QF - Taranaki v Tasman

Mattasaurus

Just tuned in (kids to bed etc) to hear the TMO.. I guess that is odds on these days .... sigh

Bones

That was clear as daylight on the reply. Are refs trying to sabotage WR or something? There's no explanation for a lot of the atrocious calls in the last month.

Duluth

Not an early tackle but there was a jersey pull with the left hand.

WillieTheWaiter

@Duluth said in QF - Taranaki v Ta$man:

Not an early tackle but there was a jersey pull with the left hand.

Didn't impact anything and you'd see that in every backline move from. Both sides

Overly pedantic

Kruse

@Duluth said in QF - Taranaki v Ta$man:

Not an early tackle but there was a jersey pull with the left hand.

I didn't notice that, but I did wonder whether something happened to foul his catching of the ball... but was concentrating on the right hand side, which looked picture perfect timing

Duluth

He pulled the player back before the ball arrived and the player knocked it on. Don't see how the TMO can ignore a technical offence or claim it had no impact

Stargazer

Sowakula didn't knock the ball on because of that slight pull on his jersey. He dropped the ball in the correctly-timed tackle.

KiwiMurph

Tough end to Nank's NZ career

Duluth

@Stargazer said in QF - Taranaki v Ta$man:

Sowakula didn't knock the ball on because of that slight pull on his jersey

Impossible to say for sure. What you described is still illegal. The TMO can’t ignore a jersey pull

Blame Nankivell

Bones

Do refs always ignore the 5m from scrum rule for the attacking side now?

Kruse

Sweet. FT 34-18.
Off you fuck Ta$man.

Bovidae

Riccitelli was definitely Ta$man's best lineout thrower on the night.

Bovidae

@Stargazer said in QF - Taranaki v Ta$man:

Sowakula didn't knock the ball on because of that slight pull on his jersey. He dropped the ball in the correctly-timed tackle.

I'd argue that the ball was punched out so play-on anyway.

Stargazer

@Bovidae Nah, Nankivell didn't touch the ball. He touched Sowakula's arm.

The Silver Fern

QF - Taranaki v Tasman