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Rugby World Cup 2015
[2015 RWC] Quarter Final 4: Australia vs. Scotland (18/10/2015)
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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 763738" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>THIS^^^</p><p></p><p>Joubert made this mistake simply because he did not see the ball go back off Phipps. If you look at where he was positioned, you can understand why; his view was obstructed by players between him and Phipps. (I'm not saying his positioning was poor, only that he couldn't see it from where he was - there is no place you can stand on a rugby pitch and see everything!)</p><p></p><p><img src="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/98915197/RugbyRefs/Joubert-position.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>IMO, This was a Perfect Storm of circumstances</p><p></p><p>► very little time left on the clock</p><p>► poor execution at the line-out</p><p>► within kickable distance of the posts</p><p>► referee in a position where he could not see the ball touch a player</p><p></p><p>Take away any one of those circumstances, and it either doesn't happen or doesn't matter</p><p></p><p>Of a far deeper concern for me is that there was a much vaunted system in place called Hawkeye that was supposed to be able to prevent this sort of cock-up from taking place, but World Rugby chose, in its infinite wisdom, to cripple this system in such a way (by using a set of daft protocols) that it couldn't be used to prevent this mistake from happening. </p><p></p><p>Had the TMO been allowed to review the play, he would have been easily able to get this footage...</p><p></p><p><img src="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/98915197/RugbyRefs/Phipps-played-large.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>...which clearly and obviously shows the ball striking Phipps on the chest and bouncing onto his forearm where he subsequently bats the ball back towards his own side. </p><p></p><p>The TMO would then have told Joubert that he made a mistake, and Welsh was not offside.</p><p></p><p></p><p>And even worse, there is NOTHING to prevent this from happening again in a semi-final or final</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 763738, member: 20605"] THIS^^^ Joubert made this mistake simply because he did not see the ball go back off Phipps. If you look at where he was positioned, you can understand why; his view was obstructed by players between him and Phipps. (I'm not saying his positioning was poor, only that he couldn't see it from where he was - there is no place you can stand on a rugby pitch and see everything!) [IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/98915197/RugbyRefs/Joubert-position.png[/IMG] IMO, This was a Perfect Storm of circumstances ► very little time left on the clock ► poor execution at the line-out ► within kickable distance of the posts ► referee in a position where he could not see the ball touch a player Take away any one of those circumstances, and it either doesn't happen or doesn't matter Of a far deeper concern for me is that there was a much vaunted system in place called Hawkeye that was supposed to be able to prevent this sort of cock-up from taking place, but World Rugby chose, in its infinite wisdom, to cripple this system in such a way (by using a set of daft protocols) that it couldn't be used to prevent this mistake from happening. Had the TMO been allowed to review the play, he would have been easily able to get this footage... [IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/98915197/RugbyRefs/Phipps-played-large.gif[/IMG] ...which clearly and obviously shows the ball striking Phipps on the chest and bouncing onto his forearm where he subsequently bats the ball back towards his own side. The TMO would then have told Joubert that he made a mistake, and Welsh was not offside. And even worse, there is NOTHING to prevent this from happening again in a semi-final or final [/QUOTE]
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