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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 738014" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>Look, this is something that I personally have an issue with. I think Monsieur Romain Poite has a personal problem with the Springboks, and he does his level best to make the games we are involved with all about him and that we are inferior to him.</p><p></p><p>But I think we have to look at the entire panel involved in this last match, and not just at Poite.</p><p></p><p>But to stay on topic, I'll comment just on Poite, and put the rest in the match thread.</p><p></p><p>In the last 3 matches where he reffed a game the Springboks were involved with, there were controversy. And it all started when we played the All Blacks in NZ and he carded Bismarck Du Plessis for one of the best legitimate and well timed tackles of all time. It hasn't gotten better for us from there.</p><p></p><p>I could rant about this guy for days, but it won't help us that much. What I do like is that the Springboks have compiled a video segment for him, and that he should explain to them his interpretations on it, mostly for the scrums.</p><p></p><p>What I had a hard time figuring out was his interpretation at the rucks. Our guys had to plead with him to give us advantage when the Argentine's held on to the ball, but when our guys did the exact same thing, he blew us up immediately.</p><p></p><p>He clearly has his own set of standards when it comes to the Springboks, and it's my honest opinion that he's not fit to be a referee at the World Cup.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 738014, member: 40658"] Look, this is something that I personally have an issue with. I think Monsieur Romain Poite has a personal problem with the Springboks, and he does his level best to make the games we are involved with all about him and that we are inferior to him. But I think we have to look at the entire panel involved in this last match, and not just at Poite. But to stay on topic, I'll comment just on Poite, and put the rest in the match thread. In the last 3 matches where he reffed a game the Springboks were involved with, there were controversy. And it all started when we played the All Blacks in NZ and he carded Bismarck Du Plessis for one of the best legitimate and well timed tackles of all time. It hasn't gotten better for us from there. I could rant about this guy for days, but it won't help us that much. What I do like is that the Springboks have compiled a video segment for him, and that he should explain to them his interpretations on it, mostly for the scrums. What I had a hard time figuring out was his interpretation at the rucks. Our guys had to plead with him to give us advantage when the Argentine's held on to the ball, but when our guys did the exact same thing, he blew us up immediately. He clearly has his own set of standards when it comes to the Springboks, and it's my honest opinion that he's not fit to be a referee at the World Cup. [/QUOTE]
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