tweedledee Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 That was a poor show from Ireland. I'm backing Australia now. Followed them since school days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 That was a poor show from Ireland. I'm backing Australia now. Followed them since school days. I've lost interest. And a fiver. I'll have to buy a new gun to console myself. I've had my eye on this B725 Hunter ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominicrobed Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Ireland got owned !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest1957 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 ABS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Mighty performance from Scotland.just not enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twitchynik Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Well Joubert won't be in the final..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officerdibble777 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 That was a great show from Scotland,how close was that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Great game,hard ending. Now,come on the Boks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot and be safe Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Unlucky to give the penalty away at the end. A good second half (that's all I managed to watch). Have to say after last nnight's performance, the All Black's gave to be favourite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Unlucky to give the penalty away at the end. A good second half (that's all I managed to watch). Have to say after last nnight's performance, the All Black's gave to be favourite. All Blacks were on fire yesterday but have not yet had to dig deep. Australia have had the tougher route and that may either help or hinder. Hope it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 I feel Australia deserved to win as they played more positive rugby but what a shocker from the ref. The knock on was never a yellow card, the penalty at the end debatable but the running off of the pitch was deplorable. I agree with Gavin Hastings. He must never be allowed to referee an international again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGoose75 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Well the Pumas where just to good yesterday. Hard luck to both the Welsh and Scotch' Valiant effort by both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Craig Joubert won't be heading north any time soon. Disgraceful decisions. I really feel sorry for the Scots. They were had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 To be fair to him he made a great call in ruling out an Australian try for a knock on. Don't think anyone else had spotted it, and certainly not the cartoon commentators. Everyone has quickly forgotten that. A poor call at the end, but he is a human and shouldn't be vilified for it, whilst we watch different angles and slow-mo replays. Ultimately, in my opinion, it was only his behaviour running off that was the problem. TMO decided the yellow so can't blame him for that, and if you are questioning TMO decisions then I think you don't have strong argument. Some good games of rugby for sure. Shame about the outcomes of course, but they were good games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 At what point do the personal insults being flung at the referee start becoming the reactions of poor losers? This isn't football and ex-players such as Gavin Hastings should set a better tone in defeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crosswaters Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 To be fair to him he made a great call in ruling out an Australian try for a knock on. Don't think anyone else had spotted it, and certainly not the cartoon commentators. Everyone has quickly forgotten that. A poor call at the end, but he is a human and shouldn't be vilified for it, whilst we watch different angles and slow-mo replays. Ultimately, in my opinion, it was only his behaviour running off that was the problem. TMO decided the yellow so can't blame him for that, and if you are questioning TMO decisions then I think you don't have strong argument. Some good games of rugby for sure. Shame about the outcomes of course, but they were good games. Was it TMO that decided the yellow ? I didn't think they were involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) To be fair to him he made a great call in ruling out an Australian try for a knock on. Don't think anyone else had spotted it, and certainly not the cartoon commentators. Everyone has quickly forgotten that. A poor call at the end, but he is a human and shouldn't be vilified for it, whilst we watch different angles and slow-mo replays. Ultimately, in my opinion, it was only his behaviour running off that was the problem. TMO decided the yellow so can't blame him for that, and if you are questioning TMO decisions then I think you don't have strong argument. Some good games of rugby for sure. Shame about the outcomes of course, but they were good games. TMO didnt decide the yellow but he did bring the refs attention to it. Joubert said,from what im seeing its a deliberate knock on and a penalty and yellow card,or words to that effect. Edited October 19, 2015 by sako751sg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr smith Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 To be fair to him he made a great call in ruling out an Australian try for a knock on. Don't think anyone else had spotted it, and certainly not the cartoon commentators. Everyone has quickly forgotten that. A poor call at the end, but he is a human and