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You’re missing the point, the TMO had no right to interject to have that try disallowed as five phases had passed. This was a serious mistake, Barnes should’ve notified the TMO that the try stood.
Where was the TMO interjection when Even had blocked a certain try inviting Barnes to consider a penalty try?
Where was the TMO when Faf clearly knocked the ball forward from the bass of the scrum?
Where was the TMO interjection to reverse the penalty against Savea?
The fact is the TMO chose when to interject and convinced Barnes to operate outside the TMO parameters to disallow a try, ultimately deduction of 5-7 points from the Allblacks in a game wine by a point.
Kolisi ran into a head clash with a prone player, Savea was stationary and already tackled. Definitely a lot less justification than Cane who had Kriel running into him.
TMO in the final took over control if the refereeing from the match referee, the continual interjections stifled the flow of the game and ensured it was a low scoring tackle fest, lottery.
It is apparent the Allblacks were muzzled from their peak potential and equally apparent the Boks were unable to score tries and lost basically every key measure of game winning statistical dominance but still somehow managed to get away with a win.
'Lower-tier fans have had a gutful of the inconsistency': Shag calls for the TMO's head - but is it really such a big problem?
Foster is a very good coach for a nation like Japan, Italy or Australia to pick up. He’s been through the bonfires of hell with the last four years and survived. However he’s needing to be challenged and supported with high calibre assistance as his development selecting is not quite up to par due to being conservative and he needs some strong technical support of course in the forwards. However he has underestimated strengths as a very strong, empathetic people person and is 100 percent loyal. When legends like Sam Whitelock highly rate him as a person there isn’t a better accolade. His best achievement is the intent to score tries with positive rugby, he’s a real asset to the game. An example of needing the X factor and firepower of Roigard and Leicester in the final, he’s needing assistants that move him into taking on more risk to get the results.
'That's one of the options': Foster admits Test coaching return possible as he reacts to Wallabies link
Rennie is an outstanding coach, obviously he’s not going to go near the place but someone like him that isn’t desperate to be the performer.
No crybabies, no league tragics, no Eddie Jones - the next Wallaby coach checklist
It was crazy, Ireland’s built a hugely powerful team with shallow depth through what people that haven’t achieved in high level sport might refer to as Kumbayah. No way would Rennie have ever of contemplated taking no first five with experience to rugby world cup, who does that ????
REPORT: Eddie Jones to quit Wallabies and join Japan as head coach
You might be surprised, lots of kiwis I know are very happy with becoming naturalized Australians. It’s a good country with good people. Rennie’s axing was a disastrous decision, Eddies not at the top level anymore and it shows.
REPORT: Eddie Jones to quit Wallabies and join Japan as head coach
Both sides supporters patting each other on the back and buying tickets to the final expecting to face each other are effectively at this stage writing off Scotland, England, France, Wales, Fiji, NZ and Argentina.
France are a very strong team with huge home crowds, Dupont is good but they’ve got decent replacements who have time to prepare. He may even play if they make the final.
Looking at the likely quarter finalists there’s plenty of potential for either the Boks or Ireland to not make the final.
After all the RWC fairy tale only ever happens for one team not two.
Biltong vs blarney: World Cup classic battle leaves both teams with a sense of final destiny - and a key area they must fix
I’m picking the Wallabies to potentially not make it out of pool play. Fiji I’m picking to highly likely top the pool, they’re fit and know this pool is a great chance to do so. However I’m not expecting either to win a semi final. Anything’s not possible at the world cup, it never really has been. I expect the Boks to go back to back and an upset would be France or the Allblacks winning instead. I don’t think Ireland has any chance as the Bok pack are better than 2019 with awesome back talent. Australia is a long way off the excellent Irish side. The Allblacks don’t deserve to win at their lose forward trio is very weak compared to the McCaw era work none of the back row good enough to displace Kaino, Read.. France and the Allblacks need huge luck to win
The three Wallabies factors which can align to win the World Cup
I wouldn’t count on the Allblacks being weak in 2024. They’ll have a vastly superior head coach and Scott Barrett leading the way as captain. They will be better in many ways.
Eddie's risking everything to grow a new Wallabies golden generation
Tonga will be fodder, lack of highly competitive tight five.
Kiwi View: All Blacks fans finally tuning in to RWC threats - should they pay more attention to a dark horse in blue?
The French will, the halfback is still there and they’ve a very capable replacement at first five. The Allblacks will need to be at their best.
Kiwi View: All Blacks fans finally tuning in to RWC threats - should they pay more attention to a dark horse in blue?
