Highlanders v Force

chimoaus

Gilbert starts trying to play and fucks it up.

mikey07

Fuck that’s soft Should be a Red card against Hunt for the arms to the head

Bones

Head clash a red card?

This is well beyond a joke.

He was approaching making a tackle on a player that only comes up to his shoulder, at that players shoulder height. He was only ever going to hit him in the head.

Canes4life

So is an accident a red card these days. Fuck me rugby is turning into a shit show.

chimoaus

Hunt looks like he doesn't know where he is.

Crazy Horse

Yay a threat of another card from the ref.

Bones

@Canes4life said in Highlanders v Force:

So is an accident a red card these days. Fuck me rugby is turning into a shit show.

Ok Marshall.

Machpants

@Bones said in Highlanders v Force:

What the fuck is wrong with Marshall and how can we the viewers do something to get rid of him?

I don't have a problem with people disagreeing with the rules and discussing this on the breakdown etc, but in the game stick to the rules in your commentary

Damo

@Crazy-Horse said in Highlanders v Force:

Yay a threat of another card from the ref.

Well overdue really. I wouldn't have minded a straight card for all those offsides in a row.

mikey07

@Bones YoU CaNt GeT RiD Of HiM hE wAs An AlL bLaCk!!

chimoaus

This again shows that cards ruin games. Just use a report system and replace the offending player.

hydro11

@Bones said in Highlanders v Force:

@Canes4life said in Highlanders v Force:

So is an accident a red card these days. Fuck me rugby is turning into a shit show.

Ok Marshall.

It's a not ridiculous opinion. It is literally how rugby operated from the 1870s to 2018. You can't be shocked that everyone hasn't moved at the same pace.

mikey07

this is worse then our Pressies games

Mattasaurus

@Canes4life said in Highlanders v Force:

So is an accident a red card these days. Fuck me rugby is turning into a shit show.

The reality is, he had ample time to get in a better position and do a legitimate smashed him bro... But carelessly / wrecklessly put himself in a position where he was only going to be able to hit him high...

chimoaus

World's longest scrum set surely.

Machpants

@chimoaus said in Highlanders v Force:

World's longest scrum set surely.

Right up there with the scrums that had an entire yellow card used up France versus Wales!

Victor Meldrew

Get on with the scrum, FFS.

Damo

Tap and go guys.

Kick it out and they get 2 players back into the game.

Of course we don't even find touch. And it works out anyway.

Grooter

You beauty Billy

antipodean

@chimoaus said in Highlanders v Force:

This again shows that cards ruin games. Just use a report system and replace the offending player.

I broadly agree and have called for that exact system (other than for acts of filth), but we can't blame the refs for applying the laws and guidelines as they've been instructed to do. This is the fault of the players and administrators.

Marshall opening his gob and needlessly giving us more evidence he's an imbecile doesn't change this. What his commentary does is actually breed contempt for the referee. His employers should be ashamed and censured by NZR.

The Silver Fern

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