Rugby

[Golden Bear]

High intensity stuff but very little open play. I started off supporting the Boks but ended up feeling sorry for the All Blacks.

[Sergio sledge]

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Red card ? Really? I don't think so,shouldn't different statures and split second decision making/ reaction time be taken into account?

We're not far away from rugby becoming a non contact sport. 🙄

As clear a red card as you’ll see. He made no attempt to get low and was upright in the tackle. Being bigger doesn’t excuse you from getting yourself into a proper tackling position.

Players need to learn to tackle properly and not always try to go for the dominant tackle. They used to teach us to tackle low, even big players can get low if they want to.

As for the “We're not far away from rugby becoming a non contact sport.” Don’t be ridiculous, protecting players heads from injury and trying to get players to tackle properly like they used to is not taking away contact, it’s just being sensible.

[ballengeich]

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As clear a red card as you’ll see. He made no attempt to get low and was upright in the tackle. Being bigger doesn’t excuse you from getting yourself into a proper tackling position.

Players need to learn to tackle properly and not always try to go for the dominant tackle. They used to teach us to tackle low, even big players can get low if they want to.

As for the “We're not far away from rugby becoming a non contact sport.” Don’t be ridiculous, protecting players heads from injury and trying to get players to tackle properly like they used to is not taking away contact, it’s just being sensible.

High tackling is aimed at preventing a player passing the ball after being tackled. When I played (decades ago) passing from the ground after being tackled was not allowed. Perhaps reversing some rule changes could be a contribution to making contacts safer.

[Greenbeard]

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Not a victory for rugby.

Aye, a poor advert. An Ireland v France final would have been a far better watch.
A couple of things I'd advocate for change to speed up play and to benefit the attacking team.
1. At a ruck, once the ball is visible and playable, the ref should give the "use it" call. Thereafter no-one else should be permitted to join/elongate the ruck, and the "use it" time should be dropped to three seconds from five.
2. When playing a "penalty advantage" if the defending team commits another penalty it should be an automatic yellow card for the offender. I hate it when a penalty advantage is stopped by the defending team going offside or over the ball.

It's never going to happen but I'd also prohibit lifting in the line-out. Love these old school clips on You Tube when forwards actually had to jump for the ball.

[J-C]

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As clear a red card as you’ll see. He made no attempt to get low and was upright in the tackle. Being bigger doesn’t excuse you from getting yourself into a proper tackling position.

Players need to learn to tackle properly and not always try to go for the dominant tackle. They used to teach us to tackle low, even big players can get low if they want to.

As for the “We're not far away from rugby becoming a non contact sport.” Don’t be ridiculous, protecting players heads from injury and trying to get players to tackle properly like they used to is not taking away contact, it’s just being sensible.

The SA player turned into him, he had zero chance to get low, his natural reaction was to wrap the arms around the player, he never led with the shoulder or never attempted to not wrap his arms, he was very unlucky but the rules are the rules, even though in this case it was wrong and a yellow was enough IMHO.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

I don't pay much attention to the rules so, this might already have happened but, if they are trying to look after the players its time to stop that shove from the attacking team players that fires runners into the other team. How are you meant to know where he is going after being propelled into you?

[heretoday]

I've just watched the whole match again on YouTube with a mixed Africaans/English commentary. Hard to follow but a deal more passionate than the ITV version.

The whole thing hinged really on the two conversions NZ missed. The one try they scored was arguably a forward pass but the man upstairs didn't check it out.

[cabbageandribs1875]

Glasgow go 2nd in the table with a win over table-toppers Stormers 20-9


can't see Edinburgh getting anything at Leinster this afternoon

36-27

[MartinfaePorty]

Currently on holiday in South Africa and saw on TV the open top bus going through SOWETO. Was brilliant to see the happy faces of men, women and children all waving and running alongside. It's going through Durban this morning and would have been nice to see it, but we're heading in the other direction. Everywhere you go there are references to Bokke! Just shows the power of sport!

