Super Rugby 2020
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@Machpants said in Super Rugby 2020:
"new breakdown rules" FFS they're not new, they're just looking to actually enforce the rules that already exist
christ, most fo the laws are like that. How they are written and how the are enforced is chalk and cheese
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@Gunner said in Super Rugby 2020:
I reckon I might nip off to the TAB tomorrow, from what I saw today that is very good money for the Blues!
Hmmm, short memory there?
I know things are a bit different, but I support the Blues and the Black caps and I have some issues with false dawns, new beginnings, etc.
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god i just realised there were 7 Rounds played before the world fell apart! i have absolutely no recollection of them. Chiefs had a decent start, so i am going to call Saturday an aberration
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Oh and plenty of whinging about all the "shit" refs. So it appears there isn't a half decent ref in NZ as a ref is always deemed not worthy by groups of people.
Our poor players having to deal with such substandard ineptitude. These games are clearly free of infringements yet that's not how they're being reffed.
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@Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:
Oh and plenty of whinging about all the "shit" refs. So it appears there isn't a half decent ref in NZ as a ref is always deemed not worthy by groups of people.
Our poor players having to deal with such substandard ineptitude. These games are clearly free of infringements yet that's not how they're being reffed.
Consistency in rulings is what you want. Uncertainty doesn't lead to a good game.
I don' t think the current group are terrible, but I don't think they are top drawer either. Great referees are hard to find these days, and the laws haven't helped for the last decade or so
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@nzzp said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:
Oh and plenty of whinging about all the "shit" refs. So it appears there isn't a half decent ref in NZ as a ref is always deemed not worthy by groups of people.
Our poor players having to deal with such substandard ineptitude. These games are clearly free of infringements yet that's not how they're being reffed.
Consistency in rulings is what you want. Uncertainty doesn't lead to a good game.
I don' t think the current group are terrible, but I don't think they are top drawer either. Great referees are hard to find these days, and the laws haven't helped for the last decade or so
The big problem I saw yesterday was the addition of 'relevance' to the rulings by Pickerell. One ruck players would be off their feet and nothing then the next one he would deem that it had a small impact so would whistle.
In the first week the new interpretations were strictly applied so at least players could adjust on a definite ruling. Once you add relevance it creates a grey area of risk and reward for your actions. -
The most worrying thing I've felt with the reffing is that it seems to happen in rolls and it seems to even up. The Chiefs were getting away with lots in the first half and the Blues were getting hammered and it seemed to reverse in the 2nd. (Someone will be along with the actual penalty stats to prove me wrong soon
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