shouldn't be vilified for it, whilst we watch different angles and slow-mo replays. Ultimately, in my opinion, it was only his behaviour running off that was the problem. TMO decided the yellow so can't blame him for that, and if you are questioning TMO decisions then I think you don't have strong argument. Some good games of rugby for sure. Shame about the outcomes of course, but they were good games. Funnily enough I spotted that knock on at the time and thought he'd missed it,I reckon he missed a late tackle on Hogg after he had kicked just before that late 'penalty'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 To be fair to him he made a great call in ruling out an Australian try for a knock on. Don't think anyone else had spotted it, and certainly not the cartoon commentators. Everyone has quickly forgotten that. A poor call at the end, but he is a human and shouldn't be vilified for it, whilst we watch different angles and slow-mo replays. Ultimately, in my opinion, it was only his behaviour running off that was the problem. TMO decided the yellow so can't blame him for that, and if you are questioning TMO decisions then I think you don't have strong argument. Some good games of rugby for sure. Shame about the outcomes of course, but they were good games. Fair enough, but it is not the first time Joubert has done this either. Given his poor and questionable decisions and failure to penalise Richie McCaw four years ago denied France the world cup. At the very least he deserves closer investigation. I have heard his decisions were investigated after that match. My recollection is that it was Joubert who mentioned the yellow card and not the TMO. Mind you, my adrenaline was pumping at that stage - I could be wrong. I would also like to know why he sprinted off at the end. To the neutral (which I am, believe it or not! ) it looked like an admission of guilt. That said, I don't think gavin hastings should have said what he did. Think it by all means , but don't say it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 It does sometimes feel like the refs are working too a script, 2003 Wales leading New Zealand at half time but it felt like a different ref came on in the second half interpreting penalties that he had not been calling in the first half. You could see the confusion on the players faces. Mind you the beer may have been affecting my vision by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) To be fair to him he made a great call in ruling out an Australian try for a knock on. Don't think anyone else had spotted it, and certainly not the cartoon commentators. Everyone has quickly forgotten that. A poor call at the end, but he is a human and shouldn't be vilified for it, whilst we watch different angles and slow-mo replays. Ultimately, in my opinion, it was only his behaviour running off that was the problem. TMO decided the yellow so can't blame him for that, and if you are questioning TMO decisions then I think you don't have strong argument. Some good games of rugby for sure. Shame about the outcomes of course, but they were good games. Dead right Teal. Most of us missed that one on live tele. The 10 mins in in bin for the knock on was a joke, the refs always go with the tele replay. Anyway we are all done. Another Southern Hemisphere win coming up. Brilliant rugby though. There's always another day as they say. Edited October 19, 2015 by Whitebridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 TMO didnt decide the yellow but he did bring the refs attention to it. Joubert said,from what im seeing its a deliberate knock on and a penalty and yellow card,or words to that effect. TMO decided the yellow when he (Ben Skeen) said that it was a deliberate knock on. The ref then just handed out the punishment due for a deliberate knock on (penalty and yellow card) in the circumstances. I'd have loved Scotland to win, and I agree it seems harsh. But I really think that once something goes to TMO you have to accept their decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 As I said the penalty was debatable but I do respect the fact that he has to make a decision and he did. I find the running off just bizarre. Why would he do it. Threatened? By who? The Scottish players were in shock and didn't seem keen to pick an argument. The crowd were noisy. Now I know the average jock is loud mouthed and drunk but but did he feel that scared? He should have shook the players hands and fronted them up if necessary. We all know that nothing would have happened. One Australian commentator speculated that he needed the toilet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 As I said the penalty was debatable but I do respect the fact that he has to make a decision and he did. I find the running off just bizarre. Why would he do it. Threatened? By who? The Scottish players were in shock and didn't seem keen to pick an argument. The crowd were noisy. Now I know the average jock is loud mouthed and drunk but but did he feel that scared? He should have shook the players hands and fronted them up if necessary. We all know that nothing would have happened. One Australian commentator speculated that he needed the toilet. Very bad form by the man in charge of the game. Nobody understands why he ran? To see an Afrikaan run like that has made my world cup a fiasco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 I can't really remember what was said and when as I may of had some slight lubrication by then. But if the TMO tells the ref it's a deliberate knock on then the ref has no choice but to hand out the punishment for that offence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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