stick to water carrying?
In the gritty South African win last Saturday, a Bok water carrier harangued an assistant referee. He followed the AR up the touchline, yelling…
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In the gritty South African win last Saturday, a Bok water carrier harangued an assistant referee. He followed the AR up the touchline, yelling…
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Generally speaking, if a company trades insolvently and then is put in to liquidation, directors can be ordered to pay the debts of the company. That is so because the directors had the running of the company and have an obligation to ensure it can pay its debts at all times.
If the company can’t pay, the directors should put the company into administration as soon as they know the debts can’t be paid. That was not done and. It would seem, the company continued to trade while insolvent.
There is a lot of money at stake for the directors. The Rebels debts are a lot to pay from directors personal funds. Few people can take that sort of financial hit.
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When I was a young man I was taught that the winners can laugh and the losers can do what they bloody well like, except complain about the ref. A good motto to abide by I think.
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That could be right Aiden. He was a fine direct rugby player. Shame he is not always that way as a speaker. But, no-one is perfect.
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Poor old Phil does not know what retrospective means. He and McLennan either knew of the excess spending at the time it was spent or they found out later. There is nothing retrospective about either the spending or the knowledge of it.
If they did not know of it, why? They should have. If they found out later when did they find out and how. Who approved the spending?
I am becoming less entranced the more I see and read.
The whole précis of the report and Waugh’s comments are PR weasel words unfortunately.
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I am a foundation member of the Rebels. Victoria is not my State but I became a member to support the spread of Rugby in Australia. I flew interstate to attend the Rebels firsts game.
When the ARU decided to remove a team from Super Rugby, the Rebels threatened to sue its own governing body if the Rebels were removed. As soon as that happened I resigned my membership and have never renewed it.
Rugby people threatening legal proceedings against other Rugby people regarding administrative matters, is not the Rugby I played, administered and refereed. I find it an anathema to our sport. That is why I resigned my membership.
Rugby should be about fellowship, camaraderie, and enjoyment. It never used to be about money. Now it is. I am utterly saddened by the current debacle and bitterly disappointed that the source of the dispute is financial. I’m not interested in the legalities. It should never have come to this.
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Hear hear!
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Hard to believe that someone at RA would make such an obviously horrendous decision faced with what Twiggy had to offer. Then again….
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“Smith’s undisguised disgust at the pitch’s role in his dismissal added to his growing list of petulant displays after being dismissed.” Well said!
That about sums up this great batsman. His batting can be sublime but when he gets out, there is always something about which he gets snakey as he leaves the paddock. Not a good look.
He gives off a childish, petulant hard done by air to what is, after all, the vagaries of cricket. Vagaries happen around us all. Accept them, act in a gentlemanly fashion and get on with it.
Warner is another example of this churlish behaviour after dismissal. Take his extreme anger when he was walking off in the first innings in the current test.
Each should act like a sportsman, accept their fate and welcome, with grace, the crowds’ applause for the way they batted and stride proudly off. Not waving arms around and kicking the pitch with a face deserving of a mother’s backhand in years gone by, slumping off with shoulders down. Then finally acknowledging the adulation with a languid wave of the bat and a truculent air.
Once they cool down, they seem again in control when interviewed . Then they are generally good ambassadors of the sport despite earlier transgressions. But please, cut out the childish tantrums on dismissal.
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The Umpire was standing in front of to where the bowler was running. There was no doubt as to any potential conflict. There was a clear conflict.
For generations an umpire has stood or placed his arm extended over the bowling crease to indicate that a bowler should not run there.
The umpire had no need to handle the situation better. The player had simply to obey the umpires clear direction.
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I am with you Brendan. I do not consider Farrell a dirty player. I think he has bad tackle technique. I felt sympathy for him when the judiciary made an incorrect decision corrected on appeal. That must have been a very difficult time for him.
I accept that referees should not talk as much as they do. Make a decision, explain it once and move on.
They should never use the first names of players. On the paddock, the man with the whistle is the ref of the player, not his mate. Apply should be addressed by his number or, if he is the captain, as captain.
However, none of those points, change my view of Farrell or Sexton as a captain. They recalcitrant dissenters. as for Hartley, Barnes sent him off. There was no citing.
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I’m not aware of any player who has been cited post-match for dissent. I’d be interested to hear of them if you can refer me to articles about that.
The only reference to a captain being allowed to talk to a referee is in Law 7.2 (d). A referee may allow a captain to choose between advantage sanctions in the event advantage played to the first results in a second. Otherwise the laws say nothing.
However it has always been the tradition to allow captains to asks why a decision was made.
Rather than what is allowed, another pertinent question is “What is not allowed?” That is what captains like Farrell and Sexton persist in. It is not just them, of course. But they are good examples of captains who do not always respect the authority of the ref and frequently dispute decisions (Law 9.28 Foul Play).
Perhaps, you are right. Maybe that is why they were chosen to be captain. If they get away with dissent and lack of respect, why not?
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Agreed Dusty. Well put.
