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Here are my player ratings from Round 15 of Super Rugby. Submit your own, keeping the figures for mediocre scores aside for reasons of…
There are four Wallaby form teams after Round 15. The complete season form team – Players chosen based on aggregate score across all rounds…
Here are my player ratings from Round 15 of Super Rugby. Submit your own, keeping the figures for mediocre scores aside for reasons of…
Here are the four Wallaby form teams after Round 14. The complete season form team – Players chosen based on aggregate score across all…
Here are my player ratings from Round 14 of Super Rugby. Submit your own, keeping the figures for mediocre scores aside for reasons of…
Here are the four Wallaby form teams after Round 13. The complete season form team – Players chosen based on aggregate score across all…
Here are my player ratings from Round 12 of Super Rugby. Submit your own, keeping the figures for mediocre scores aside for reasons of…
Here are the four Wallaby form teams after Round 12. The complete season form team – Players chosen based on aggregate score across all…
Here are my player ratings from Round 12 of Super Rugby. Submit your own, keeping the figures for mediocre scores aside for reasons of…
Here are the four Wallaby form teams after Round 11. The complete season form team - Players chosen based on aggregate score across all…
Here are my player ratings from Round 11 of Super Rugby. Submit your own, keeping the figures for mediocre scores aside for reasons of…
Here are the four Wallaby form teams after Round 9. The complete season form team - Players chosen based on aggregate score across all…
Here are my player ratings from Round 10 of Super Rugby. Submit your own, keeping the figures for mediocre scores aside for reasons of…
Here are the four Wallaby form teams after Round 9. The complete season form team - Players chosen based on aggregate score across all…
Here are my player ratings from Round 9 of Super Rugby. Submit your own, keeping the figures for mediocre scores aside for reasons of…
There are four Wallaby form teams after Round 8. The complete season form team - Players chosen based on aggregate score across all rounds…
Here are my player ratings from Round 8 of Super Rugby. Submit your own, keeping the figures for mediocre scores aside for reasons of…
There are four Wallaby form teams after Round 7. The complete season form team - Players chosen based on aggregate score across all rounds…
Here are my player ratings from Round 7 of Super Rugby. Submit your own, keeping the figures for mediocre scores aside for reasons of…
There are four Wallaby form teams after Round 6. The season complete form team - Players chosen based on aggregate score across all rounds…
Petaia is a v good bench option as a utility back
'It's disappointing': Petaia's Super season over - and it could end his Reds career
Both Wright and Kellaway would be starting for me.
That means flexibility is built in with the starters and don’t have to have such utility on the bench unless a 6:2 is being used.
'It's disappointing': Petaia's Super season over - and it could end his Reds career
easy when it is a slap down , there is no chance of an intercept
The Wrap: Why SANZAAR must hold Frank Lomani accountable for 'going back for his hat'
foul law though states deliberate infringements are due a penalty.
which I noted above
The Wrap: Why SANZAAR must hold Frank Lomani accountable for 'going back for his hat'
He was head coach of easts in brisbane in 2022, with very little prior coaching experience BTW (he retired from playing in 2020).
The Wrap: Why SANZAAR must hold Frank Lomani accountable for 'going back for his hat'
Mowen as a brumby assistant coach is a good example of this, he has very little coaching experience
The Wrap: Why SANZAAR must hold Frank Lomani accountable for 'going back for his hat'
no, it was more rodda and sam carter in the forwards that made the difference, than Beale.
That said Beale did have a good game, one of better ones.
The Wrap: Why SANZAAR must hold Frank Lomani accountable for 'going back for his hat'
IMO the knock back is a viable way to contest possession, you knock the ball back and you have stolen it, on a deliberate knock on you have zero chance of gaining possession.
Also a knock on penalty is consistent with foul law 9.7.a
A player must not:
Intentionally infringe any law of the game.
It is also consistent (logically / spirit) with foul law 9.7.b
Intentionally knock, place, push or throw the ball with arm or hand from the playing area
The Wrap: Why SANZAAR must hold Frank Lomani accountable for 'going back for his hat'
Cec – I for one am not judging Larkham by this year, as an example I stated he improved the brumbies after McKellar left but that was when he had Laurie Fisher and Palmer, and the same quality players.
This year totally different.
