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<blockquote data-quote="Substitute" data-source="post: 143298"><p>Asides from missing the Vickery trip you can't really allege there had been any bias. If it had been a US guy who made the trip they'd have got away from it too because Kaplan was too far away from the game and it was tough to spot (raises the question as to the job of touch judges). He will now be duly cited so you can have no complaints there.</p><p></p><p>The Emerick tackle on the other hand was hideous. Originally I thought it was just the angle of Barkley's run. But watching the video, Emerick lifted the shoulder away from the player before the one nearer. This only produces the spear effect and is naive if not deliberate. Worse bit is though that the IRB state if someone is illegally sper tackled they must be retuned to ground safely. Whenever would that constitute dropping them on their head. At the end of the day both Vickery and Emerick should face the repurcussions of their actions.</p><p></p><p>As for the Kiwis at times they must wear invisibility cloaks. I'd like to say they've developed the experience to only do such things when the ref can't see, but they do it when the ref can see it, and get away scot-free. Bizaare.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Substitute, post: 143298"] Asides from missing the Vickery trip you can't really allege there had been any bias. If it had been a US guy who made the trip they'd have got away from it too because Kaplan was too far away from the game and it was tough to spot (raises the question as to the job of touch judges). He will now be duly cited so you can have no complaints there. The Emerick tackle on the other hand was hideous. Originally I thought it was just the angle of Barkley's run. But watching the video, Emerick lifted the shoulder away from the player before the one nearer. This only produces the spear effect and is naive if not deliberate. Worse bit is though that the IRB state if someone is illegally sper tackled they must be retuned to ground safely. Whenever would that constitute dropping them on their head. At the end of the day both Vickery and Emerick should face the repurcussions of their actions. As for the Kiwis at times they must wear invisibility cloaks. I'd like to say they've developed the experience to only do such things when the ref can't see, but they do it when the ref can see it, and get away scot-free. Bizaare. [/QUOTE]
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