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I think you’re in danger of crossing the fine line between discussing a refereeing performance and coming off as a losing whinger. I don’t think there’s any real evidence of an organised anti-Australian bias in match officials. That said, each of the points you raise about refereeing are valid and point to the underlying inconsistencies of rule interpretations between hemispheres and countries.
I would argue that where once these regional interpretations were seen as part of the spice that enlivened international campaigns, the rise of professionalism and the increasing quality of teams globally means that World Rugby really need to sort it out so that a level playing field is provided to all teams and match outcomes are not unduly influenced by law interpretation.
Wallaby Grand Slam hopes gone, and so must be Dean Mumm
I think therein lies the problem. Fantastic game to watch, but hard to swallow the such wide degree of variance applied to the interpretation of laws ref to ref, week to week.
As such, I think all we can really say is that on the day, Ireland’s style of play at the breakdown benefited more from the prevailing ref bias than the Wallabies.
Might be perceived as sour grapes by some, but I do think that given a SH ref we would have seen a different result.
Can’t argue with the scoreboard though and our errors played a larger role in the loss than the ref, (Folau, Hodge etc FFS!!), so congratulations to Ireland. Can’t wait to play you again!
Wallaby Grand Slam hopes gone, and so must be Dean Mumm
Sorry mate, until WR fixes the interpretations of breakdown laws then you can’t bleat about Pocock this week after the exact same efforts last week had him MoTM in many eyes.
The difference today was in how the breakdown was reffed.
Wallaby Grand Slam hopes gone, and so must be Dean Mumm
Mate, you appear to constantly making this logical leap of “Cheika doesn’t pick the team I want, but I’m right and it’s the only way to win. Therefore he’s biased and a clown.”
Maybe you’re wrong. Maybe there’s more than one way to skin a cat. Maybe the reason we didn’t win this match isn’t in the tactics applied to selections or the game plan, but the execution of the players.
Wallaby Grand Slam hopes gone, and so must be Dean Mumm
Quiet Brian. We don’t like that sort of common sense around here.
Wallaby Grand Slam hopes gone, and so must be Dean Mumm
I think “…the NH have a different set of ruck rules” was pretty accurate.
Jackson last week gives priority to the defending player attacking the ball in the ruck and Insta-Penalizes any player for not releasing. Garces this week allows a much longer contest for the ball at the ruck, ignores the tackled player holding onto the ball and when the defensive player with his hands on the ball is eventually cleaned out, he’s then penalized for playing the ball off his feet.
Seems a fairly constant difference of interpretation between NH and SH refs. The same thing also seems to apply regarding scrum laws.
Both add an unnecessary and sickening element of random chance to games which ultimately detracts from the core contest.
Five talking points from Ireland vs Wallabies Spring Tour Test
So what exactly is your argument about Mumm, Lordy? You make an assertion with no explanation as to your reasoning. I know the sub-header is pure click bait and you are here to provide an opinion, but it’s more enjoyable when you actually tell us of the analysis that has informed your opinion – not just a couple of throwaway lines.
For mine, being objective about Mumm’s performance today is hard. On one hand he gave away a yellow and a penalty, both of which led to points. On the other, he stole a lineout and actually had more of a physical presence around the park than I remember seeing from him in a long, long time.
I thought Moore’s display was interesting. Need to watch it again, but felt like he was off the pace and back to mid-year performance levels.
Anyone know if Arnold was a straight substitution or an injury?
Wallaby Grand Slam hopes gone, and so must be Dean Mumm
“If you boys keep on pushing, I’m going to threaten to do something about it!”… FFS!
Five talking points from France vs Wallabies
Yeah I really appreciated watching that empty ground with background noise during half time…
France vs Wallabies highlights: Australia survive late scare
Totally. Head says AB’s. Heart wants a greenwash.
Historic showing needed to beat NZ: Best
I’ve been looking forward to this almost as much as a Wallabies game!
Good luck to the Irish. Love to see them pull it off. It would take an amazing performance…
But that’s what’s so wonderful about this match – Ireland will be insanely pumped up at home and NZ will be insanely pumped up to avenge the loss. They will rip each other to pieces. It is going to be brutal.
Go hard men. Go hard I say!
The harder the better! (…and not just because we play you next week)
Historic showing needed to beat NZ: Best
100% agreement from me.
Highlights: Australia victorious as Shaun Marsh proves his worth
“Never before have five wickets fallen for less than 100 runs in the first three innings of an Adelaide Test.”
This is the problem. You can’t call this stuff test cricket. It’s not. It’s played under completely different conditions and gives completely different results.
Its’ a stupid joke.
Highlights: Topsy-turvy trans-Tasman Test continues
The trouble is, ODI and T20 is just fluff and frippery. Literally, it’s just not cricket! ODIs are largely pointeless, dull and boring and T20 is just a cartoon of real cricket, which is supposed to be a balanced contest between bat and ball.
Time is the hugely important element in *real* cricket – how you cope with that pressure is the real revelation of character that can only be brought to light by test cricket.
Get rid of the stupidly over-engineered bats, put some bloody grass back on the pitch and let’s get down to a real battle of character.
And no – you can’t play test cricket at night. It is a stupid television decision and undermines *real* cricket more than promoting it.
If day-night Tests fail then long-form cricket is dead
Quiet now, the grown-ups are talking.
…and besides, doesn’t your rotting corpse have a neck to be hanging around somewhere?
Five talking points from the Rugby World Cup final
Nonsense. He was gutted and hurting. Listen to his words – nothing but respect and praise for New Zealand and “no excuses” for his team.
Five talking points from the Rugby World Cup final
Why? Perception bias is an interesting thing. I thought all of Moore’s excellent comments were indicative of the culture that Cheika has created. When Cheika then came on and talked about being a “no excuses team”, I heard that as being bang on the same song sheet as Moore.
I just love the culture he has built with these Wallabies. Long may it last!
All Blacks relentless in winning the Rugby World Cup
Two different passes – they each threw one that lead to tries.
Five talking points from the Wallabies' win over Argentina
As much as it pains me to agree with an English supporter, (grin), I think you’re spot on – on all fronts.
Can’t wait for next weekend and think it will be wonderful. Good luck to you and yours for a free and fair contest devoid of injury and ref controversy. May your front row bind legally and drive straight. May your tacklers release and not become unconscious on the wrong side of the ruck. May your blockers be legal decoys and your rush defence remain on side.
Good luck good sir. Good luck.
Wallaby Grand Slam hopes gone, and so must be Dean Mumm