Canes vs Chiefs

Baron Silas Greenback

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Yep, words of wisdom. It's settled. Nothing to see here. There is absolutely no evidence to suggest the Chiefs got caught partaking in a bit of gamesmanship.
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It is just an accusation with incredibly shaky evidence at this stage. What part of what I said do you think is untrue? or irrelevant?

Stargazer

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Ever had sciatica?
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Yes, multiple times. Not that I see the relevance of that question. This was not about whether back injuries (of whatever kind) can cause pain. It was about adrenaline.

taniwharugby

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Adrenaline doesn't cause you to limp. Quite the contrary. Usually, adrenaline stops/postpones the pain signal from reaching the brain, where it's translated into a pain experience.
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Think you are looking at it form the wrong way I meant it...
 
adrenaline masked the symptom (back pain, limp, whatever) and once he stopped, he could feel it, the trainer came over, he said bro, it hurts, but I can probably keep going, trainer says, nah bro, we are getting monstered, is better if you actually come off!

Baron Silas Greenback

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Yes, multiple times. Not that I see the relevance of that question. This was not about whether back injuries (of whatever kind) can cause pain. It was about adrenaline.
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You don't see the relevance of Sciatica to a player coming off the field for back pain? :think:

Billy Tell

Well the Chiefs have used that get out of jail card relatively early in the season. Still have Moody, Franks and the lads to face. Don't think you could do Golden Oldies twice in 1 season without raising eyebrows.

Baron Silas Greenback

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Think you are looking at it form the wrong way I meant it...
 
adrenaline masked the symptom (back pain, limp, whatever) and once he stopped, he could feel it, the trainer came over, he said bro, it hurts, but I can probably keep going, trainer says, nah bro, we are getting monstered, is better if you actually come off before a huge scrum that could turn your back twinge to a serious injury!
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Adjusted.

Stargazer

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Think you are looking at it form the wrong way I meant it...
 
adrenaline masked the symptom (back pain, limp, whatever) and once he stopped, he could feel it, the trainer came over, he said bro, it hurts, but I can probably keep going, trainer says, nah bro, we are getting monstered, is better if you actually come off!
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Okay, yes, I misunderstood your comment. It's quite possible that it happened that way. That's why I said it looked dodgy in a previous post, but that I would prefer to see footage of earlier in the game.
 
By the way (and this is not a response to you taniwharugby), calling something dodgy doesn't mean an accusation; just that it does look suspicious and that there is a need to find out whether there is a reason for accusations.

Stargazer

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You don't see the relevance of Sciatica to a player coming off the field for back pain? :think:
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Are you on purpose misinterpreting my posts?

SammyC

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Well the Chiefs have used that get out of jail card relatively early in the season. Still have Moody, Franks and the lads to face. Don't think you could do Golden Oldies twice in 1 season without raising eyebrows.
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I don't care if he was injured or not, but it does raise a problem for the rest of the comp.
 
As a supporter of the team with the best scrum in the comp, I don't want this to happen to us every time we get a significant advantage at scrum time.
 
 
I currently have sciatica and it sucks.

Baron Silas Greenback

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Okay, yes, I misunderstood your comment. It's quite possible that it happened that way. That's why I said it looked dodgy in a previous post, but that I would prefer to see footage of earlier in the game.
 
By the way (and this is not a response to you taniwharugby), calling something dodgy doesn't mean an accusation; just that it does look suspicious and that there is a need to find out whether there is a reason for accusations.
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I reckon calling something dodgy is very much an accusation.
 
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Are you on purpose misinterpreting my posts?
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No. I think we were talking at cross purposes

Baron Silas Greenback

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I don't care if he was injured or not, but it does raise a problem for the rest of the comp.
 
As a supporter of the team with the best scrum in the comp, I don't want this to happen to us every time we get a significant advantage at scrum time.
 
