Things that annoy you about rugby...
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@victor-meldrew said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
Northern Hemisphere journalists wanking on about how the "All Black Aura" has been diminished/lost/eroded.
Embarrassing and patronising claptrap.
I almost laugh now. As one of the ABs did today - just point at the scoreboard.
Not happy about 2 losses and a draw this year but given the unavailable players it wasn't too bad. I also blame TCCG (That Cheating fluffybunny Garces) for one loss and the draw take him out and we had our usual one loss for the year.
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@victor-meldrew said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
Northern Hemisphere journalists ywanking on about how the "All Black Aura" has been diminished/lost/eroded.
Embarrassing and patronising claptrap.
Imagine what our winning percentage would be if we didn't keep losing it!
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@tordah said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
I thought Barnes was really good today. He was enjoying himself, his communication was good, and did everything he could to let the players play.
I think he was a bit impressed with Naholo's first finish
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Teams winding down the clock by resetting scrums with 3mins left eg ireland v Fiji.
I'm not just picking on ireland, every team does it, just that I was at that game. Basically the game finished at the 77th minute.
I would stop the clock when a scrum is called and only start it once the ball is put in.
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@mariner4life said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
I thought Barnes was really good today. He was enjoying himself, his communication was good, and did everything he could to let the players play.
I think he was a bit impressed with Naholo's first finish
We'll have to agree to disagree then, I thought he was horrendously inconsistent around the ruck and obstruction yesterday. Hate that cunty smirk, too
Topic: Wyatt Crockett coming on after 55 minutes and starting to collapse the scrum and giving penalties away. Annoying.
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@majorrage said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
Whatever happened to the halfbacks hands are on the ball, therefore it's out?
I know it's previously been mentioned, but the epic rolls / taps / movements / replacements of the ball this weekend in all games by the scrum halves was bloody shocking.
Quite ridiculous.
This, again
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@taniwharugby said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@majorrage said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
Whatever happened to the halfbacks hands are on the ball, therefore it's out?
I know it's previously been mentioned, but the epic rolls / taps / movements / replacements of the ball this weekend in all games by the scrum halves was bloody shocking.
Quite ridiculous.
This, again
I third that statement. Can see why they now allow the 9 to get hands on and not be rushed but those cheeky 9s are just taking the piss. I reckon once you roll that ball it should be fair game.
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@tordah said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
We'll have to agree to disagree then, I thought he was horrendously inconsistent around the ruck and obstruction yesterday. Hate that cunty smirk, too
The obstruction was a joke in this fixture. Barnes is blind as a ref. He's got no feel for rucks. His positioning sucks. It matters not that "he communicates well" when he's all over the place like a mad woman's shit because the players need consistency of interpretation and application.
Whoever reviews him after Tests should be fired for obvious incompetence.
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@antipodean said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
he's all over the place like a mad woman's shit
I met a mad woman this morning - fortunately had nothing to do with her shit - but I did think of Wayne.
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Something I noticed in both the NZ and the French games this weekend. Why is it that sometimes a try wipes out foul play. But other times it doesn't
Naholos finish was awesome but that attempt at a tackle was a shoulder charge plain and simple and deserved at least a penalty restart at half way.
Same thing France Japan, Basteraud hits a guy and ends up flipping him Japan score and they don't bother to go back to take a second look at that.
Crazy.
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@mooshld said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
Something I noticed in both the NZ and the French games this weekend. Why is it that sometimes a try wipes out foul play. But other times it doesn't
Naholos finish was awesome but that attempt at a tackle was a shoulder charge plain and simple and deserved at least a penalty restart at half way.
Same thing France Japan, Basteraud hits a guy and ends up flipping him Japan score and they don't bother to go back to take a second look at that.
Crazy.
^^ This. Compared to the RWC QF vs SA where we scored off a penalty advantage and Habana still got carded.
The officiating in general is just a shambles these days. Maybe I'm becoming a grumpy old man having turn ed 30 this year, but I swear it never used to be this bad. Puts you off watching.
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@tewaio said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@mooshld said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
Something I noticed in both the NZ and the French games this weekend. Why is it that sometimes a try wipes out foul play. But other times it doesn't
Naholos finish was awesome but that attempt at a tackle was a shoulder charge plain and simple and deserved at least a penalty restart at half way.
Same thing France Japan, Basteraud hits a guy and ends up flipping him Japan score and they don't bother to go back to take a second look at that.
Crazy.
^^ This. Compared to the RWC QF vs SA where we scored off a penalty advantage and Habana still got carded.
The officiating in general is just a shambles these days. Maybe I'm becoming a grumpy old man having turn ed 30 this year, but I swear it never used to be this bad. Puts you off watching.
The use of the TMO for endless slo-mo replays puts so much pressure on the reffing team that they get complete tunnel vision. Staring at the grounding/touchline and not seeing the obvious shoulder charge in the same picture.
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Another mild annoyance I have is the refusal for commentators to let stereotypes die.
The French no longer play with flair and haven't for nearly 20 years
The Argies have a competitive scrum but its nothing special.
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@mooshld said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
Another mild annoyance I have is the refusal for commentators to let stereotypes die.
The French no longer play with flair and haven't for nearly 20 years
The Argies have a competitive scrum but its nothing special.
The Aussies can scrum now the days of England pummeling them every scrum are over....and the Phil Kearns cliche book of front row quips
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Players being allowed to roll when on the ground, preventing the player on his feet from playing the ball. Should be a penalty like it always used to be. but now you can roll, crawl and whatever you please and its play on. Here I thought rugby is a game played on your feet
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@rebound said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
Players being allowed to roll when on the ground, preventing the player on his feet from playing the ball. Should be a penalty like it always used to be. but now you can roll, crawl and whatever you please and its play on. Here I thought rugby is a game played on your feet
Hate this so much along with this "not held" rubbish. If you're tackled and not held you should still have to release the ball before you get to your feet to continue. It would make it so much easier to ref. Its a no brainer.
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@mooshld said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@rebound said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
Players being allowed to roll when on the ground, preventing the player on his feet from playing the ball. Should be a penalty like it always used to be. but now you can roll, crawl and whatever you please and its play on. Here I thought rugby is a game played on your feet
Hate this so much along with this "not held" rubbish. If you're tackled and not held you should still have to release the ball before you get to your feet to continue. It would make it so much easier to ref. Its a no brainer.
Or simply ref to the law. If a tackle has been made and your knee hits the ground it shouldn't mean you can get up and have another go. Most of these 'not held' calls are bullshit and you can see a clear moment when tackler is in contact with ball carrier and ball carrier is in contact with the ground off his feet.
