Lions v Crusaders - Super Rugby Final

[mimic]

That's great, the only non south African ref is a hometown ref..

RiP Crusaders

[canefan]

@mimic said in Lions v Crusaders - Super Rugby Final:

That's great, the only non south African ref is a hometown ref..

RiP Crusaders

Someone's done a deal there

[rotated]

This is good for the Crusaders. Peyper is not a hometown ref IMO, and following last week if anything he will overcompensate to prove he isn't one.

Also Peyper grew up in Bloemfontein and went to Grey College. There is every chance he grew up with as much loyalty to the Lions as a Crusaders fan would for the Blues. He isn't going to blow his international career over a relatively unimportant fixture like this.

Probably should have had a neutral or NZ TMO from an optics stand point.

[Tordah]

I like Peyper as a referee, I think he's excellent and anything but partisan. He's prone to the odd crap decision, but that's just the game of rugby being incredibly hard to referee. Gardner would have made more sense, but Peyper is still the choice I expected and think is an OK choice. I don't get the hate for Marius vdW, I think he's been very good this year (and the last, I believe).

[PN]

[ACT Crusader]

Yeah I like how Peyper manages a game, probably in the top 3 going around IMO. I agree with SANZAR that it's merit based because he's an excellent ref. Congrats to him.

[pakman]

Jack O'Piper is a good ref and communicates well. I'm sure he won't be consciously biased. And all refs tend to favour the home team. I'd have preferred Gardner, who I rate a notch above Glen (Ireland's favourite ref).

The bigger issue is the TMO, and, in particular, who controls the replays which are chosen. IMHO that is where the most heinous bias is shown. I'm recalling Messam tackle, which Burger did not complain about real time, but TV replays forced ref to come back to after the event.

[pukunui]

What pisses me off is where was this merit based ref selection during the Lions series? Instead of having a guy like Nigel Owens in charge we get those french fucks because they are "neutral".

I understand it's SANZAAR vs WR but some consistency wouldn't hurt.

[antipodean]

SuperSports analysis on lineout and mauls

Aug 2, 2017

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[Stargazer]

Unchanged Lions squad for the final:

1 Jacques van Rooyen
2 Malcolm Marx
3 Ruan Dreyer
4 Andries Ferreira
5 Franco Mostert
6 Jaco Kriel ©
7 Albertus “Kwagga” Smith
8 Ruan Ackermann
9 Ross Cronje
10 Elton Jantjies
11 Courtnall Skosan
12 Harold Vorster
13 Lionel Mapoe
14 Ruan Combrinck
15 Andries Coetzee

Reserves
16 Akker vd Merwe
17 Corne Fourie
18 Johannes Jonker
19 Lourens Erasmus
20 Cyle Brink
21 Faf de Klerk
22 Rohan Janse van Re
23 Sylvian Mahuza

[Rebound]

@antipodean

Am i missing something here, these guys keep on talking about sacking is tackling 1 player. But the maul laws is about tackling the ball carrier, whether the maul is set or not if the ball player is tackled its within the law

[Stargazer]

Razor has also named an unchanged squad.

This is the Crusaders team for the final:

1 Joe Moody
2 Codie Taylor
3 Owen Franks
4 Scott Barrett
5 Sam Whitelock (C)
6 Jordan Taufua
7 Matt Todd (VC)
8 Kieran Read
9 Bryn Hall
10 Richie Mo'unga
11 Seta Tamanivalu
12 Ryan Crotty (VC)
13 Jack Goodhue
14 Israel Dagg
15 David Havili

RESERVES
16 Ben Funnell
17 Wyatt Crockett
18 Michael Alaalatoa
19 Luke Romano
20 Pete Samu
21 Mitchell Drummond
22 Mitchell Hunt
23 George Bridge

[Rebound]

@Rebound

And the laws of the game does not clarify collapsing of the maul at all

[Stargazer]

Razor's presser with the team naming:

[nzzp]

@Stargazer it's amazing to think that he's coached a side to the top of the comp. He comes across as a lanky laid back surfer who's coaching a social pub side, co-sponsored by the local hemp store and KFC.

Seems a really good coach though, and the pros love him just as much as the schoolboys.

[antipodean]

[Stargazer]

Podcast: Sumo & Mils

LISTEN: The Short Ball Super Rugby Final Special with Scotty and Mils

The boys discuss every aspect of the 2017 Super Rugby final between the Crusaders and Lions, and we mean everything. The referee situation, which one of the coaches you'd rather have a fight with and whether you'd rather have your daughter date Sam Whitelock or Franco Mostert. Plus Scotty cruelly...

[antipodean]

@Rebound said in Lions v Crusaders - Super Rugby Final:

@Rebound

And the laws of the game does not clarify collapsing of the maul at all

Because you aren't collapsing a maul, you're tackling the ball carrier. Given the definition of a maul requires the ball carrier to be held by an opposition player, if you immediately tackle him, he isn't held.

[G-Man]

Who remembers the first Super Rugby 10 final? I was 16. English and Afrikaans commentating.

Loved how the crowd counts when Grant Fox takes his kick. So much memories that day.

[taniwharugby]

@antipodean I saw something on TV today saying that no Crusader fans would likely have been unable to get to go to watch this game (unless they anticipated this game weeks ago) as it takes about a month for a SA Visa at present