The Current State of Rugby
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Get. Fucked
I'm watching France v Italy
The italian try has just been rubbed out by the TMO because someone got cleaned out in the chest, a fact all 4 officials agreed. The cleaned player dived forward in to the contact.
But what really fucks me off is an at least 4 breakdowns in the passage of play all 4 officials allowed French players to pile in the side, collapse rucks and upset ball with no sanction. But hitting someone in the chest gets you rewarded.
Fuck off
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And no no one looks at the first Irish try which is the very definition of obstruction. The Irish player runs behind a lead runner. Said.lead runner bowls over the Scottish hooker, and the Irish runner runs through the hole that creates. Absolutely no review. At all.
What even is this sport?
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And no no one looks at the first Irish try which is the very definition of obstruction. The Irish player runs behind a lead runner. Said.lead runner bowls over the Scottish hooker, and the Irish runner runs through the hole that creates. Absolutely no review. At all.
What even is this sport?
@mariner4life said in The Current State of Rugby:
And no no one looks at the first Irish try which is the very definition of obstruction. The Irish player runs behind a lead runner. Said.lead runner bowls over the Scottish hooker, and the Irish runner runs through the hole that creates. Absolutely no review. At all.
What even is this sport?
Yeah that was a shocker. How the TMO missed it is beyond me.
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Because I think that there is an unconscious bias in refereeing
If the fancied team does something good, it's because they are so good at rugby
If the unfancied team did something good, it's because they did something nefarious
I see too many examples of it happening to not be at least a little true
And I say that as a supporter of a team who gets those calls often
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Because I think that there is an unconscious bias in refereeing
If the fancied team does something good, it's because they are so good at rugby
If the unfancied team did something good, it's because they did something nefarious
I see too many examples of it happening to not be at least a little true
And I say that as a supporter of a team who gets those calls often
@mariner4life said in The Current State of Rugby:
Because I think that there is an unconscious bias in refereeing
If the fancied team does something good, it's because they are so good at rugby
If the unfancied team did something good, it's because they did something nefarious
I see too many examples of it happening to not be at least a little true
And I say that as a supporter of a team who gets those calls often
I’d say it’s pretty indisputable right now
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And no no one looks at the first Irish try which is the very definition of obstruction. The Irish player runs behind a lead runner. Said.lead runner bowls over the Scottish hooker, and the Irish runner runs through the hole that creates. Absolutely no review. At all.
What even is this sport?
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Because I think that there is an unconscious bias in refereeing
If the fancied team does something good, it's because they are so good at rugby
If the unfancied team did something good, it's because they did something nefarious
I see too many examples of it happening to not be at least a little true
And I say that as a supporter of a team who gets those calls often
@mariner4life said in The Current State of Rugby:
Because I think that there is an unconscious bias in refereeing
If the fancied team does something good, it's because they are so good at rugby
If the unfancied team did something good, it's because they did something nefarious
I see too many examples of it happening to not be at least a little true
And I say that as a supporter of a team who gets those calls often
If someone jumps up and down about it, we may get some benefit next week.
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@mariner4life said in The Current State of Rugby:
Because I think that there is an unconscious bias in refereeing
If the fancied team does something good, it's because they are so good at rugby
If the unfancied team did something good, it's because they did something nefarious
I see too many examples of it happening to not be at least a little true
And I say that as a supporter of a team who gets those calls often
If someone jumps up and down about it, we may get some benefit next week.
@gt12 sad as it may be, we need to highlight these, wave oirnarms, fall over and exaggerate these illegal contacts, then they will be looked at closer, if they are pulled up or not...
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@mariner4life the 2 Irish itv pundits BOD and Best both couldn’t believe it wasn’t looked at.
When the TMO outright lied on the touch call, incompetence went out the window & there was genuine reason to believe in a fix.
@MajorRage said in The Current State of Rugby:
@mariner4life the 2 Irish itv pundits BOD and Best both couldn’t believe it wasn’t looked at.
When the TMO outright lied on the touch call, incompetence went out the window & there was genuine reason to believe in a fix.
My opinion of these two has lifted as a result. Support your team, but always be ready to call out missteps
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The reffing issue isn't just on here. It's invariably the topic of conversation when discussing the RWC with people. I've always been wary of any reffing conspiracy theories, but I'm not so sure now...it's damaging the game.
