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Watched my first rugby of the season on Sunday, watched Rugby Nation.
Saffa teams in gimmick super hero kit.
This comp is mickey mouse. I'd have more respect for the saffas if they tried to raise the extra money by match fixing .... at least they'd look like grown ups.
I fucking hate superhero movies.
So, now both movies and rugby are shit. Great.
Do any kids still start following their sport because their dads do? Does it have to be aimed at the kids?
(still better kits that the NZ fucking duckshooting ones though ......) How can anyone develop any pride in playing and supporting these tribeless non-entities.
Fuck rugby. Fuck youths. Fuck you all.
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@Nogusta said in Super Rugby News:
@Stargazer
The issue for me is intent versus the result.
It shouldn’t be about the result but about the action/intent.
In Tele’a case it was not malicious in nature or even overtly reckless. Leyds lands on his feet Tele’a would’ve got a yellow card and nothing more.
Van De Merwe on the other hand is clearly intending to land some hurt on the other guy. If he breaks the other guys face he would have got stung but because he ‘missed’ he gets a lesser penalty.The other point is Tele'a was trying to play rugby and Van De Merwe was assaulting someone.
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@Stargazer
Based on the below, argument could be made for a yellow card. Lleyds braced with his left arm and fell on his back? Definitely not a deliberate foul play action and debatable whether or not it was reckless. Protecting his face from a couple of size 12 boots coming his way! Oh well tough learning curve for Tele'a!Law 9.17 (Dangerous Play - A player must not tackle, charge, pull, push or grasp an opponent whose feet are off the ground) with the following guidelines:
Play on - Fair challenge with both players in a realistic position to catch the ball. Even if the player(s) land(s) dangerously, play on
Penalty only - Fair challenge with wrong timing - no pulling down
Yellow card - Not a fair challenge, there is no contest and the player is pulled down landing on his back or side
Red card - It's not a fair challenge, with no contest, whilst being a reckless or deliberate foul play action and the player lands in a dangerous position -
@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby News:
@Hooroo thst is the great aspect
But the piss poor and inconsistent judiciary is a joke.
I'd have expected van der merwe to get min of 8 weeks for his part.
8 weeks? for 3 or 4 shit punches? He's on top of him punching down and didn't even land something to make a mark. And the other bloke starts it, but loses when he gets shoved over. Both a couple of dumb fluffybunnies thinking you can still do that in the pro game. I wouldn't have suspended either of them. Deliberate, low impact, time served is enough.
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@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby News:
@Stargazer so do you think Telea is deserving of a high punishment than van der merwe?
Agree that they are completely different, but both still carry a very high risk of injury (permanent) one was a very deliberate act of violence, the other was a clumsy reckless act.
Lets not forget the Frenchman had his RC overturned for what was a very similar act and result...
IMO it was worse.
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@booboo Yup, and we also know why World Rugby threw Gardner under the bus. Because Cane and Tu'ungafasi weren't carded/cited for that double tackle on Grosso (resulting in that horror injury) a week earlier and the whole NH hemisphere got a hissy fit.
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12218618
The Blues' bye in round four adds an extra layer of confusion as the byes apparently re-set the All Blacks' games back to zero. The All Blacks must have two games off this Super Rugby season, not counting the two byes. It seems strange then that prop Karl Tu'inukuafe has been forced to sit out this week as part of the rest protocol. Tu'inukuafe, who was apparently eager to continue, has played six games at an average of 39 minutes each. The front rower has started only two matches. Ioane has started all six and has played an average of 71 minutes each game. -
@Tim said in Super Rugby News:
Saw several posts on the Highlanders' and Naholo's instagram (yesterday) with Patrick Osborne. With the message "he's back". Not sure whether that means he's just on a break and visiting his former Highlanders team mates, or whether he's back in the squad (as injury cover).
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B Sample results all but end Springbok's World Cup hopes
After an additional round of testing, Springboks and Sharks hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle’s B-sample also revealed the presence of the banned substance, Zeranol.
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@Tim said in Super Rugby News:
@Bones said in Super Rugby News:
Mbonambi
What's the deal there, mate?
Angry, angry man. All of a sudden seems a very explosive player...
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@Bones said in Super Rugby News:
@Tim said in Super Rugby News:
@Bones said in Super Rugby News:
Mbonambi
What's the deal there, mate?
Angry, angry man. All of a sudden seems a very explosive player...
A hooker with abs?
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From David Pocook's Twitter -
Congratulations @Beast_TM on becoming South Africa's most capped @SuperRugby player this weekend. You're a great ambassador for rugby and
. Makorokoto mkoma!!
The Beast's reply-
Thanks for such kind words Bam my brother much love
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Super Rugby News:
From David Pocook's Twitter -
Congratulations @Beast_TM on becoming South Africa's most capped @SuperRugby player this weekend. You're a great ambassador for rugby and. Makorokoto mkoma!!
The Beast's reply-
Thanks for such kind words Bam my brother much love
It’s like Aki and Anscombe after the Wales Ireland game.
Sharing some love after escaping from their embattled homeland and finding greener pastures to thrive
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saw this on FB...so a competition you have won almost half your games, is tougher than the one you win a bit over a quarter...
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