What? Another
"NZ shouldna won the 2011 RWC 'cos the French were robbed " trolling thread? Oh please give me a fecking break!!
For every decision you can find that went New Zealand's way that should have gone France's way, I can find one that went France's way that should have gone New Zealand's way.
We'll start with the French try which came directly from ruck turnover kick by a player who was clearly and obviously offside.
The rest of the French players are at the offside line, Rougerie is well ahead of his hindmost team-mate, who sets the French offside line (Dusautoir who is on the ground, obscured by Thorn).
But even if you don't think Rougerie was offside because you think there is no ruck formed, then he has entered from the side at the tackle (the gate is about a metre to his left where Dusautoir is)
Then, even if you don't believe he has entered from the side.....just after he tapped the ball through with his foot...
Mermoz, who was lying on the ground
on the New Zealand side of the ruck, and who made
NO attempt to roll away, played the ball between Nonu's' legs wth his hands.
These illegalities led directly to the French try 40 seconds later
And then, of course, we must not forget Rougerie's vicious and disgraceful eye-gouge that should have been a red card, a citing and a long time on the sideline... he got clean away with that, the dirty prick!!
Now then.... New Zealand won, it's in the book and our name is on the Cup,
so get over it!!!
