RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks

[Tim]

Fuck that shit. NZ could have won that if we believed in the better players

Taukeihaho and Papalii.

[kiwiinmelb]

@His-Bobness said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

If that’s what winning rugby is deemed to be, the game is fucked. Not interested. One team plays the rugby. The other team plays spoiler.

I sometimes wonder if we have it wrong ,

We have this theory on how it should be played,

No one seems to agree with us

[KiwiMurph]

Congrats Boks fans. Deserved winners.

Heroic effort by ABs.

Goal kicking cost us

[mariner4life]

Well. Shit.

Congratulations South Africa. And well fucking done PSDT on as good a game as you can have

[Stargazer]

Thanks Brodie, Sam W, Nuggy, BB, Richie Mo', Coles, Frizzel, Nepo, big Leicester for your services; you didn't get the sent-off we all wanted you to have, but thank you! One or two of you may still be back, so hopefully laters!

[Frank]

Bugger

[rustycruiser]

@Stag said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

@rustycruiser I don’t say it much, but that was 14 v 16, and we still should have won. Barnes want biased, he was jut bad, and I backed him as the ref when he was appointed.

My reply would be the one try was from a ball that went forward. But the cards and the reviews were shit

[sparky]

Why was Sam Cane sent off but not Kolisi?

[mariner4life]

Hugely proud of that effort. Forwards huge. We played so much good rugby. Just couldn't get the points. Missed kicks a killer

[His Bobness]

A prescient article by a South African academic. https://theconversation.com/a-red-card-could-ruin-the-rugby-world-cup-final-the-game-needs-fairer-safer-rulings-on-the-field-216419?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0h1TKspwzDIpXV-agbNVTTQGmJqc1GfSsO8dztK3_Q52jxQpnN9GYdykM_aem_AbbOn1awCoUK7zaG45jFlAIz_iRaFu1SY_dE2Oq0Y0q8PHzZgi5hq9T3PF8jKkCoTqU#Echobox=1698383818

[Dodge]

Amazing effort from NZ - I forgot you were down to 14 for most of the game, better side, just too many inaccuracies. South Africa win three games in a row by living solely off opposition mistakes.

[mariner4life]

Is that the easiest MoTM ever?

I guess if we win maybe Ardie

[Machpants]

@sparky said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

Why was Sam Cane sent off but not Kolisi?

Because Ardie was dropping.

Great to hear all the commentators applauding our losing effort. Aura dies a bit again

[ACT Crusader]

Feels worst than 95.

Proud of the team. Scooter, Retallick, Ardie and the front row were outstanding.

[MajorPom]

Gutted beyond belief.

[nostrildamus]

Well I guess that was test level hard rugby but there were less highlights than cards.

[booboo]

@sparky said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

Why was Sam Cane sent off but not Kolisi?

Because Inspiration such a great story Golden Boy.

I'm not bitter.

[Mattasaurus]

Big talking points re: officials.

Frizzel card was farcical - and he played well despite what the predictable SF detractors say.

Forearm to head from BOKs not even looked at.

Kolisi was red all day..
And they know it..

PSDT MOTM deservingly.

I really feel for Sam Cane but it was correct call. He also played well all tournament.

[His Bobness]

“Essentially, good refereeing is about good dispute resolution. Yes, rules are central to the integrity of the game. When calls are marginal and the impacts disproportionate, however, the rules need to change.”

[No Quarter]

I hate that I feel so flat about rugby after watching the final. I should be drained but I'm not, that wasn't fun to watch, the rules are random and arbitrarily applied and the punishments (cards) for errors of judgement are completely over the top. WR have fucked the game and encouraged the dogshit spectacle that was.