Olympics Thread

antipodean

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Immenso Rapido" data-cid="604323" data-time="1470731541">Can we put the fucking rugby laws discussion on its own fucking thread. Olympics: every 4 years. Rugby law conundrum; every fucking ruck, maul, scrum, card of every fucking game, every season.</blockquote> Sorry to have ruined your Olympic experience. <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="TeWaio" data-cid="604338" data-time="1470733189">God, we really do need a new flag. That is ridiculous.</blockquote> Maybe one day.

Kiap

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="dingo" data-cid="604358" data-time="1470735186">
<div> As any good vexillologist would know, the NZ ensign became law by act of Parliament in 1902. The Australian in 1903. To avoid confusion, make them pavlova stealing flag copyists in the west island change their Jonny come lately national dish cloth.
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Parliament schmarliament.
 
Tasmania produced the dish cloth in <a class="bbc_url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasian_Anti-Transportation_League_Flag">1849</a>, as any fule kno. :gamer:

Mofitzy

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="hydro11" data-cid="604314" data-time="1470729321">
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Silver was best we could have realistically done. We would beat that Aussie team about once in every 6 or 7.
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I don't watch a lot of women 7s and I know based on history (and that game) that they are a better side but I don't think the gap is so big that we couldn't have won that game. A few decisions going the other way and that game could been in the balance until the very end.

canefan

The try that was given and shouldn't, along with Woodman getting stranded on the sideline for an extended period were critical in the end. Not to say we would have won but it was a major turning point

Bovidae

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="KiwiPie" data-cid="604331" data-time="1470732711">
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Looked like NZ needed one more game breaker out there, it was Kayla and Portia and if they don't do it then nobody will. What happened to Honey Hireme (Honey Bill)?
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Good question. Hireme wasn't picked in the team for most of the season so she either made herself unavailable or wasn't selected. She has size and speed. Hohepa is another who could have provided some x-factor. 
 
I thought Goss was fantastic in the final and she does a power of work at the breakdown, but a failure to secure their own ball from other players was a real weakness in the SF and final.

Unco

Mahe just won his quarter final. Tight race between him and the Czech Synek for the first 1500m but Synek couldn't keep up and Mahe won by exactly 4 seconds.

NTA

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="antipodean" data-cid="604322" data-time="1470731083">
We aren't talking about interchange. </blockquote>
 
Yeah thanks - pretty sure I covered that in addressing both those sports and their differences. 
And that's exactly why letting someone back out to play doesn't work in rugby without the right restrictions - it's all well and good to say: <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="antipodean" data-cid="604322" data-time="1470731083">
It's a simple amendment for 7s to make that the player can come back on in an onside position as long as the timekeeper responsible for the yellow card is happy the penalty has been served.</blockquote>
 
But the onside position can change rapidly. The only guarantee of following this in a fast Games like Sevens is to enter the field where there is NO offside position: in-goal. 
Otherwise someone will enter the field in a position that is onside one second and not the next, and officials will be tripping over each other trying to figure out what's right.

antipodean

Three channels and 7 aren't showing the rowing. >(

NTA

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="antipodean" data-cid="604322" data-time="1470731083">
You can run on from the sideline regardless because the ball is dead as per Law 3.13 </blockquote>
 
??? <a class="bbc_url" href="http://laws.worldrugby.org/?law=3.13&language=EN">http://laws.worldrugby.org/?law=3.13&language=EN</a> 
3.13 Player wishing to rejoin the match 
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A player who has a blood injury which has uncontrolled active bleeding must leave the playing area. The player must not return until the bleeding is controlled and the wound has been covered. 
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A player who leaves a match because of injury or any other reason must not rejoin the match until the referee permits the player to return. The referee must not let a player rejoin a match until the ball is dead. 
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If a player rejoins or a replacement/substitute joins the match without the refereeâ€™s permission, and the referee believes the player did so to help that playerâ€™s team or obstruct the opposing team, the referee penalises the player for misconduct. 
Sanction: A penalty kick is awarded at the place where play would restart. 
Addit: I've just seen IR's blow up about the law discussion. Sorry. Doing this on Tapatalk so can't CnP it out early. Will fix tomorrow.

Crucial

BBC iPlayer is a god option for those of you without other access but have a VPN or DDNS. It is being used to fill the gaps between what they are showing on BBC1 and BBC4.

Mokey

Cool we have two silvers already, with the prospect of another medal very soon in equestrian if Sir Mark can keep his nose up and over the long white lengths. (And the others don't crap out, after a really, really good cross country.)
 
Swimmers have been fucking mediocre, but.

mariner4life

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Unco" data-cid="604408" data-time="1470743380">
Mahe just won his quarter final. Tight race between him and the Czech Synek for the first 1500m but Synek couldn't keep up and Mahe won by exactly 4 seconds.</blockquote>
 
The Czech definitely backed off

Billy Tell

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BBC iPlayer is a god option for those of you without other access but have a VPN or DDNS. It is being used to fill the gaps between what they are showing on BBC1 and BBC4..
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TeWaio

Frenchman had 2 rails down and Clarke Johnstone jumps clear! We're in the gold medal position in the team event now, with our best rider Sir Mark still to come!

TeWaio

Sir Mark 2nd last to go, then the Aussie Chris Burton is last. 
We're >8pts ahead of them, so assuming Burton jumps clear we have <strike>2 </strike>1 fence<strike>s</strike> in hand.

TeWaio

Course looks pretty easy for Olympics, lots of clear rounds and under the time allowed. Meaning that we're in the box seat, as we aren't relying on anyone ahead of us to slip up.

TeWaio

Maths a bit wrong: At this point, New Zealand has one rail in hand over Australia, but Australia cannot have a rail to stay in front of France.

TeWaio

Frenchman clear, bronze at least guaranteed for them. Toddy up next...

Crucial

Fuck

TeWaio

4 fences down. Burton has two fences down meaning both us and Aussie slip behind both France (gold) AND Germany (silver). Aussie get bronze and we're fourth. 
Individual jumping is later, but 4 fences down means Mark Todd unlikely to be in the medals for that either as scores are carried forward.
 
Gutted. We'd never won team gold before despite our pedigree and that must've been our best ever chance.

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