There is no provision to bring a try back because a ref impedes a defender. Does not exist in the law book.

I think the first 3 scrums show a pretty clear PK.

To the AB's.

The Bok prop alters his bind to Moody's arm and then exerts downward pressure. He had an excellent long bind, and then in each case he released and went onto Moody's elbow. Of course Moody's elbow went down to the ground, it had nowhere else to go. I suspect Garces saw the elbow on the ground, was not sure which team was infringing and so with the ball at the back he just played on.

The 2 scrums cited where SA got on top and the video make claimed a PK were ridiculous. The AB's went backwards but did not infringe. They did very well to get the ball out of the scrum asap to avoid a PK.

Both knockons were very marginal and should have been let go - I thought so at the time. I also thought the A Smith one might have been a knockon, though probably it was . To be consistent, having called the other two, Garces probably should called the A Smith one.

The in the side offences aren't really comparable. It's apples to oranges.

The first SA one shows the Bok player coming in from the side and going right onto the ball (he also went straight onto his hands as well, but that is by the by). Had he been allowed to profit from his in the side, his team would have probably won the ball. The other examples are very different.

The Moody one was in the side, but it was to clear out a player who was already ineffective and the ball won. I can easily see a ref just waving that on. Marginal shoulder charge that happens in just about every ruck. Not great, but hardly worth worrying about.

The Coles one certainly looks bad (and was very material because it cleared out a player on the ball) but probably wasn't in the side. He get's one foot behind the last part of the tackle before making contact with the tackle. That is enough in my view to not be in the side.

I haven't gone through the game on slow motion, but I refuse to believe that only the AB's were coming in the side to clear out like that. In fact, if they were the only team doing it, that could be seen as an indictment on the Boks for not reading the situation properly.

Notably not shown are:

• The first PK the Boks got, in which the jackler clearly went off his feet and played the ball;

• The dubious lineout PK against Whitelock, which should have been a Free Kick To NZ (not bringing the jumper down safely);

• The non YC given when 5m from the line;

• The 3-4 high tackles from the Boks that were not picked up.

So the video is a bit of right, a bit of wrong, but mainly just a lot of yawn. Anyone with enough time, and an axe to grind can make a video like this after every test match showing "grievances".

Frankly I wonder if the video might have been made by a fan from another country to troll the South African fans a little bit.

Is it OK to admit that I have a mancrush on Goodhue?

Highlanders look lethargic and generally useless.

On the plus side, there are some really unique pieces on Antiques Roadshow. I will keep you all informed if there are any high value items.

That was a good game for us really.

• BBBR had a run and looked pretty good for 30 minutes.

• ALB confirmed he is in stellar form

• The team scrambled well on defence

• We were under pressure for a while

• We were able to change strategy at half time

• No injuries, and probably no citings

• Jordie showed he is maturing and can play with poise if required

• 11 tries.

It's all good fellas. Couldn't ask for much more than that.

Fairly even first day.

Australia scored some runs but we knocked off the bulk of their batting.

We could potentially clean up the remaining 7 wickets this morning and be batting after lunch.

The plan from the Black Caps will be to bat big and bat once. Say we bowl out Aussie for 400 this morning then we should look to score 600 or so and then roll them in the second innings with our 2 pronged spin attack on a turning pitch.

Our path to victory seems fairly straightforward.

People are asking what Smith should have done. See the clip below for what he should have done*:

Dagg knew early on in the chase that he wasn't a realistic chance to compete for the ball so he pulled back and timed his run so as to tackle the catcher the moment his legs hit the ground. It's what Smith should have done. He played with fire and got burnt.

IMO It was a dreadful challenge and deserved a Red Card. Not because of an "interpretation" or because of some silly rule the refs have to follow - he deserved a Red Card because he recklessly committed an act that could have snapped a guys neck if anything had gone majorly wrong.

*Clip shamelessly stolen from the Rugbyrefs forum.

Savea has his critics and rightfully so, but he has the best leg drive of any player in the game. His ability to make metres in the tackle is very impressive.

North look much better with Smith on over TJP.

@damo said in Black Caps vs Pakistan Series:

This pitch suits Pakistan with it's slow nature and tennis ball bounce. I have a feeling this one will be closer than the first two.

You Sir, are an idiot.

Please don't post on cricket threads ever again.

I thought Rieko looked like a centre for about the first time I've seen. He might turn into a classy centre like Tana did.

@Steven-Harris said in North vs South:

What I am looking for in the last few minutes is who has the ability to close this game out ..

Bit early perhaps.

This has been very entertaining. It's a shame this isn't a best of 3 series.

If the AB's don't play any games this year, I 'd like to see 2 more at the end of ITM Cup.

@antipodean said in North vs South:

Aaron Smith is easily the best halfback in NZ.

That hasn't been in doubt for 8 years. I can't believe that anyone would seriously question this.

2 really good passes in that movement. Jordie and Mou'nga excellent balls.

North look much better with Smith on over TJP.

That wasn't a case where the team not in possession voluntarily left the maul.

It was a case where the team in possession broke away to the side of the maul with the ball carrier in behind players in front. I thought it was a PK live and the replay confirmed it.

@NTA said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:

@Damo said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:

@MN5 said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:

@Damo said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:

Can we realistically be knocked out? Or are we in unless we see an Inzamam Ul Huq type innings?

60 off 37 doesn’t really cut it in today’s game.

Also tiny boundaries and Harris and Larsen bowling. Please

Mate don't come at me with your facts and figures.

Inzi's taking the game away from us in '92 was the single greatest innings in an ODI bar none. FACT.

dunno... I'm having a hard time picking between Ponting and Gilchrist. We're taking about innings in a CWC final, right?

Nah we're talking greatest ODI innings of all time. FACT!

@hydro11 said in Highlanders v Chiefs:

@WillieTheWaiter said in Highlanders v Chiefs:

that was a clear red recently.. did that rule change?!

He's up in the air competing for the ball. Can't believe that is a card- the threshold has been lowered further.

He was Hardly competing for the ball. Pretty standard card I think.

@WillieTheWaiter said in Highlanders v Chiefs:

that was a clear red recently.. did that rule change?!

Nah, he landed on his side.

Reds are when the player lands on neck/head/shoulder.