Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour
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Without a doubt the ref favoured the ABs. It wasn't a shocking performance, and didn't affect the outcome if the game, but we got the rub of the green over the course of the 80 minutes. That's rugby though, it's impossible for a ref to be perfectly even throughout the game, teams just have to be mentally strong enough to stick to their game and not let decisions that go against them throw them off.
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@nostrildamus said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@canefan said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
I didn't read the game thread in real time. But post game I haven't really heard much talk about the ref. As it should be. I thought he had a decent game, of course the attitude of both teams probably made his day easier
Give it a few hours for the Welsh to wake up!
Read this then
'My God!' The unheard Wales v New Zealand conversations as furious Wales players lost it with officials | Wales Online
Wales were beaten by the All Blacks once again as the 68-year gets a little longer
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@jk said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@nostrildamus said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@canefan said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
I didn't read the game thread in real time. But post game I haven't really heard much talk about the ref. As it should be. I thought he had a decent game, of course the attitude of both teams probably made his day easier
Give it a few hours for the Welsh to wake up!
Read this then
Wales were beaten by the All Blacks once again as the 68-year gets a little longer
Shit there's a lot of playing the victim in there!!!!
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@no-quarter said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
Without a doubt the ref favoured the ABs. It wasn't a shocking performance, and didn't affect the outcome if the game, but we got the rub of the green over the course of the 80 minutes. That's rugby though, it's impossible for a ref to be perfectly even throughout the game, teams just have to be mentally strong enough to stick to their game and not let decisions that go against them throw them off.
No. The ref gave decisions to the dominating team.
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@nevorian said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
Haven’t read the whole thread but thought Ardie must have been up there for MOM did some really strong work in contact with defenders hanging off him
He was real good - but the other forwards were all pretty good too
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@jk said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@nostrildamus said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@canefan said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
I didn't read the game thread in real time. But post game I haven't really heard much talk about the ref. As it should be. I thought he had a decent game, of course the attitude of both teams probably made his day easier
Give it a few hours for the Welsh to wake up!
Read this then
Wales were beaten by the All Blacks once again as the 68-year gets a little longer
My humble advice to the Welsh Rugby team. Spend more of your energy on improving your fitness and your set piece, especially your line out. Waste less energy bleating at the ref. Fine and good for your captain to have a conversation with the officials, but if you all do it you are probably doing more harm than good and you look ridiculous.
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@sparky said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@jk said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@nostrildamus said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@canefan said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
I didn't read the game thread in real time. But post game I haven't really heard much talk about the ref. As it should be. I thought he had a decent game, of course the attitude of both teams probably made his day easier
Give it a few hours for the Welsh to wake up!
Read this then
Wales were beaten by the All Blacks once again as the 68-year gets a little longer
My humble advice to the Welsh Rugby team. Spend more of your energy on improving your fitness and your set piece, especially your line out. Waste less energy bleating at the ref. Fine and good for your captain to have a conversation with the officials, but if you all do it you are probably doing more harm than good and you look ridiculous.
Will file this one
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@sparky said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@jk said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@nostrildamus said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@canefan said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
I didn't read the game thread in real time. But post game I haven't really heard much talk about the ref. As it should be. I thought he had a decent game, of course the attitude of both teams probably made his day easier
Give it a few hours for the Welsh to wake up!
Read this then
Wales were beaten by the All Blacks once again as the 68-year gets a little longer
My humble advice to the Welsh Rugby team. Spend more of your energy on improving your fitness and your set piece, especially your line out. Waste less energy bleating at the ref. Fine and good for your captain to have a conversation with the officials, but if you all do it you are probably doing more harm than good and you look ridiculous.
Funny thing was, they looked great going into the half. Held their own. At one stage we had 2 in the bin, so it wasn't like we had it all our own way. They just ran out of gas
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The reason why Barrett wasn't yc'd is cos the ref has seen you tube Beauden Barrett god mode
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@berniescorner said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
The reason why Barrett wasn't yc'd is cos the ref has seen you tube Beauden Barrett god mode
Yes and because he he had already done it successfully once. He did it again as well of course and that attempt wasn’t far away.
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@snowy said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@berniescorner said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
The reason why Barrett wasn't yc'd is cos the ref has seen you tube Beauden Barrett god mode
Yes and because he he had already done it successfully once. He did it again as well of course and that attempt wasn’t far away.
