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Advantage law doesn't live up to its name
23 Apr 2012Last night I watched the Crusaders play the Hurricanes and Rebels play the Waratahs. In both games the refs correctly applied the current advantage law, resulting in advantages to the offending teams. First, the Crusaders knocked on. The ball was immediately picked up by a Hurricanes player who passed to another and in turn another [...]
Australian referees offside with IRB
4 Apr 2012The IRB International Referee Panel has been published. And if we ignore Steve Walsh, there is not one Australian referee on it. The panel for the 2012 junior world championships has no Australian refs on it at all. The SANZAR merit panel for Super Rugby shows that from 10 spots, there is only one Australian [...]
Quade Cooper: Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde?
29 Aug 2011Again we have seen the highs and lows of Quade Cooper. In general play, he had a solid game last night. He kicked well, both for goal and around the field. He led his backline around the field with aplomb. But then he kneed Richie McCaw in the head. Cooper has been cleared, but here’s [...]
McCaw and Gallen: a contrast in styles
8 Jul 2011Imagine losing a game in front of 50,000 spectators. Imagine then being asked, within minutes, before the sweat has dried on your brow, to pass comment on your loss. Now compare Richie McCaw and Paul Gallen. Two different sports, of course. But that is not really relevant. The same principle applies in all, not just [...]
Quade Cooper's flawed genius
2 May 2011Does anyone agree with me that Quade Copper is a mug lair with great skills but a headless chook at heart? Take the Reds vs Hurricanes game as an example. With less than 3 minutes on the clock and after concerted Red forward pressure on their opposites in the Cane’s half, Cooper kicked to his [...]
Why the Wallabies should have lost
3 Nov 2010Now that the dust has settled after an electrifying game in Hong Kong, I wanted to deal with why I thought the referee made a monumental mistake in the last minute of the game. It caused the Wallabies to win rather than a near certain All Blacks victory. Just before the well-publicised Donald kick did [...]
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