Hmm, a tad suspicious of a self proclaimed Kiwi with his profile a picture of a Wallaby and claiming confidence in making the quarters. An Allblack supporter knows that no Allblack team would be allowed to return if they failed to make it out of pool play. If the Allblacks don’t at least make the semifinal there will be a lot of irate Kiwis and if they meet England in the semi that will be something to look forward to.
Kiwi View: All Blacks fans finally tuning in to RWC threats - should they pay more attention to a dark horse in blue?
As a Kiwi that lived in OZ fifteen years, got citizenship, had kids, shifted back to NZ in 2016 for awhile the reality is that Australia can overhaul NZ rugby if it gets itself together, NZ rugby is increasingly dependent on a smaller and smaller slice of the population.
Eddie has picked a hail Mary team but there is some real talent and he’s clearly wanted no second guessing in the unit which might have been there with a Michael Hooper or a Quade. I’ve personally not ever really been convinced by either, particularly Quade. I’ve admired Hooper’s tenacious commitment. Eddie’s gone for size which I think is crucial, the Allblacks I think are missing a lock forward and think if Eddie was the Allblack coach there would be no McKenzie and a few others that executed poorly in Dunedin. Rulebooks are made to be broken, the great highway robbers didn’t get rich trying to make a living shining shoes, they went off on a wild tangent because they were poor. The Wallabies have been shining shoes for two decades, this is the outlaw squad that needed to happen, they can grow in confidence, gel and make the semis. I don’t think they’ve got the tight five to dominate but the backs are going to be lead by a combative first five which is crucial.
Carter Gordon is an extremely impressive talent that is clearly determined to finish first, he’s also got size. Overall there’s I think a couple of weak spots in the backs and forwards that will mean winning the cup shouldn’t happen but Eddie’s got size to counter the weakness.
This squad will be Eddie’s and they’re going to be 100 percent loyal and committed to his plan and that along with all the change makes them unpredictable and dangerous compared to a squad of known Quade and Michael Hoopers.
The foundations of a seriously talented 2027 home team can be built this year, young Wallabies stars will stay for 2027 and if they develop some more stars between now and then with more wins then Australian rugby could really gain a super popular team, larger sponsorships and really grow the popularity of the sport based on this radical selection.
The Wrap: Is Eddie Jones playing the role of Keyser Soze or Frank Drebin?
Kerr-Barlow was on the bench in the RWC 2015 final not TJ, if TJ was still playing in NZ he’d definitely be number two or one still.
Ex-All Blacks World Cup winner could still earn Wallabies call-up by Eddie, Australia A to play Portugal in Paris
It’s not that NZ isn’t interested in him, he’s playing overseas so they rule that as ineligible
Ex-All Blacks World Cup winner could still earn Wallabies call-up by Eddie, Australia A to play Portugal in Paris
The problem with this team is this is the final year to blood a heap of new depth. Strategy would be like Laurie Mains did in 1994. Cut a lot of ‘known’ players, leave them at home and focus on picking size and offensive punch that can run hard and make their tackles. Big new midfielders, Dalton as captain, little number sixes and eights like Blackadder and Savea don’t cut the mustard so make them scrap it out for openside reserve. Players that aren’t able to make dominant tackles like Mounga left at home along with at least one of the three named starting locks. Weber and Smith don’t need to travel but have the odd test as they rotate and cap new talent. Jordie shifted into 12 and Rieko at centre with them played through to and including the world cup with big units like Heem included as big difficult men to deal with for large opposition. Will Jordan given fullback with power runners picked on the wings. Perofeta selected and tested as a fullback/first five and the young Auckland fullback Zarn Sullivan, Tom Robinson and Mark Talea given a run and every other potential from the Highlanders, Chiefs, Canes and Crusaders. Some will step up and others won’t. By next year a giant reservoir of capped players
The All Blacks team to take down the Irish threat
The halfback not able to go past the front row until the balls out of the scrum is a great idea.
Get rid of the TMO and replaced it with with post game citings. TMO appears to be there purely to slow the game down.
Make a try worth eleven and the conversion five, (so teams still get rewarded for a quality goal kicker but only after try scoring).
Retain penalties to three points and enable players that engage in simulation to be penalised, cited and banned.
Players penalised for simulation have the penalty taken from the equivalent position in their half to where they simulated in the opposition half.
Finally, make front row replacements only able to come on to replace front rowers.
Reserves remaining at eight with teams able to pick whatever ratio of forwards and backs they like.
Ensure HIA’s are only called for by match officials and neutral medics with coaching staff trying to influence that process cited and banned if it’s decided they were gaming the replacement restrictions.
Possession Rugby is on life support - and the stats from the World Cup prove it beyond doubt