The International Rubbish Board get it wrong again

Hey you know I think Mr Dausetoir was given the Player's Award as a deal to stop prominent members of the French team from rightly criticising Mr Jourbet's one-eyed display in the final , MIraculously the criticisms dissappeared from the public press as soon as his award win was announced -what a joke the whole award rort is -we can't be rid of Mr O'Brien and the IRB BOARD soon enough and be blessed :-)

why is there no move for goergia and romia to join the six nations? because its unsustainable, because it would weaken the competion (the ENC) for russia portugal ect, and beacuse its two more gruelling weeks for everyone involved, because Romania only gets thousands, if not hundreds of supporters at home games why is there no funding for a super rugby team in Tokyo LA or Toronto? um mabye because a japanesse super rugby team would desimate their current profetional competition. as for the US and Canada they would be better off forming a competion with each other based around canada's provintial competion. would looklike this Canada (all teams already established) 1. Pairiie Wolf Pack 2. Onterio Blues 3. BC Bears 4. the Rock US 1. California (could play in San Francisco (heartland) and LA (no NFL team)) 2. Mohave - Neveda/Utah/Collardo (could play in Vegas or Salt Lake city, both heartland with no NFL, Denver is also heartland) 3. Great Lakes - Ohio/Illinois/Michigan (Columbus or Chicargo) 4. New york - (could also include New England) could be expanded in the future to include a team from America's South, a second Calfornia team, Qubec or even Mexico and gives the region alot more options for the future then the short sighted approch of entering the supper rugby

he was being sarcastic

Presuming you have, as you've said "an uneducated unaware New Zealand head" it's interesting you've decided to disect a very complicated intervention I suggest you know very little about, on a rugby site. Please explain.

Sheek..I reckon Kaino almost singlehandedly carried the AB pack to the Semi-with Read out injured and McCaw on half-throttle.Kaino was immense...he semed to run out of juice towards the end...unsurprisingly since he played all but the last 30 seconds of the entire NZ program.

I didn't find any reports on those sites saying it was intentional. Typically the articles in the Telegraph and Guardian I read referred to the fact of Parra's injury being caused by McCaw's hand and knee, which no-one denies, but they didn't do so in a way that blamed McCaw for doing it maliciously. I also didn't see any reports on L'Equipe accusing McCaw for intent.

The video clip cleary show that Parra raises his head into the path or McCaw's hand and knee. If he hadn't raised his head there would be no contact.

Pathetic you are, you say anything! After shouting from the rooftops that Joubert was the best referee in the world to justify that you had won, now to forgive all your sins and your brutality are not penalized Rougerie a gesture that might have put his dick in the eye of McCaw (asshole) the king of the cheaters. You are pathetic. I listen nobody say thank you to French which have left you to play in black, right? I heard no ABs say bravo to France after the final, as we the French despite the hold-up avaons welcomed ABs. Shabby and dishonorable ABs.

Jerry I agree with your analysis of the video completely. And all the reports by rugby scribes who mention it that I've read, say it was accidental. McCaw was going very fast and made a beeline straight at Dusautoir. There was a similar situation in Aus v RSA, a number of delusional posts in the bokkieblogs cliamed that Vickerman intentionally kneed Brussow in the head at the ruck where Brussow was injured and had to go off. In fact Vickerman crashed in to the ruck to clean out Pierre Spies and his knee made accidental contact with Brussow's head. (Also, the injury that sent Brussow off was to his ribs, probably from being at the bottom of the ruck). The delusional types who post these comments also claim to be able to detect malicious intent from sofas far, far away, presumably with the aid of a hat made of alfoil and chicken wire. In a contact sport like ours, there has to be strong evidence for intent, otherwise it has to be deemed accidental.

Is it just me, or is there no way for an opposition team to do anything in the face of the haka without upsetting the All Blacks? Face them down, and they take offence. Advance arm in arm, and they take offence. Ignore them, and they take offence. Practice your kicking instead of watching, and they take offence. It seems to me that the All Blacks will insist on doing the haka, and insist on opposing teams standing and watching impassively (or quaking in their boots) while they do so.

Jeremy 1 The States recognized Aboriginals even if the Commonwealth did not. They could vote at State elections 2 The Government has the right to discriminate in these matters. When people enter Australia from outside, they are often from a different race, the racial differences are automatic 3. Can you name any nation outside the Anglosphere that has such legislation? 5. NZ is a bi cultural nation and does not officially accept large scale immigration as Australia has 6 STFU & quit while you are behind

Jadeous. We are not there to respect people's cultures. That is a given I would have thought. We are all there to play rugby, the culture that is common to us all

To the temple? Cause that's where McCaw's knee hits. McCaw's 'fist' hitting Parra (note, his fist isn't actually clenched) http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/da_munch/HarryPotterofRugby.jpg McCaw's knee hitting Parra http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/da_munch/HarryPotterofRugby01.jpg

Why would you want to talk to the lowly sheepshaggeres anyway

people often get two black eyes from a blow to a different part of the head.

Who on earth filmed that ... And why have over 2million people watched it!?

I'm starting to think the IRB may have another reason for imposing the fine. For almost a hundred years the Rugby elite have tolerated the Haka. It definitely gives an advantage to the ABs at the expense of all teams except those from the Pacific Islands. The others have to stand by for the game to start. Would it be tolerated in Soccer? Can't recall the NZ all whites doing it at the last world cup? Perhaps it's time to pension such war dances off and let Rugby become truly International in the 21st century. Was this the real reason the IRB brought such fines? Hearing the reaction of the masses it could prompt the IRB to cancel any such further dances so as to ensure a level playing field? Wouldn't put it past them.. Think of the waste of time it would cause if all other teams were crying for equal billing with the ABs?Tthe USA could demand to do a Red Indian war dance, or Sth Afr a Zulu war dance. The French to do the Can-Can - they prefer to make love not war - , the Scots to do a Highland Reel et al. Then again, maybe the Aussies could demand to do a Corroberee dance or a Smoke cleasning dance.Where would it end? Any reason why some Oceania countries can do it and not others? Methinks THIS may be the real reason the fine was imposed - apart from showing who's boss of Rugby.

Thanks Brett - that's interesting. As we know, the previous winners were: 1987 - Michael Jones (NZL) 1991 - David Campese (Aus) 1995 - Jonah Lomu (NZL) 1999 - Tim Horan (Aus) 2003 - Jonny Wilkinson (Eng) 2007 - Bryan Habana (RSA) To date, Lomu was the only player of the tournament not on the champion team. If I had to pick the player of the tournament in 2011, I would probably pick Israel Dagg ahead of Jamie Roberts, if for no other reason Dagg was part of the champion team.

Splitting tiers?

France has started a new trend. I suppose that its not entirely new, we have seen the Wallabies turn their backs on the haka and not moving until the All Blacks do. And the ARU complaining about the cut-throat action "what about the children, think about the children". And Wales on one year forced the All Blacks to do their haka in the changing room. And now France with their awesome V for Vendetta. But I think the best way to beat the haka (and some may consider it disrespectful) is to draw out the sound of the haka call, like we do in South Africa. With our big stadiums and large crowds, we can draw out every little sound. Plus the technicians conveniently forget to plug on the microphones. Lets see the IRB try to fine a whole house of Newlands.