As @gt12 has said, I think it's time it was called out. Hopefully behind closed doors, but if not, then someone will need to go public.
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@MajorRage said in The Current State of Rugby:
@mariner4life the 2 Irish itv pundits BOD and Best both couldn’t believe it wasn’t looked at.
When the TMO outright lied on the touch call, incompetence went out the window & there was genuine reason to believe in a fix.
My opinion of these two has lifted as a result. Support your team, but always be ready to call out missteps
@canefan said in The Current State of Rugby:
My opinion of these two has lifted as a result.
Rory Best is one of rugby's all-time good guys. BOD is still a fluffybunny.
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The reffing issue isn't just on here. It's invariably the topic of conversation when discussing the RWC with people. I've always been wary of any reffing conspiracy theories, but I'm not so sure now...it's damaging the game.
As @gt12 has said, I think it's time it was called out. Hopefully behind closed doors, but if not, then someone will need to go public.
@Victor-Meldrew said in The Current State of Rugby:
The reffing issue isn't just on here. It's invariably the topic of conversation when discussing the RWC with people. I've always been wary of any reffing conspiracy theories, but I'm not so sure now...it's damaging the game.
As @gt12 has said, I think it's time it was called out. Hopefully behind closed doors, but if not, then someone will need to go public.
Where's Jason Paris when you need him....
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@sparky said in The Current State of Rugby:
It’s become a fucking joke of a sport.
the inconsistency and lottery week to week does my head. Played well, the best sport in the world, but there's a reason I've fallen out of love with professional rugby. It's on display tonight. Was on display with Ireland series last year.
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@sparky said in The Current State of Rugby:
It’s become a fucking joke of a sport.
the inconsistency and lottery week to week does my head. Played well, the best sport in the world, but there's a reason I've fallen out of love with professional rugby. It's on display tonight. Was on display with Ireland series last year.
@nzzp said in The Current State of Rugby:
@sparky said in The Current State of Rugby:
It’s become a fucking joke of a sport.
the inconsistency and lottery week to week does my head. Played well, the best sport in the world, but there's a reason I've fallen out of love with professional rugby. It's on display tonight. Was on display with Ireland series last year.
I am afraid I don’t love it any more.
I’ll be back for the 6 Nations and the Super season, but I have nothing like the enthusiasm for the sport that I once did. I suspect many others feel the same.
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@sparky said in The Current State of Rugby:
It’s become a fucking joke of a sport.
the inconsistency and lottery week to week does my head. Played well, the best sport in the world, but there's a reason I've fallen out of love with professional rugby. It's on display tonight. Was on display with Ireland series last year.
@nzzp yep, club and npc is where its at for me.
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@nzzp said in The Current State of Rugby:
@sparky said in The Current State of Rugby:
It’s become a fucking joke of a sport.
the inconsistency and lottery week to week does my head. Played well, the best sport in the world, but there's a reason I've fallen out of love with professional rugby. It's on display tonight. Was on display with Ireland series last year.
I am afraid I don’t love it any more.
I’ll be back for the 6 Nations and the Super season, but I have nothing like the enthusiasm for the sport that I once did. I suspect many others feel the same.
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@nzzp said in The Current State of Rugby:
@sparky said in The Current State of Rugby:
It’s become a fucking joke of a sport.
the inconsistency and lottery week to week does my head. Played well, the best sport in the world, but there's a reason I've fallen out of love with professional rugby. It's on display tonight. Was on display with Ireland series last year.
I am afraid I don’t love it any more.
I’ll be back for the 6 Nations and the Super season, but I have nothing like the enthusiasm for the sport that I once did. I suspect many others feel the same.
@sparky said in The Current State of Rugby:
@nzzp said in The Current State of Rugby:
@sparky said in The Current State of Rugby:
It’s become a fucking joke of a sport.
the inconsistency and lottery week to week does my head. Played well, the best sport in the world, but there's a reason I've fallen out of love with professional rugby. It's on display tonight. Was on display with Ireland series last year.
I am afraid I don’t love it any more.
I’ll be back for the 6 Nations and the Super season, but I have nothing like the enthusiasm for the sport that I once did. I suspect many others feel the same.
Yes,but a lot of that is all about growing up and realising it’s not the be all and end all.
The refereeing certainly does not help though.
