Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Brian Lima picks on Mirco Bergamasco in the Tsunami Charity Match of 2005
In 2005 the North Hemisphere faced the Southern Hemisphere in an IRB Rugby Aid match at Twickenham. The match was played to raise money for the United Nations World Food Programme to support victims of the of the tragic Indian Ocean Tsunami that wrecked thousands of peoples lives and homes forever.
Top players from around the world were chosen to represent the relevant teams, and a great match was played for a great cause.
The Southern Hemisphere came out tops with a final score of 54-19, with a lot of the Tri Nations players featuring strongly, helped by great performances by Samoans Sititi & Lima.
Over 40 000 people attended the game, and it was a success, reportedly raising over a million pounds for this good cause.
Brian Lima wasn't feeling as charitable though, as Italian wing Mirco Bergamasco soon found out in the worst possible way. The 'Chiropractor' picked on him all day, making Bergamasco wonder what he'd done to deserve that treatment from one of the hardest hitters the games ever seen.
Time: 01:11
Posted at 7:51 am | 32 comments
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Fridge January 29, 2008 7:39 am
Ha, I love them!I remember watching this game and thinking about poor mirco!One man you do not want to run into once in game! Let alone twice!
Anonymous January 29, 2008 8:54 am
I dont wanna be a player-hater or anything, but this man should not be celebrated for his brand of tackling! He hardly used his arms and usually tackled high and often late.This is nothing to do with agendas - though I am a South African, I admire all the big tacklers from whichever country, be it Collins, Mortlock, Lewsey, Jason White, Chabal etc.Lets put away the patriarchal attitude to Pacific Island rugby and respect them enough to hold them to the same standards as the rest of us when it comes to dirty play - something that was not done at the last WC.
Anonymous January 29, 2008 9:03 am
loving ollie smith's cheeky offload to mirco - did well to take the hits though!
Anonymous January 29, 2008 9:56 am
these 2 tackles were perfectly legal, so do shut up
a flanker January 29, 2008 10:10 am
'He's not even on the same wing as him.' Ahhahahaha :D That poor bastard!
Anonymous January 29, 2008 10:40 am
First tackle was legal, second was not.I agree that this guy is a bit dirty though.
Scandal January 29, 2008 11:45 am
There's absolutely nothing wrong with either of those tackles.People who complain about those kind of tackles fall into two groups. They are either:a) People who couldn't take a hit in their playing daysb) Stuart BarnesNB: People who fit into category b) will most likely be entitled to fit into category a)
Wales'flanker January 29, 2008 2:06 pm
Brian Lima is the worlds biggest tackler.He really deserves his title as "The Chiropractor"I thought the match was to raise money for the tsunami not to create another one. The speed of which Lima hit Bergamasco.
Anonymous January 29, 2008 2:21 pm
haha.. i admire brian lima.. his 1 of the better player for sure!
Cheyanqu January 29, 2008 2:29 pm
There is always a co-pay when "The Chiropractor" pays a visit.
Cheyanqu January 29, 2008 2:30 pm
On the first hit, the referee whistled a penalty at/near the tackle. Was that for Lima's hit or something else? (The hit looked OK to me)
Anonymous January 29, 2008 3:32 pm
Lima's hits on Wilkinson in the RWC were both high and his hit on Pretorius was also questionable but these two hits were fine.
goodNumber10 January 29, 2008 6:53 pm
Both of those hits were fine, below shoulder height and used both arms, to wraps and the shoulder to drive.Pretty text book to be fair.Lima does tend to over eggthe pudding a bit though always going for the big spectacular hit rather than just tackling and jackling.Again he often ends up making illegal hits in his haste to go for the big hit, don't think there's anything Malicious in it other than he just loves the physical side of the game.the hit on Wilkinson has been over hyped as well, it was just a bad tackle, not calculated and not meant to do anything other then smash Wilko backwards, just miss timed.Ah! well, back to this Poor Mirco, gotta wonder why god would do that to you, especially when you're playing in a charity match.
