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[Stargazer]

@machpants Maybe O'Keefe wasn't deemed the one that needed improving (at least, not more than others)? Unfortunately, SANZAAR never publishes referee evaluations, so we don't know why Nutbrown and Patterson don't feature on the referees list for this weekend, but maybe they - and not O'Keefe - were considered the ones who were responsible for most refereeing mistakes in the Crusaders v Waratahs game? (See my previous posts)

[Rapido]

I don't give a shit about nation-neutral refs, this is a 'franchise' competition.

It was a TMO error anyway.

A ref missing an off the ball obstruction or off the ball elbow is nothing surprising, exceptional or controversial.

What a fuss about nothing.

[Rapido]

Although if he is from Wellington/ Hurricanes catchment - then yes, I agree he shouldn't be doing it. Same as NPC norms I've grown up with.

But this fuss doesn't have much to do with that, but the administration will trip over that I thinks

[MajorRage]

@kiwimurph said in Super Rugby News:

@Bones @Stargazer so O'Keeffe a Kiwi makes some very dubious calls in a trans Ta$man game in NZ. So the very next week they assign him to a trans Ta$man game in NZ.....

I don't see why this should change given the lack of action against SA assistant ref & TMO over the last few years.

Week in, week out they prove they are biased as hell with continual home town calls / TMO interference. I'm actually convinced it's in their mandate.

[Rapido]

As a 'hurricane'/ Wellingtonian. Surely O'Keefe would have wanted the Crusaders to lose?

[KiwiMurph]

@rapido said in Super Rugby News:

I don't give a shit about nation-neutral refs, this is a 'franchise' competition.

It was a TMO error anyway.

A ref missing an off the ball obstruction or off the ball elbow is nothing surprising, exceptional or controversial.

What a fuss about nothing.

There wasn't just one call. There were multiple calls.

Just off the top of my head

Tahs were 25 metres out with time nearly up and he rules a knock on against Tahs at the ruck right in front him when replays show it clearly did not come off the Tahs. Then right at the siren at the end on about halfway a Tahs players gets tipped over the horizontal and no penalty.

@MajorRage I said SANZAAR is a joke. Your examples seem to agree with my point.

[Bones]

@kiwimurph I thought it was a knock on...

[KiwiMurph]

@bones There is footage of it here. Clearly off Matt Todd's hand

[MajorRage]

@kiwimurph only a fool would disagree with the Sanzaar is a joke comment

[Bones]

@kiwimurph on my phone it clearly comes off a blue hand...

[KiwiMurph]

@bones todd's right hand is blue?

[Bones]

@kiwimurph is it?

[Siam]

@kiwimurph playing the ball on the ground. Penalty to red ☺

[cgrant]

Must I add that in the build up to Rona's try, Israel Folau was a mile offside ?

[booboo]

@kiwimurph said in Super Rugby News:

@bones There is footage of it here. Clearly off Matt Todd's hand

Nup. Clear knock on from Hoopah!

[booboo]

@kiwimurph said in Super Rugby News:

@bones todd's right hand is blue?

And badly deformed: twisted with the palm facing the wrong way

[taniwharugby]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/103975959/sanzaar-say-refereeing-controversy-stirred-by-disappointed-coaches-and-media

[antipodean]

@kiwimurph Even if it did come off Matt's hand, Hooper plays it again on the ground.

[antipodean]

@taniwharugby How the hell is O'Keefe 'the current New Zealand referee of the year'?

[taniwharugby]

@antipodean maybe it is like the media awards where you nominate yourself?