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Tri Nations 2009-2011
Tri Nations: Wallabies - All Blacks @ Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (27-8-2011, 10:05GMT)
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<blockquote data-quote="Ostrayian" data-source="post: 439880" data-attributes="member: 42403"><p>Wow amazed the ref even blew the whistle on Richie. Totally agree with the point you are making about the fine line all opensides play and the video albeit a bit selective does demonstrate your argument perfectly and in the heat of the moment like in that example an infringement can just happen without any premeditated thought. I am perfectly fine with that. And at times when he tackles and hangs on for dear life without releasing I can also deal with that similarly.</p><p> But then you ignore all the other infringements like not being bound to the scrum properly, like in the bledisloe last year where he scored the try by breaking away long before the ball was out(he actually did it twice in a row before scoring), offside and obstructions around the ruck area and some blatant fouls falling off his feet slowing the ball down and even playing for the ball off his feet. Imho those are acts pre-meditated therefore he fits in my scope of definition what a cheat is. But he isnt the only Allblack that does it. Other serial offenders include Woodcock, Owen Franks, Thorn, and conrad smith. I had a chuckle when I saw the online article about the legalities of Quade Coopers tackles and how "apparantly" a complaint had been made to IRB about it. NZ really need to be careful what they ask for. Theres already an immense amount of pressure on the standard of reffereeing going into the cup. Should the standards improve it might just take away much of the advantage NZ have had for years but in reality i dont see much changing.</p><p>Even after my rant and years of frustration watching the allblacks get away with so much in the past, in the end you play to the refs whistle and keep going.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ostrayian, post: 439880, member: 42403"] Wow amazed the ref even blew the whistle on Richie. Totally agree with the point you are making about the fine line all opensides play and the video albeit a bit selective does demonstrate your argument perfectly and in the heat of the moment like in that example an infringement can just happen without any premeditated thought. I am perfectly fine with that. And at times when he tackles and hangs on for dear life without releasing I can also deal with that similarly. But then you ignore all the other infringements like not being bound to the scrum properly, like in the bledisloe last year where he scored the try by breaking away long before the ball was out(he actually did it twice in a row before scoring), offside and obstructions around the ruck area and some blatant fouls falling off his feet slowing the ball down and even playing for the ball off his feet. Imho those are acts pre-meditated therefore he fits in my scope of definition what a cheat is. But he isnt the only Allblack that does it. Other serial offenders include Woodcock, Owen Franks, Thorn, and conrad smith. I had a chuckle when I saw the online article about the legalities of Quade Coopers tackles and how "apparantly" a complaint had been made to IRB about it. NZ really need to be careful what they ask for. Theres already an immense amount of pressure on the standard of reffereeing going into the cup. Should the standards improve it might just take away much of the advantage NZ have had for years but in reality i dont see much changing. Even after my rant and years of frustration watching the allblacks get away with so much in the past, in the end you play to the refs whistle and keep going. [/QUOTE]
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