Crusaders vs Chiefs

[hydro11]

Four of the best locks in the country and two good hookers but the lineouts have been terrible.

[hydro11]

If Alaatoa is a red because ducking doesn't matter - that has to be a Yellow card and penalty try.

[hydro11]

If defender isn't there it is a try - clear penalty try.

[gt12]

That will have to be 10 I guess?

[Tim]

Penalty try?

[Nepia]

That opens up nearly every tackle on the line for a penalty try now.

[gt12]

Wow.

Ok, but I’m not so sure that I like watching rugby anymore.

[antipodean]

Moral of the story; dive low at the line.

[Gunner]

These head high rules are fucking the game.

Initial contact was with the shoulder, the player was going low to score a try, how the fuck else do you tackle him?

[mariner4life]

Go fuck yourself. That's deplorable. Rugby is dead.

[pakman]

What nonsense. If ducking makes you untackleable then it is impossible to tackle a diving player before the line.

Blind doctrine.

For me not even a penalty.

[number9]

So how the hell is he supposed to stop the try, just let him score if he is diving for the line. Garbage rule needs to change.

[taniwharugby]

@antipodean said in Crusaders vs. Chiefs:

Moral of the story; dive low at the line.

Another to add to the list....fall or jump into tackles.

Score?

[Gunner]

@taniwharugby 33 23 after the penalty try

[Steven Harris]

The rules are there for safety purposes but I fear every game I am going to be watching this year is going to have problem in and around high tackles which is going to hugely influence results.

[broughie]

Well that is two games that I have seen so far where these calls are ruining the game. Penalty try and yellow card?

[Nepia]

@hydro11 said in Crusaders vs. Chiefs:

If Alaatoa is a red because ducking doesn't matter - that has to be a Yellow card and penalty try.

If you want to bring that into then, I thought Boshier would have got the diving defence, attacker was diving so, so reduced to no penalty.

[JayCee]

Thats fucked. Lead with your head and youre untouchable

[pakman]

P.S. A great game rendered a futile exercise by overzealous official.

Very 21st century.

[Nepia]

I was settling in to watch the Tahs v Stormers just because it’s some rugby, but I can’t be fucked now.

Decent game ruined.