Brumbies 'systematically taken apart by the Blues' in 'non-contest' as Larkham's men cop huge reality check
where a discussion of downward pressure comes into it is if they think they may knocked on so what they really are looking at is if the force used is downwards rather than forwards, and only when a hand is reaching out like when a ball has been kicked through.
Beale, Rodda shine on Super Rugby return as Force smash Crusaders to keep finals hopes alive
so there wasn’t actually any law change then
Beale, Rodda shine on Super Rugby return as Force smash Crusaders to keep finals hopes alive
the context IS this year , not past years.
Different assistant coaches, lost players like samu etc.
Last year they beat strong nz sides.
Brumbies 'systematically taken apart by the Blues' in 'non-contest' as Larkham's men cop huge reality check
the context is this year
Brumbies 'systematically taken apart by the Blues' in 'non-contest' as Larkham's men cop huge reality check
first of it is a law not a rule.
I don’t see in change in scoring a try in the law book.
Beale, Rodda shine on Super Rugby return as Force smash Crusaders to keep finals hopes alive
no, you don’t need downward pressure, you just need to be in contact with the hand/arm when the ball is grounded , there is a grey area if you lose contact before grounding and thus need review to see if it is a knock on / lost forward.
Beale, Rodda shine on Super Rugby return as Force smash Crusaders to keep finals hopes alive
Disagree. Missing a couple of forward passes is nothing.
The other angle on the try showed the arm stayed in contact the whole way , I am comfortable it was a try but I was surprised it wasn’t reviewed.
He was consistent and he was very good.
Most refs are not consistent and make major errors. he didn’t.
Beale, Rodda shine on Super Rugby return as Force smash Crusaders to keep finals hopes alive
the 2 major decisions he made were in crusaders favour, the penalty count was fairly even, force dominated breakdown so no surprise crusaders were penalsied more there, force were penalised for not rolling away or holding on, ref was consistent.
Hardly much evidence to support your accusation crusaders played against 16 men, even if what you claim is true that he was more pedantic at the breakdown (i think he was consistent and fair at the breakdown).
Beale, Rodda shine on Super Rugby return as Force smash Crusaders to keep finals hopes alive
if only, they seem to be slow learners then
Brumbies 'systematically taken apart by the Blues' in 'non-contest' as Larkham's men cop huge reality check
agree, quite a few out and most of them the better players in the team
Brumbies 'systematically taken apart by the Blues' in 'non-contest' as Larkham's men cop huge reality check
IMO the issue is the quality of assistant coaches is way down. Larkham was coach last year and he improved the brumbies compare to McKellar.
They have lost Laurie Fisher and Dan Palmer.
Mowen is new to super rugby as a coach, in fact he is fairly new to coaching , first time in 2021.
Brumbies 'systematically taken apart by the Blues' in 'non-contest' as Larkham's men cop huge reality check
The only positive I saw for the brumbies was their improved defence, they only missed 10% of tackles however it was at the cost of physicality, they were totally dominated in contact
Brumbies 'systematically taken apart by the Blues' in 'non-contest' as Larkham's men cop huge reality check
reds have been inconsistent but at least they have performed against the top nz teams a win against chiefs and a draw (forget golden point rubbish) against the canes. Their biggest loss is by 9 points.
Brumbies have been smashed every time (not just beaten) every time they have played a good nz side. That is a real concern.
Brumbies 'systematically taken apart by the Blues' in 'non-contest' as Larkham's men cop huge reality check
Harrison is just as good if not better goal kicker
Brumbies 'systematically taken apart by the Blues' in 'non-contest' as Larkham's men cop huge reality check
ref was excellent.
He was consistent and made no major errors.
How was he favouring the Force. He yc’d a force player. A try of the crusdares where the ball may have been dislodged on the line he didn’t review he was so sure it was a try.
Name penalties he gave against crusaders that were not infringements?
He penalised both teams for the same offences.
Yes he got the crusaders for leaving their feet and sealing off the ball, good on him, they get away with that too much. He also pinged them for offside which they were.
The penalty count was 15 crusaders 11 force so hardly lopsided.
Main errors the ref made was he missed a couple of forward passes that the force made.
Beale, Rodda shine on Super Rugby return as Force smash Crusaders to keep finals hopes alive
not quick enough for NFL nor robust enough
'It's disappointing': Petaia's Super season over - and it could end his Reds career