The Silver Fern

I'm mostly peripheral to this 🙂 The guy driving it is from one of the Colleges involved and really open to helping the schools work with Junior clubs and clubs like ours to help keep people in the game.

No surprise as he teaches at Redfield College, and played until recently for Redfield Old Boys, with whom Renegades enjoiy a fierce local rivalry...

Works fine on v13

Both sides ended up in Cirque Le Soir nightclub after The Oval test for drinks.

England were late because they stopped off at High Street Kensington McDonalds en route.

@Dan54 nothing memorable in this game - I was speaking generally about home broadcasters.

Your point about the TMO is valid BUT that doesn't stop the OB director replaying stuff up on the big screen and getting the ref to check.

Happened to us several times on EOYT last year.

Belated watch of second half.

Not much in it. Injuries buggered Aussie backline, and the way the half went hampered what looked to me like opportunity against tiring Boks.

As it was, BOK’s refereeing mid half left a lot to be desired. Nine consecutive penalties including seven around 22 only gave way to warning, when a yellow was warranted. Then TMO call for relieving penalty. Wallabies might well have expected to have scored a try after all that at around 60, and at 10-17 would have made it more interesting.

As was, Boks’ mugging of Gold in H1 was always likely to be decisive.

@ACT-Crusader said in Highlanders v Waratahs:

@Machpants only concern with that is that the broadcasters love more ‘finals’ because they rate higher and they can sell to advertisers.

Yeah it's never going to happen but the comp would be much better

From Brian Laras FB page…….

WTF!!! We were just sipping on a beer celebrating Warnie’s life and enjoying each other’s company💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
Our great friendship and respect for each other started the very first minute we met in battle. You were such a competitor doing any and everything for your team.
I had the greatest respect for you Roy!!!
You also made friendship so easy, I loved the spontaneous phone calls and messages. You reached out just yesterday “How are you champ” … “All good Mr Symonds … How things with you”
Well all isn’t good anymore I will miss you and I’m devastated.
You were a champion bloke and the cricket world will miss you. We have lost another great human being.
Condolences to Andrew’s family and friends.
#riproy #❤️ #💔

Italy 17 - Uruguay 10

@nta totally agree mate. I spent a bit of time playing with and against Molly Strano and Sophie Molyneux about 4 years ago and they were skilful then, but the improvements have been astronomical. Great chicks too!

(apologies for the name drop but those girls were way cool and molly played the most technically perfect reverse sweep I've ever seen)

On the plus side - we use SquarePOS for our club EFT, and I've figured out how to set up a shop online.

Processing fees go from 1.9% to 2.2% but it is a handy option rather than just running around on game day. Tracks inventory too...

@duluth said in Removing the watch/chat thing:

@nta

Refresh. It should be gone now

Great success!

Just had it for the first time on my iPad pro, Safari in desktop mode. Refresh and it works

@chimoaus of they could give the AR a laser pointer and he shines it in the eyes of the offending player to let him know 🙂

I think generally once players know they wont get away with it, they will adjust thier own behaviour.

@MiketheSnow said in Judiciary Happenings:

@antipodean said in Judiciary Happenings:

@MiketheSnow said in Judiciary Happenings:

Best I could find to date. Hit full screen.

Would love to see the reverse angle on that.

Intent is there. Connection?

Definitely on the arm.

With his left hand yes.

would like to see what he's connecting with with his right hand uppercuts.

Nah. Unless there is another angle showing something else, you can let this one go Mike. From that angle it looks like a guy trying to free himself up from being illegally held back.

@Tim Only got about 10 mins.

@rapido said in Wallabies v Ireland #1 - Brisvegas:

@pukunui said in Wallabies v Ireland #1 - Brisvegas:

@rapido said in Wallabies v Ireland #1 - Brisvegas:

I was reading the ref review on the42

Re: the disallowed try.

Van der Westhuizen has awarded the try to Israel Folau but Skeen calls in, “Marius, I want to show you… the situation is foul play, a tackle on a Green player by Gold 5 when Green is not in possession.”

Van der Westhuizen views the footage above and replies, “Ben, it’s pretty clear to me there that it’s back on the 10-metre line, a player not in possession of the ball being tackled. My decision at the moment is to overturn the try and go back for a penalty against number 5.”

I've taken some stills from the gif.

What do you guys think?
I think if a dummy runner, in front of the ball gets tackled, then that is not the defence's fault.

Calling back for tackling the player without the ball 5 phases back, for a dummy run. is horseshit. Technically it's penalty to Australia for obstruction.

However. If they decided the foul play was what 5 Gold was doing to the player on the ground and how long he pinned him down for then fair enough IMO. But that wasn't what they communicated.

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Rubbish, if we allow any player without the ball to be tackled just because they were skipped with a pass and are now infront of the ball carrier you will have open season for cheap shots on players not expecting to be tackled. Its a pretty simple concept. If someone doesn't have the ball don't follow through with a tackle on them. Just like if you have lined up a big tackle on the 10 but he gets his pass or kick away you are entitled to a free late hit.

I don't really care that it disallowed a try. The fact is it should have been picked up at the time and play probably would have been restarted with ireland kicking for the corner or goal not Australia scoring at the other end.

It's also a simple concept, if the pass skips you, to not continue your run into an opponent. Slow, stop or change direction to a supporting line. That's what used to happen for a hundred odd years.

I know you've posted some stills, but seriously how long would that ball have been past him, barely a second? How quickly do you think a runner can stop? Coleman was in the wrong because he committed himself to the tackle no matter what.

@act-crusader said in Springboks v Wallabies - Bloemfontein:

Nothing separating these two (mediocre) teams....

Wobblies have conceeded one point less. Still keeping their edge.

@salacious-crumb said in Wallabies v Boks - Perthfontein:

@Salacious-Crumb said in Wallabies v Boks - Perthfontein:

AMAZING STATS:

Both the Springboks and the Wallabies have played 101 102 Rugby Championship matches.

Of those, each side has won 42 matches, lost 57 and drawn 2 3.

Even more bizarre is that, in all of that time, the Wallabies have conceded 2,472 2,495 Rugby Championship points to South Africa's 2,473 2,496.

Updated.

AMAZING STATS:

Both the Springboks and the Wallabies have played 101 102 103 Rugby Championship matches.

Of those, each side has won 42 matches, lost 57 and drawn 2 3 4.

Even more bizarre is that, in all of that time, the Wallabies have conceded 2,472 2,495 2522 Rugby Championship points to South Africa's 2,473 2,496 2523.

Fixed again.

Fucking soft try to Beale. Notice that Kepu was pointing right at the gap. Poor by the Bok forwards all chasing right