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We have a big match coming up this Saturday morning.
I think we have a good chance of taking this one as we are on a high and the All Blacks are going to miss McCaw.
Hopefully Heyneke Meyer provides us more laughs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=9RePCcAA5rs
I don't think we will win, I'm hoping for a Bonus point then we can target Oz for another bonus point as the AB already lost out on 2 BPs
But I think we can roll them over in Jhb :D
This Championship will we won and lost there!
WE SHALL WIN! 10 game winning streak :D
GTFO heathen!!!!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Piesank
I am "versigtig optimisties". This is the best chance that we've had in a few years to klap them there.
Really optimistic that we can do it. Go Bokke! We haven't won at Eden Park since the 1930's - now is a good time to start
I hope we win ! Would be amazing but the all blacks are not exactly push overs but they also don't have Richie McCaw :P
Well that was a fucking nightmare.
I don't normally blame the ref but that was shocking.
I stopped watching half way through the second half. I couldn't take it anymore.
I am still recovering from that game. Such a let-down.
Single worst ref decision I have seen in many years. The worst part is that that SOB probably cost us the game. :mad:
This is the high and no-arms tackle:
http://i.imgur.com/euJuWex.jpg
That cost us the game.
I am also not sure if with that first try they scored the ball was grounded.
It was a disgrace. I'm still shocked. :(
Guys, unfortunately, the laws of rugby clearly state, under rule 10.2.3: "...and under no circumstances shall an abnormally big and talented rugby player make a legal tackle on Dan Carter." Rules are rules...
Dammit fella, you know your rules. Hundreds of positive reps to you. ;)Quote:
Even the NZ commentators said that it's a great tackle.
Petition To Stop Romain Poite Ever Reffing A Rugby Game Again
Probably a bit harsh but it feels appropriate.
Maybe. But if you are refereeing at this level of the game you cannot make stupid mistakes like he did. They should ban him from any international refereeing for a year at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by Solitude
You know what ticks me off the most though? Not that other refs are defending him saying he is only human but that when Poite eventually realises he was wrong he is gonna say "Oops, really sorry" with no ramifications.
I'm not sure we would've won if things were different but it would have been a lot closer and most likely NZ would not have gotten that bonus point.
Stopped at the first yellow card. What rubbish reffing! He should be cited and fined
You gotta love Mallett.
I hope they don't let him go.
Even Sean Fitzpatrick was sympathetic at the poor decisions. And the Ozzie and NZ commentators are normally a little biased. So it must have been quite a farce for them to be sympathizing with the SA guys.
The funny pics are popping up everywhere:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...70928633_n.jpg
He's not the first and won't be the last to have a poor performance as a ref.
True but for such a big match :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Fivel
I know, but to be honest it was a below par performance by the Boks. To focus only on the ref when the team has a lot of work to do would also not help.Quote:
Originally Posted by korn1
I actually thought we did ok but some poor performance from experienced players. You are right that we can blame the ref all we want(even though some decisions really did screw us) .:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Fivel
So IRB admitted the mistake which means this...
...is in fact what is happening it seems :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hamster
We hit them so hard in the first scrum that I thought that this going to be one of those epic battles, but alas the ref had other ideas.
We still had to do much more to win the game.
IRB statement: http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazo...d=2068799.html
Basically they admit it was wrong of the ref to issue a yellow card to Bismarck.
Even Dan Carter admitted it was a fair hit via Twitter
The problem is that he had the TMO to help him but he was stubborn and decided that Bismarck was wrong before he even asked for a decision.
Bismarck's red card has been removed from the history books.
I saw it as a shocking call, both yellows, shows you what happens when they send their biggest tackler (Messam) to tackle Bissy, but I told my buddy this after the game, a player like Bismarck has a 'reputation' just like Bakkies and the penalties against them are often more harsh because of the reputation.Quote:
SANZAR judicial officer Terry Willis has removed a red card from the disciplinary record of Bismarck du Plessis.
It comes in the wake of the International Rugby Board announcement that French referee Romain Poite was "wrong" to issue the first yellow card to Du Plessis during a crunch Rugby Championship match between South Africa and New Zealand at the weekend.
The championship (I feel) was lost the moment they got the 4th try two yellows in the last 10 minutes was never going to justify the unfair red Bissy got.
On a positive note - I felt Adriaan (who I rate very highly) stepped up his game in the tight loose - his only 'weakness' when compared to Bissy - even though I feel he is better in the set pieces and as a ball carrier - he can offload and pass.
I would like to add congrats on the win on Friday Piesank.
I agree Piesangk, I thought the second yellow was also not justified.
Thanks but 3 from 6 is bad, need 4 points from the Durban trip :DQuote:
Originally Posted by korn1
From where I was standing, it appeared as if the boks realized they were loosing the battle against the All Blacks and started behaving like a group of hoi polloi. On another point, someone needs to slip Meyer some valium before he induces his own heart attack.
It sucks when you have a really small tv and have to stand far away while watching it. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by kitsune-chan
I wish I watched it but was busy at the time, hopefully gets shown again on TV this weekend maybe.
True sadness. at least the lan i had afterwords distracted me