Rugby Championship 2017

Shefwedfan

Should be red

Quintis

Bottled it, at least a yellow there

That wasn't a tangle, he has his arms around him and he's lifting a good few stones there "by accident"

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Lurch might be in trouble here "win at all costs"

I used to think your pathetic comments and name calling were said in jest.....I'm beginning to think you're serious. Scary.

lol is O'Gara on the pitch! Memories of Scotland

irishman86

Shefwedfan

Deleted User wrote: »

That wasn't a tangle, he has his arms around him and he's lifting a good few stones there "by accident"

They bottled it

Everyone could tell he picked him up.....

Quintis

Commentators...

Player gets hit in the back with the ball, professional foul and yellow card

Player gets lifted and dumped, awkward tangle

Guess which involves an AB and which involves and Aussie....

CurryFlavoured

Owens massively bottled that, thought it was a clear red. Driven head first into the ground.

Basil3

Basil3 wrote: »

I used to think your pathetic comments and name calling were said in jest.....I'm beginning to think you're serious. Scary.

PS: I think his team mates call him Lurch (fyi)

Erik Shin

"The officials continue to get everything spot on"
I'd say that commentator is a windup merchant

Shefwedfan

Erik Shin wrote: »

"The officials continue to get everything spot on"
I'd say that commentator is a windup merchant

I did think that was a pi** take alright.....they know right well it was red but a minimum it was a yellow.....

Also that last kick I wouldn't say was under pressure. Advantage should have been over as the Ozzies had a good attacking platform....it was a poor kick and nothing to do with pressure

CurryFlavoured

I feel like everytime there's a handle error in rugby, a knock on is called regardless. You see handling errors going flat/backwards and being flagged every game.

CurryFlavoured

CurryFlavoured wrote: »

I feel like everytime there's a handle error in rugby, a knock on is called regardless. You see handling errors going flat/backwards and being flagged every game.

Yup, it went the way of league a few years ago.

Erik Shin

Basil3 wrote: »

Yup, it went the way of league a few years ago.

There are 2 "L" words that should not be spoken...league and Leinster

PhilipsR

I'm usually in the NZ get away with murder camp but I don't see how you can say there was a certain red. There's literally no conclusive evidence that shows anything other than him standing up as Hooper tries to stand and go over him. Even if there was intention, the angles available means it's impossible to tell.

What's the ruling there?

Cheika's sour face never gets old

Quintis

Smith was second man, ruck had formed, he couldn't have played the ball with his hands there

swiwi_

I suppose the Q is who is biased?

Professional refs or Irish fans with chip on shoulder, lemon lime and bitters as the beverage of choice, and an agenda.

There's the rub.

Bazzo

swiwi_ wrote: »

I suppose the Q is who is biased?

Professional refs or Irish fans with chip on shoulder, lemon lime and bitters as the beverage of choice, and an agenda.

There's the rub.

Who called Owens or any ref biased? I don't see it.

Erik Shin

swiwi_ wrote: »

I suppose the Q is who is biased?

Professional refs or Irish fans with chip on shoulder, lemon lime and bitters as the beverage of choice, and an agenda.

There's the rub.

Your posts are becoming a bit precious swiwi, even by your standards

Tigerandahalf

Great game of rugby. If the Wallabies can get a scrum they will be there or thereabouts again.

The strength in depth of the nz backrow is an issue. Was Cane subbed off or an injury? Without Read they would be very weak there.

Genia, Kuridrani, Haylety Petty and Folau all playing great stuff.

Terrific entertainment this. 5% more composure and Australia would have another two scores, NZ will put them away in the last 20 as it stands.

Just like last week....try was awarded to Australia. Inconclusive that it isn't a try, therefore it's a try.....right?!

No, of course not. And they say the AB's get decisions.

Bazzo

Not sure what the blazes happened there. Nigel gave the try so he must have seen the grounding so why did they need to go back looking for a grounding?

Bazzo

Bazzo wrote: »

Not sure what the blazes happened there. Nigel gave the try so he must have seen the grounding so why did they need to go back looking for a grounding?

4 inconclusive tries in the last 2 matches. Every single one decided in Australia's favour.

Diabhal Beag

Oz holding off the inevitable decisive kiwi try is unbearable and thrilling at the same time

Diabhal Beag

BIG WILL!

irishman86

Surely a yellow card there

pickarooney

Fantastic game this. How will Oz pick themselves up one last time?

A-Train

Great score, he can't miss this kick surely

Kalyke

Wow

irishman86

All the tries

Bazzo

Shocking missed tackle from Whitelock.

pickarooney

Is Crotty still on?

Unbelievable

A-Train

Unreal NZ are never gone, kick off, gain possession and try!

Clegg

Ah Jaysus.

How do they do it?

Erik Shin

End to end stuff... Dynamite game !

Diabhal Beag

NZ never stay down

Game of the year stuff this, Australia really shouldn't have fluffed that restart.

Tigerandahalf

If you don't take the kick off the top teams will punish you. Great stuff.

pickarooney

A shot in the arm for Australian rugby despite the end result, but they have to find a kicker.

Erik Shin

Was hoping NZ would run that last penalty

Squatter

pickarooney wrote: »

A shot in the arm for Australian rugby despite the end result, but they have to find a kicker.

Yep.

Bernard Foley is a class player, but he left too many points on the pitch.

Wasn't Beale a decent place kicker a few years back?

Royal Legend

Cracking game, the accuracy from the kick off for the last try from NZ was unreal, bringing on Jordie, the accuracy from Beauden with the kick, winning the competition in the air to secure the possession and then the passing move at the end, the lines taken, left to right, right to left, left to right, they could have added another pass as another player was free to receive, unreal

Del.Monte

What an epic game but as luck would have it I missed huge chunks of it as my youngest had my laptop dismantled while removing a virus. I watched it in fits and starts on a poor stream on an old tablet. The stream finally gave up after Kurtley Beale's try and I thought game over...a couple of minutes later the stream came back and it was 35-29 - unbelievable stuff!

Highlights below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyk5E5OjZaM

Full match here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBd6ObUbbEo

SuprSi

It's one of the most amazing games I've seen in years, end to end stuff, sealed by Foley's awful kicking. Despite that, the Aussies were still in the lead with a couple of minutes left, and why they didn't approach catching the kick-off like the AB's did throughout the game I'll never understand. All they needed to do was to take the ball and they would've won! The AB's were more organised than the Wallabies at kick-off and it was so important, particularly at that point.

Foley is such a good player, but such a poor kicker. Only one of those kicks was difficult! If he'd even kicked 50% of his kicks, the Wallabies would've won! Crazy.

It'd be great if this game was as good as the one from this morning.

LuckyGent88

What an absolute atrocious kick from Hernandez. One of the worst butchering of a try Iv ever seen.

icdg

Not entirely sure why the Springboks are wearing their (odd) change strip.