RWC 2023

[Tim]

The penalty against Savea that gave SA their 3rd penalty goal - "no clear release", he wasn't the tackler. FFS.

[Tim]

The clear knock on from the halfback. Barnes is such a shit ref. Good riddance.

[Tim]

Fourie goes straight to deck - horizontal - and called a legit turnover. Good lord.

[Tim]

Has to be noted that Cane hasn't done shit in this game so far, nor influenced the ref.

[Tim]

Cane's technique is really bad on the tackle. Nothing good about it. What a way to top off a shit game.

[Tim]

No way that Cane should have been in that game. Had a huge game against Ireland. Only good thing he's done in years. Shit house in the final then lost the game with awful technique. Sentimental pick from an idiot coach.

[MN5]

@Tim said in RWC 2023:

No way that Cane should have been in that game. Had a huge game against Ireland. Only good thing he's done in years. Shit house in the final then lost the game with awful technique. Sentimental pick from an idiot coach.

Poor old Fozzie. Still a whipping boy in 24

[Catogrande]

@MN5

I’m guessing drinking was involved while watching.

[booboo]

@Catogrande said in RWC 2023:

@MN5

I’m guessing drinking was involved while watching.

Not sure there's enough drink in the world to persuade me to rewatch...

[DaGrubster]

@booboo

That’s the travesty of that final. It was completely ruined because one side got treated to being reffed like it was a crime scene.

Completely ruined it for me and everyone supporting NZ.

I wonder if World rugby have the self awareness to realise that the game they have created is one of the reasons for their officials getting pilloried on social media. It is certainly one of the causes

[BerniesCorner]

The officials and the application of rules became the main event. So cart then horse.
You would think with all the technology the game would flow better.
Has to be the main work on for 2024.
A lot to be encouraged about though with much grand rugby including from the lesser known countries.

[BerniesCorner]

The game was actually better when Bernie was scoring in the corner

[akan004]

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[Catogrande]

@DaGrubster said in RWC 2023:

@booboo

That’s the travesty of that final. It was completely ruined because one side got treated to being reffed like it was a crime scene.

Completely ruined it for me and everyone supporting NZ.

I wonder if World rugby have the self awareness to realise that the game they have created is one of the reasons for their officials getting pilloried on social media. It is certainly one of the causes

It’s easy to get caught up in the officiating in the final because it IS the final but it is a general blight on the game and of course it affects every team’s journey within the tournament. One can argue about a particular incident or even how a whole game was officiated (I can’t say reffed anymore because he is no longer the arbiter), but for me the biggest thing is the constantly changing interpretations. It seemed clear within the tournament that the thresholds for reds and yellows were a lot lower in the pool games and then a collective “let’s move the goalposts” in the knockout phases. Which is shite for the players, coaches and fans.