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    @Bovidae The written decision says that Kalounivale's high tackle was on the USA TH prop Charli Jacoby.

    https://resources.worldrugby-rims.pulselive.com/worldrugby/document/2023/07/27/7eff505c-3639-4028-8967-38f7613616a9/230725-PAC4-JC-Decision-Tanya-Kalounivale-NZ-.pdf

    Btw, Kalounivale is entitled to do that WR Coaching intervention and then get her suspension reduced to 2 games. The same applies to Hohaia.

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    Fortunately, at least one Laurie O'Reilly Cup test still to be played v Australia before the World Cup (on 20 August in Christchurch).

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    He’s also a terrier on defence, and though not huge, generates some awesome turnovers. But I agree with a few on here, he seems to be trying to be a fast as Smith, but can’t do that with accuracy.
    He’s also been beyond awesome for the canes and hopefully he’ll knock the fuckwit folau off the top of the trying scoring list next year

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    @arhs said in -URUGUAY v USA Live on You tube now -:

    And Chile beat Canada too. 2 unexpected results in RWC qualifying

    Any more eye gouging?

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    Stu was the AB captain by default on that tour. One to forget too.

    I thought BFA might have captained from the wing but he was at fullback.

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    Well Ledesma will be ruing a few things right now, no doubt. They're going home because he made some less than sensible selections IMHO.

    The coaching team for the USA are either shit at rugby or shit at man management - their gameplan should be simple: pound the fuck out of opposition 5m either side of the breakdown, and learn to maul. As long as the backs can tackle, you'll be competitive.

    They've got some big units who can move at pace but from 10 out the ball skills are practically zero at this level. That won't come until the next decade has seen their domestic competitions grow, and kids starting to play from junior high upward.

    And they need external influence in some of those coaching ranks, because just playing against each other will just create the same problem Australian rugby has: biggest kid wins.

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    @Steven-Harris Both halfbacks are SA-born too. De Haas looks promising for a 20 yr old.

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    Also posted in the "Judidial Happenings" thread:

    England centre Piers Francis cleared to play - citing not upheld

    England centre Piers Francis attended a disciplinary hearing on 29 September having been cited for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous high tackle) in England’s Rugby World Cup 2019 match against USA on 26 September. The independent Judicial Committee was chaired by Nigel Hampton QC (New Zealand), joined by former international coach Frank Hadden (Scotland) and former international player John Langford (Australia). The player admitted that he had committed an act of foul play but denied that it reached the red card threshold. Having considered all the angles of the incident, together with evidence from the player and submissions from his legal counsel, the panel determined that the act ought to have resulted in a yellow card on-field. Since the threshold for upholding a citing is ‘red card’, the Committee did not uphold the citing and the player is free to play again immediately. The Committee followed the High Tackle Sanction Framework (HTSF) in order to make its decision. The player accepted that it was a high tackle that made contact with the head of the opposition ball carrier. He also accepted that a high degree of danger was present. Following the HTSF, this results in a starting point of a red card. The Committee then considered whether mitigating factors should result in the sanction being decreased. The Committee decided that there was significant and sufficient mitigation to be found: * in the sudden change of height by the USA player immediately before contact. It was only at the time of that sudden change that the clear line of sight factor (against mitigation) came in to play and could become of relevance; and that line of sight factor, therefore, was somewhat limited in its application, and the weight to be given to it; * in that the Player, being in control of the tackle, attempted to avoid the opponent’s head by making a definite attempt to change his own height and his body position; * in the Player’s initial contact being with his own head on the ball carrier’s left shoulder (and which initial contact absorbed a large degree of force), with the Player’s left shoulder then slipping up to make indirect and minor contact to the ball carrier’s head, causing no apparent injury. The Committee weighed up the factors for and against mitigation and on the balance of probabilities, decided that the mitigating factors outweighed the factors against mitigation and so the appropriate on-field sanction was a yellow card. The citing was therefore not upheld. world.rugby Disciplinary update: Piers Francis (England) | Rugby World Cup Disciplinary update: Piers Francis (England) | Rugby World Cup

    England centre Piers Francis is cleared to play by independent judicial committee after he was cited for an act of foul play in match against USA.