Chris Parberry January 29, 2008 10:36 pm
he deffinatly tries for the big hits at all times, its a roll of the dice if it works or notthats how i like to play, but i hit a little lower, not as many penaltiesboth hits were good, if they were illegal and didnt get called, means they werent illegal, leave them be hahaand to scandal thats the funniest thing i ever heard, about stuart barnes haha well put
Anonymous January 29, 2008 11:35 pm
HA,Man i love Lima, shame he's retired..is just from internation rugby or both club and international?.makes me sad i was too young to see him play in his prime, looks like a monster in defence lol. Surely one of the worlds most favourites/or hated lol-Liam
Anonymous January 29, 2008 11:57 pm
for all those people that are questionning the legality of the tackles (or lack there of)... let me put it this way; the first one is clearly legal - arms, not too high etc. The second one would also be legal for the same reasons - but there is something most people who say it is fine seem to be overlooking - bergamasco doesn't actually have the ball. How can this tackle be legal even if the technique is fine?
Chris Parberry January 30, 2008 12:14 am
the second one is fine cause after someone passes it you have a second allowance to hit them that refs give you, and he couldnt tell really if he was dummying the pass or not, also, he was in the way between him and the player who was supposed to have the ball, meaning he was only hitting what was obstructing himnothing there would ever get called
James January 30, 2008 12:35 am
"On the first hit, the referee whistled a penalty at/near the tackle. Was that for Lima's hit or something else? (The hit looked OK to me)"Pretty sure the penalty would be because Lima had left his feet in the tackle and never tried to roll away.
mr.clutchcleverismyh January 30, 2008 2:30 am
at 58: did the commentator really say fuck you???
Anonymous January 30, 2008 7:39 am
Not that it really matters, but in the second hit he doesnt use his arms other than dropping them on the lil guy after hitting him.
goodNumber10 January 30, 2008 6:24 pm
"bergamasco doesn't actually have the ball. How can this tackle be legal even if the technique is fine?"YAY!! we have a pedant in our midst.Bergamasco don't have the ball because his ridiculous hair cut blinds him to Paterson's genius and he drops the ball.Ergo, he was she man in possession when Lima lined him up, the fact he dropped the ball doesn't mean he suddenly didn't have the ball and that lima should somehow miraculously stop himself in mid flight and avoid hurting mr soul glow!If anything the timing of the tackle there is pretty spot on, except Bergo dropped the ball.
Anonymous January 31, 2008 7:00 am
Some of you guys get really emotional about really trivial stuff.Heavy hits those.
Anonymous February 03, 2008 11:07 pm
thats what people pay to see at fund raising matches
chris March 11, 2008 10:34 pm
Can anyone provide more info from this game - google video link anychance?does anyone kno who was on the teams for each side - and who picked them. i heard rod mcqueens name mentioned by commentary.
Anonymous March 12, 2008 4:56 am
The chiroprator............one of the worlds most hardest hitters..........to all those haters crying about if his tackles are not legal or what ever.....THIS IS RUGBY......mess around n get ur head knocked of....The haters should watch american football or some kind of padded or contact sport that needs super protection..........hahah.....go Lima.........ur a legend to the pacific islanders......and to Samoa which is only a little dot on the world map.......only if manu samoa had the money and all the samoans playing for other countries, they would be crazy..........
JS March 13, 2008 11:31 am
"at 58: did the commentator really say fuck you???"Nope, he said "oop, thank you!"
istya March 16, 2008 3:06 am
"to all those haters crying about if his tackles are not legal or what ever.....THIS IS RUGBY......mess around n get ur head knocked off"Sorry, but it's this kind of attitude that makes people think that ruggers are a bunch of slobbering mouth-breathers who don't really want a rugby match so much as a brawl without the arrests. This IS rugby, and there are rules, many of which are designed to prevent injuries. The second tack may have been legal, but only just. His arms didn't even *try* to wrap."People who complain about those kind of tackles fall into two groups. They are either:a) People who couldn't take a hit in their playing daysb) Stuart Barnes"People who make comments like that fall into two categories:a) People who've never actually taken a hit, but watch a lot of rugby on the teleb) People who haven't actually cracked open the law book to see what a proper tackle consists of.
Anonymous June 15, 2008 8:29 am
all of u haters are just jealous because hes got talent....and because he's black...seriously...if you's think like that why dont you's run it straight to him....thats right you'll get knocked on your ass...
Anonymous June 15, 2008 8:42 am
answer for Cheyanqu.ref blowed the wistle because Micro held on to the ball..cheers
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