And the fact that ALB (IIRC?) was just steps from tackling the runner if he had actually been allowed to catch the pass hence no YC. I've seen blatant knock downs, this looked like a genuine attempt and BB has form. But ill-timed and the rules are the rules
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Yeah, I don’t think he was being cynical but he was a world away from catching it. A deliberate action that resulted in a knock on. What makes it a yellow for me rather than just a penalty is that it would likely have provided Wales with a significant advantage deep into NZ territory.
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@catogrande said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
Yeah, I don’t think he was being cynical but he was a world away from catching it. A deliberate action that resulted in a knock on. What makes it a yellow for me rather than just a penalty is that it would likely have provided Wales with a significant advantage deep into NZ territory.
I see merit in your reasoning. But the French have a big ledger to clear with us
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Llongyfarchiadau Kiwis. Your team is quite good.
But is there any better marketing hook in world sport than this one that Wales have going on? One day the Welsh will beat the All Blacks again. Probably. Fuck knows when, but when it does happen it'll the most momentous day since Owain Glyndwr routed the Saes at the Battle of Bryn Glas in 1402.
Imagine being the fan who missed it because you decided this year not to spend the money. Unthinkable. You'd be mad not to buy one more, what if the next one is the golden ticket? So it's another full house, and another £5m knocked off the WRU overdraft, just on the off-chance your blokes get 2 men red carded early and our reserves play out of their skins to grind out a sketchy 2-point win.
When it happens, it's going to go off like never before. It'll be the kind of party (and hangover) that will make a noticeable dent in the nation's GDP. You'll be able to hear it in NZ. When it's done, it'll leave Cardiff looking like Newport.
But not this year. So the ruse rolls on, until the ABs' are next in town to collect their share of the gate takings in exchange for delivering us our favourite gubbing.
Obviously every Welshman & woman will be ecstatic when we finally win one, but I can't help thinking that the bods in the WRU finance department would be less happy about it than most. Imagine if we beat you a couple of times in a row (stop sniggering in the back), how are they going to sell 75,000 overpriced tickets to the All Blacks vs a Welsh regions select XV after that?
Anyway, well played, looking forward to next time.
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@nostrildamus said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@broughie said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@machpants Had to reread your post. The “get it” at first glance appeared snarky like do you understand? In light of the rules would have understood a YC but the ref should have discretion which he seemed to take advantage of. He made reference to AB defensive coverage ruling out a definite welsh try.
I was impressed by that. I have sympathy with the Welsh for not getting a yellow card but I was impressed the ref tried to see if there was cover. Some refs just make a decision and that is that.
The defensive cover would only rule out penalty try wouldn’t it? Should have no bearing on whether it was a YC or not
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@nevorian said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@nostrildamus said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@broughie said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@machpants Had to reread your post. The “get it” at first glance appeared snarky like do you understand? In light of the rules would have understood a YC but the ref should have discretion which he seemed to take advantage of. He made reference to AB defensive coverage ruling out a definite welsh try.
I was impressed by that. I have sympathy with the Welsh for not getting a yellow card but I was impressed the ref tried to see if there was cover. Some refs just make a decision and that is that.
The defensive cover would only rule out penalty try wouldn’t it? Should have no bearing on whether it was a YC or not
Ref Watch: The hand of Beauden Barrett
While New Zealand eventually beat heavily-weakened Wales by a near record-breaking margin, Wayne Pivac’s team stayed in...
To award a penalty the referee has to consider if the offending player has “a realistic chance” of regathering the ball before it hits the ground or another player. In this instance, given the distance the ball travelled away from him, Barrett clearly deserved to be penalised. Moving to the question of a yellow card award, it is again worth clarifying that **there is no directive stating that a deliberate knock-on automatically results in a sin bin**. When considering this option, as with any other technical offence, the officials must next decide whether the offence is cynical and **if it stops a dynamic phase of play and reduces attacking options.** Where the offence takes place is also relevant – **a card is more likely in the defensive 22 than in midfield** since a lot less has to subsequently occur for points to result from the illegally-ended move.nb he still thinks BB was lucky not to receive a yellow card but above is an explanation.
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