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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 690148" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>Hah, funny... Provisional Irish Republican Army rugby team. They play in front of empty stadiums because fans aren't willing to risk getting blown up.</p><p></p><p>PIRA = Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.google.co.nz/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPacific_Islands_Rugby_Alliance&ei=eVhpVN6mNZaiugTc-ICYBA&usg=AFQjCNFFxnIf1HzTlM9DcxjrzdfGqfMEBQ&sig2=-DuFL-OS9pShT3e8SGd7FA" target="_blank">http://www.google.co.nz/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAA&url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Rugby_Alliance&ei=eVhpVN6mNZaiugTc-ICYBA&usg=AFQjCNFFxnIf1HzTlM9DcxjrzdfGqfMEBQ&sig2=-DuFL-OS9pShT3e8SGd7FA</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My first ever experience of listening to American rugby commentators was during the LA Sevens a few years ago. They kept calling tries "touchdowns", balls made dead in goal "touchbacks" or "safeties" and when the ball was put in touch they said it was "out of bounds". Ten minutes of this and I was about ready to hurl my Export Gold tinny at the TV!</p><p></p><p></p><p>IMO, Justin Marshall get s a lot of unfair flak from Kiwi fans.</p><p></p><p> I actually like him as a commentator; I like the passion and colour he brings to commentary, and that fact he is able to do this without bias is a credit to him.</p><p></p><p>Something else I like about Marshal is that he does know the Laws very well for an ex-player, and that is where he has got it streets ahead of sycophantic, one-eyed Aussies like Phil Kearns. I would have to say that Justin Marshall, Tony Johnson and the South African commentators Naas Botha & Warren Brosnihan would have the best Law knowledge of any of the SH commentators.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 690148, member: 20605"] Hah, funny... Provisional Irish Republican Army rugby team. They play in front of empty stadiums because fans aren't willing to risk getting blown up. PIRA = Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance [URL]http://www.google.co.nz/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPacific_Islands_Rugby_Alliance&ei=eVhpVN6mNZaiugTc-ICYBA&usg=AFQjCNFFxnIf1HzTlM9DcxjrzdfGqfMEBQ&sig2=-DuFL-OS9pShT3e8SGd7FA[/URL] My first ever experience of listening to American rugby commentators was during the LA Sevens a few years ago. They kept calling tries "touchdowns", balls made dead in goal "touchbacks" or "safeties" and when the ball was put in touch they said it was "out of bounds". Ten minutes of this and I was about ready to hurl my Export Gold tinny at the TV! IMO, Justin Marshall get s a lot of unfair flak from Kiwi fans. I actually like him as a commentator; I like the passion and colour he brings to commentary, and that fact he is able to do this without bias is a credit to him. Something else I like about Marshal is that he does know the Laws very well for an ex-player, and that is where he has got it streets ahead of sycophantic, one-eyed Aussies like Phil Kearns. I would have to say that Justin Marshall, Tony Johnson and the South African commentators Naas Botha & Warren Brosnihan would have the best Law knowledge of any of the SH commentators. [/QUOTE]
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