 
I currently have sciatica and it sucks.
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I would love it if the Chiefs got to play against 14 men because they had a dominant scrum

SammyC

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I would love it if the Chiefs got to play against 14 men because they had a dominant scrum
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In our case I'd rather have the penalties and great attacking ball we get from our scrum platform.

Unco

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Well the Chiefs have used that get out of jail card relatively early in the season. Still have Moody, Franks and the lads to face. Don't think you could do Golden Oldies twice in 1 season without raising eyebrows.
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Been there, done that, Chiefs won.

Nepia

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Well the Chiefs have used that get out of jail card relatively early in the season. Still have Moody, Franks and the lads to face. Don't think you could do Golden Oldies twice in 1 season without raising eyebrows.
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Nah, they just set up the fact that due to a horrendous run of injuries their propping stocks are quite low and the guys they have aren't equipped to play both sides. I think that next time the ref will let them play with 15 out of pity. Crafty.

ploughboy

funny i cant remember this rule ever been enforced before.didnt the highlander lose both tightheads in a game this year.

Stargazer

This interview with Rennie confirms what I said before; the footage starts too late and it's necessary to look at what happened before that line-out.
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.radiosport.co.nz/sport-news/rugby/dave-rennie-furious-over-chiefs-cheating-accusations/'>http://www.radiosport.co.nz/sport-news/rugby/dave-rennie-furious-over-chiefs-cheating-accusations/</a>

Crazy Horse

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It is just an accusation with incredibly shaky evidence at this stage. What part of what I said do you think is untrue? or irrelevant?
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I am sure you will correct me if I am wrong, but it seemed to me you were dismissing the accusations point blank. There is enough evidence to warrant a further investigation if the relevant authorities can be bothered. To categorically dismiss the possibility the Chiefs tried to manipulate the rules to their advantage is as foolhardy as convicting the chiefs on that evidence.
 
I suspect it is stone they will leave unturned. For one, it will be incredibly hard to prove without admissions, and two, I am sure every team has done something similar. Do they really want to open that can of worms?

Siam

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This interview with Rennie confirms what I said before; the footage starts too late and it's necessary to look at what happened before that line-out.
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.radiosport.co.nz/sport-news/rugby/dave-rennie-furious-over-chiefs-cheating-accusations/'>http://www.radiosport.co.nz/sport-news/rugby/dave-rennie-furious-over-chiefs-cheating-accusations/</a>
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Fair enough Dave, that was a very good response - can I suggest the team doctor checks for sciatica, might save some diagnosis time later on? ;)

Chris B.

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The Chiefs, as is their right under scrum safety rules, declared that Siegfried Fisiihoi - who came on to the field apparently ready to play - was not proficient enough as a tighthead prop to play at Super Rugby level. That meant he had to leave the field, reducing the Chiefs to 14 men but negating the Hurricanes' clear advantage at scrum time.
The Chiefs starting tighthead prop Atunaisa Moli had left the field late in the first half with an injury and was replaced by Tokolahi.
The new footage will fuel critics' claims that the Chiefs manipulated the rules to their advantage. Fisiihoi, a converted No. 8, has played as a tighthead for Bay of Plenty in NPC rugby.
But Rennie suggested to Radio Sport earlier this week that Fisiihoi was not up to the jump in standard, saying he had been "hammered" when trying out as a tighthead scrummager at Chiefs trainings.
 
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Christ - it's the "Cropper Incident" all over again. Where's Keith Quinn when you need him? "We know he can play tighthead prop - we've seen him".
 
Poor old Cropper was just a flanker being asked to play hooker. :)

Siam

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Christ - it's the "Cropper Incident" all over again. Where's Keith Quinn when you need him? "We know he can play tighthead prop - we've seen him".
 
Poor old Cropper was just a flanker being asked to play hooker. :)
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I was thinking that and kept getting mentally blocked with "Coffey" instead of poor old Phil - couldn't reconcile why a 1st 5 had to go into the front row :)

The Silver Fern

Canes vs Chiefs