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<blockquote data-quote="Melhor Time" data-source="post: 288905"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cyRil of Ospreylia @ Nov 22 2009, 09:33 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=422441" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>All good players, no question about that. However I am not convinced that their replacements, aside from James, are actually weaker players. </p><p></p><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div></p><p></p><p>Well, I was actually wrong. I said Argentina were robbed of 14 points as Wales scored two illegal tries. When after checking the laws and being in contact with 'Smartcooky' I can confirm that without any question whatsoever Argentina were actually robbed of 21 points. Yes, thats right all three Welsh tries were illegal and the referee missed every Welsh cheating moment. </p><p></p><p>I stated that it was a 50/50 call and that I would say Wales can have the benefit of the doubt on it, yet it was actually a 100% wrong call because firstly: Stephen Jones took to tap kick from in front of where the penalty was awarded and secondly there was a Welsh runner on the field who appeared to be carrying the kicking tee. The law is below:</p><p></p><p><blockquote><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div></p><p></p><p>At the second try Luke Charteris who charged down the kick and Shane Williams who scorfed the try were both clearly ahead of lat legs at the ruck, or in other words both were offside.</p><p></p><p>In terms of the final Welsh try. I said:</p><p></p><p><blockquote><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div> </p><p></p><p>What I forgot to include was that Rees should have been yellow carded. Smartcooky agrees. </p><p></p><p>So regardless of whether Argentina were poor or not is besdeis they point. They were cheated out of 21 points by a referee who should be questioned just like Stu Dickinson. The ref missed the yellow card, got the scrum calls wrong and messed up the rucks a lot too. </p><p></p><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div></p><p></p><p>Point taken. But the video evidence is all there and in todays age of tv referee's and replays it is simply not good enough. Credit to Argentina for not complaining about this since the game. They will watch the video, probably are right now in fact, and feel like they were treated poorly. Three illegal tries is simply poor refereeing. </p><p></p><p>Wales should win vs Australia. Best of luck. </blockquote></blockquote></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Melhor Time, post: 288905"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cyRil of Ospreylia @ Nov 22 2009, 09:33 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=422441']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> All good players, no question about that. However I am not convinced that their replacements, aside from James, are actually weaker players. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div> Well, I was actually wrong. I said Argentina were robbed of 14 points as Wales scored two illegal tries. When after checking the laws and being in contact with 'Smartcooky' I can confirm that without any question whatsoever Argentina were actually robbed of 21 points. Yes, thats right all three Welsh tries were illegal and the referee missed every Welsh cheating moment. I stated that it was a 50/50 call and that I would say Wales can have the benefit of the doubt on it, yet it was actually a 100% wrong call because firstly: Stephen Jones took to tap kick from in front of where the penalty was awarded and secondly there was a Welsh runner on the field who appeared to be carrying the kicking tee. The law is below: <blockquote><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div> At the second try Luke Charteris who charged down the kick and Shane Williams who scorfed the try were both clearly ahead of lat legs at the ruck, or in other words both were offside. In terms of the final Welsh try. I said: <blockquote><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div> What I forgot to include was that Rees should have been yellow carded. Smartcooky agrees. So regardless of whether Argentina were poor or not is besdeis they point. They were cheated out of 21 points by a referee who should be questioned just like Stu Dickinson. The ref missed the yellow card, got the scrum calls wrong and messed up the rucks a lot too. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div> Point taken. But the video evidence is all there and in todays age of tv referee's and replays it is simply not good enough. Credit to Argentina for not complaining about this since the game. They will watch the video, probably are right now in fact, and feel like they were treated poorly. Three illegal tries is simply poor refereeing. Wales should win vs Australia. Best of luck. </blockquote></blockquote> [/QUOTE]
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