Hurricanes vs Blues
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@Toddy said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@Kirwan True. But while tackling Moorby, Dalton tried to pull his head off so maybe the TMO thought if he gave the try it wouldn't end up a yellow and PT.
Yep I wondered the same at the time. Thought Dalton had given away a penalty try so that is why they left it at a try.
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@Kirwan while that shows clear separation, I think his arm regained 'contact' before it touched the ground, meaning it was again in 'control'
For me, the much clearer part of it was the fact it was well short, and even the post grounding roll didnt seem to make the line.
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@taniwharugby said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@Kirwan while that shows clear separation, I think his arm regained 'contact' before it touched the ground, meaning it was again in 'control'
For me, the much clearer part of it was the fact it was well short, and even the post grounding roll didnt seem to make the line.
You can't regain control by forcing it on the ground.
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@Stargazer around the body.
If you are going to show acts that need to be looked at, the Blues guy getting dropped on his head is a good place to start.
Apparently if two Canes players do it it’s not a yellow card.
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@Kirwan You always see something like this as an "attack" on your Blues boys. No need to be so defensive; it wasn't one. It just appeared on my time line, last night and I was wondering whether it was worth looking at. No need to reply with a "but look at those two Canes players" ...
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@Stargazer said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
Thoughts? Neck-roll?
Thought a clear yellow card at the time. Rieko personifies this Blues team for me, so talented, but just does stupid things at times.
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@Stargazer said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
Thoughts? Neck-roll?
Looked a seatbelt to me, not a neck roll.
In general, though, Rugby has a huge issue with how the hell you legally shift people on the ball. It's really hard, and the outcome seems to be those missile-style cleanouts that aren't good for anyone, and lead to injuries and cards.
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@Stargazer sadly we are still seeing too many examples of players grabbing at the head/neck area this season already at rucks and mauls, and also charging into rucks needlessly, coaches need to be on top of this stuff as they will be the ones (along with me) moaning about red cards
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@taniwharugby said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@Stargazer sadly we are still seeing too many examples of players grabbing at the head/neck area this season already at rucks and mauls, and also charging into rucks needlessly, coaches need to be on top of this stuff as they will be the ones (along with me) moaning about red cards
the corollary to this is good, clear direction from World Rugby that is consistently and emphatically enforced by referees and judiciaries. That moves the risk/reward. Right now, smart coaching is to take the chance at critical moments, because it's a coin flip if you do or not, and the reward for avoiding penalties is not strong enough.
Anyway, I'm a dreamer
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@TJ said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@Stargazer said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
Thoughts? Neck-roll?
Thought a clear yellow card at the time. Rieko personifies this Blues team for me, so talented, but just does stupid things at times.
You'd think we'd only won 3 out of our last 26 games instead of it being the other way round the way you make it out.
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@African-Monkey said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@TJ said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@Stargazer said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
Thoughts? Neck-roll?
Thought a clear yellow card at the time. Rieko personifies this Blues team for me, so talented, but just does stupid things at times.
You'd think we'd only won 3 out of our last 26 games instead of it being the other way round the way you make it out.
Would you? Seems an odd take on me saying the team is really talented but does stupid things sometimes. Sorry to strike you at a sensitive time.
