Wallabies v Springboks 1
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@KiwiMurph said in Wallabies v Springboks 1:
Very on brand for Merhts to criticise a flick pass in what was an excellent try.
The fancy pass was unnecessary. If it went to ground he would have been in the shit. But didn't Merts just say Rennie wouldn't have been happy?
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Tremendous win for Australia
Quite frankly any match reffed by Williams is a hard watch
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@antipodean obviously not a lawyer eh.
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@Victor-Meldrew most Aussies were off the diving too.
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@Machpants said in Wallabies v Springboks 1:
@pakman said in Wallabies v Springboks 1:
Boks down to fourth in IRB rankings.
We're 5th
We were third before Puma game.
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A clear cut case of the pot calling the kettle black. Obviously he cannot remember the fiasco visiting teams to SA had to endure for the best part of 80 years.
Messrs Gourlay, Bezuidenhout, Robertse leading the way in an very distinguished alumniNot having seen the match but knowing Paul Williams is the man in question might explain some of his angst.
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@Higgins said in Wallabies v Springboks 1:
A clear cut case of the pot calling the kettle black. Obviously he cannot remember the fiasco visiting teams to SA had to endure for the best part of 80 years.
Messrs Gourlay, Bezuidenhout, Robertse leading the way in an very distinguished alumniNot having seen the match but knowing Paul Williams is the man in question might explain some of his angst.
His big one was the most awesome tackle Marika did. He got his arm up, but the impact was so dynamic it never actually wrapped. Totally sour grapes, it was a thing of beauty as a tackle, sprinting from the opposite wing to blow the bok both out of play and forcing him to lose possession. If Ma pimply had dived low, as in actually for the try line rather than a big leap to (illegally) go over the tackler, he may well have scored
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Agree with this bit
“Williams bought into play-acting from Australia scrumhalf Nic White whose actions have no place in the sport at all.”Will at least it looked like play-acting. But FdK did hit Whites face with his fist so maybe it warrants a yellow card
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@MiketheSnow said in Wallabies v Springboks 1:
Tremendous win for Australia
Quite frankly any match reffed by Williams is a hard watch
True dat. Not one of our better exports.
The things being complained about though could be made a bit more quiet by better communication though. The tackle in the corner if he clearly explained that he saw enough use of the arm to be consistent with the rest of the game.
Personally I didn’t think that the timing was right with the arm and if timing is so very important in things like head contact or aerial contests then it should be in this case. The whole point in union of having to use the arms in a tackle is to lessen the impact of a pointed shoulder. If you arm hasn’t come around enough because of late timing then you’ve got it wrong IMO.
Blaming Williams is crazy though. For some odd reason the Boks go well away from their successful game plans when they play Australia. It’s like they are suddenly scared to use the high ball that works so well for them. They get more passive in defence and get moved around too much. They should be doing the opposite and forcing Oz into a grind. -
@Winger said in Wallabies v Springboks 1:
Agree with this bit
“Williams bought into play-acting from Australia scrumhalf Nic White whose actions have no place in the sport at all.”Will at least it looked like play-acting. But FdK did hit Whites face with his fist so maybe it warrants a yellow card
It was a open hand slap, I really think penalty only. Following the head protocol, no danger, PK. Then reversed for simulation. But I can see how yellow was an option in today's environment. It's not like the other refs disagreed or even demurred at all