I add though that referees must take some blame for his continued abysmal behaviour. He would not have played as many tests if he had been marched 10, carded and sent off more for his repeated dissent.
That would have resulted in more coaches saying “Mate, you are a liability. Change your ways or be dropped.” And then dropping him.
Not to take action regarding dissent and disrespect is to condone it. I do wish that ref coaches and appointment boards would change their messaging to refs. For them not to exacerbates attitudes like Farrell and Sexton.
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Haha. No irony in that comment 😂
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“The tail wagging the dog”!!!! The arrogance of the man.
An EGM will not put an end to the matter if McLennan does not go. If he stays it will perpetuate the division.
He suggests that if he is not removed then the leaders of the state unions should go. He forgets that he has no say in that whatsoever. RA is to represent the states/territories and other affiliates. He has no control over who the states/territories want to represent them and neither should he.
As for the suggestion that the EGM should be a referendum about centralisation, what a spin doctor twist that is! EGMs decide what is on the agenda for the EGM – his removal. They do not decide on an idea RA is attempting to foist upon those who do not want it.
The more I see and hear of this bloke the less I want him administering our game.
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I think I can mate.
“Rebels” has a sense of fighting against the mainstream hierarchy – challenging that which is in control. The implication is those against the powers that be are in the wrong.
If one accepts that, the article shows the inclinations of the writer. Either that or it suggests that his knowledge of English isn’t quite up to it. The latter is not my observation of Christy generally – he is well written. Therefore I suggest it shows his innermost thoughts of the situation.
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I’m not sure that is right in Queensland, Phil.
Queensland was on its knees financially, not so many years ago. They have now rebuilt Ballymore and are well in the black on their financials. Club rugby is thriving in Brisbane.
I have attended Club and representative games in South Queensland country this last season. The quality was excellent and the supporters well looked after. I hear no dissent at Club level about the QRU apart from the normal rumblings that always exist in any organisation.
From a judiciary point of view, there is an annual conference at the beginning of each season. Next season, there will be a Queensland country pre-season judiciary and referees conference to ensure that both bodies understand where each is coming from.
I am not sure what is happening in other states/territories, but Queensland seems to be running very well.
States not RA the issue Australian rugby is facing as Wallabies great calls on reform measures to be backed
I see your point Andy. Perhaps I have oversimplified things. I don’t suggest that things are not dysfunctional. But I do suggest that if the States are not happy with the executive of RA they are entitled to do something about it. Kearns would suggest otherwise.
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I’m not sure Phil Kearns has his priorities right here.
Rugby does not work from the top down. Provincial Rugby Unions are the culmination of rugby clubs deciding that someone should represent them. Provinces and States are represented by the national body because that decision was made by the States.
Without the Clubs, the States Unions have no reason to exist and without the State Unions, RA does not need to exist. If the States think the executive of RA is not doing its job, they not only have the right to challenge RA’s executive, they have the obligation to. After all, RA is there to look after the States and, below them, the Clubs.
Rugby should not be a dictatorship. Just because RA says there should be centralisation/alignment/any other euphemism for RA taking control, does not mean the State Unions must accept that. Especially if the State Unions think to do that will not assist their affiliated bodies.
I find it fascinating that the only people supporting Hamish in the press are New South Welshmen. Or is that observation the type of thinking causing this turmoil in the first place?
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Great point about League Noodles. A lot of people like it – fair enough. its’s a good game. But, no rucks, no mauls, no lineouts, no scrums, no contest for possession in each tackle, no breakaways, no goal lines, no requirement not to advance at kicks in general play etc. They tackle, they kick and they pass. Apart from that League is very different.
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You’re right Khun Phil. Nearly all coaches criticised refs in RWC. But that does not mean that it should remain the norm. 😢
My point is that if our new coach were to do that he should not be our coach. I don’t want a coach who disrespects the positions in the game like that.
In players’ and coaches’ minds that sort of messaging leads to “It wasn’t my fault we lost. It was the ref’s”. That is clearly wrong all the time. The ref doesn’t miss tackles or conversions or knocks on with the line wide open or selects a RWC squad with only one specialist 5/8.
Refs, coaches and players have a job to do. One of them is not to insult each other with ill-founded blame. Rant over 😂
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No. The question is not relevant to the proposition I raised.
Every time Cheika abuses a referee he makes himself and his team a victim of supposed referee errors – not me. His responses are generally delusional as to referee errors. If there were errors, and the nature of humanity suggests there always is, accept them with good humour and move on.
He represents my country. I don’t want my countrymen in his position being so churlish and graceless. That reflects badly on me and my country. Compare him to Borthwick or Raiwalui after finals losses. Both are gracious in defeat or victory.
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Agreed Passit2me. Anyone but Cheika. He is a loose cannon. His victim mentality makes whatever team he coaches sour losers.
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Pom, could not agree more. Cheika is a recalcitrant churl. Work rugby is doing a disservice to the game by not charging him under the code of conduct.
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I’m revisiting old issues but … that he was dropped for RWC was a travesty. All the best to him in 7s.
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