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[cabbageandribs1875]

Wayne Barnes: Rugby World Cup final referee on social media abuse he and family faced - BBC Sport


His wife, Polly, previously said Barnes received death threats
after the match."When people make threats against your wife and kids, they should be held to account and punished," Barnes said.

the sooner the bawbags that dish out threats online for any sport are hammered by the courts the better

[cabbageandribs1875]

Ali Price joins Edinburgh on loan from Glasgow

'national interests' one of the reasons, makes sense

[McD]

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Ali Price joins Edinburgh on loan from Glasgow

'national interests' one of the reasons, makes sense

Seen a few comments online from Glasgow fans feeling a bit hacked off, saying the SRU are always more focussed on Edinburgh and there’s rarely players sent from Edinburgh to Glasgow, but several the other way

[cabbageandribs1875]

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Seen a few comments online from Glasgow fans feeling a bit hacked off, saying the SRU are always more focussed on Edinburgh and there’s rarely players sent from Edinburgh to Glasgow, but several the other way

tough




anyway


i thought Edinburgh had really blown it there against Connaught with it heading for a draw in the last few minutes, done well to get it up the other end then a nice drop goal from the line-out to win it 25-22

ben healy had a pretty good game apart from the two missed conversion attempts


Glasgow winning 31-23 at Ospreys earlier

[Sylar]

I don't understand why we went to the drop goal. Team were playing with advantage, and a try would have been a BP!

A good win against a decent Connacht side, but we were very wasteful. First time I've seen Healy miss!

[JimBHibees]

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I don't understand why we went to the drop goal. Team were playing with advantage, and a try would have been a BP!

A good win against a decent Connacht side, but we were very wasteful. First time I've seen Healy miss!

That is what i thought. Surely you try and get bonus point knowing you have the pen.

[cabbageandribs1875]

Mmm wonder if this had anything to do with Hogg retiring so early, maybe he was concentrating on someth, erm someone else

goes public with his new squeeze just days after his wife gives birth to their 4th kid, then he refuses to leave the house

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entert...hoggs-31451114

[JimBHibees]

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Mmm wonder if this had anything to do with Hogg retiring so early, maybe he was concentrating on someth, erm someone else

goes public with his new squeeze just days after his wife gives birth to their 4th kid, then he refuses to leave the house

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entert...hoggs-31451114

Classy stuff. Did seem strange his retirement to be honest.

[Sloop67]

Very scrappy performance so far from Edinburgh

[Golden Bear]

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Very scrappy performance so far from Edinburgh

On the box it looks like a good sized crowd. It's difficult to predict a winner, nothing in it so far.

[Sloop67]

The more times I see that hit on Schoeman the worse it looks, this should be a red card

[cabbageandribs1875]

i think van der Merwe was a tad lucky not to lose control for that try


Edinburgh really shouldn't lose this one now against 14(when the boy returns) 21-13

[cabbageandribs1875]

Glasgow fans will be even more unhappy now with Ali Price going to Edinburgh after Duncan Weir was banned for 3 games(two if he does a course)

[Sloop67]

Edinburgh in control now 28-13 , surely should be able to see this out

[cabbageandribs1875]

28-20

[Sloop67]

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Edinburgh in control now 28-13 , surely should be able to see this out

Maybe not , sloppy play from Edinburgh lets the Bulls in 28-20 , 13 minutes to go

[Sloop67]

Edinburgh trying to throw this away

[Sloop67]

Bill Mata a bit lucky not to see red there , another referee may have seen the tackle differently

[Sloop67]

Good win for Edinburgh 31-23

[Sylar]

Great win for us, and first BP. This, and Connacht last week, were games we would have lost last season.

A less than stellar performance from Healy off the tee tonight, but his command of the players around him is exceptional.

Conor Boyle deservedly player of the match.

Be interesting to see what happens with this Ali Price experiment now - looked good for Edinburgh last night when he came on, but with the injury to Dobie for the Warriors, I do wonder if he'll be recalled. Edinburgh have depth with Shiel, Velacott and Steele (though currently injured). Glasgow now pretty much just have Horne?

[Sloop67]

Bennetton making a game of this so far. 14- 9 to Glasgow at halftime