Friday, April 24, 2009
Friday Funnies - Matt Henjak high tackled by the referee
The win means that Toulon have probably saved themselves from relegation, resulting in another year in the Top 14 for the club whos fans have such high expectations.
It was the French stars against the Toulon dream team, with the latter proving strong enough to hold off the champions.
Toulouse were held scoreless for the second week in a row, as Toulon scored the only try of the match through fullback Luke Rooney, with penalties keeping Toulon in front which led to the famous win.
A crazy thing happened in the first half though after a penalty was awarded to Toulon.
There was a bit of aggression on the ground, which the ref seemingly wanted to break up or pay his attention to immediately. So when scrum half Matt Henjak decided to take the quick tap, he intervened with a blatantly high tackle of his own.
Funnily enough, that actually sparked even more pushing and shoving, while Henjak, not the quietest of characters, was left speechless for perhaps the first time ever.
Posted at 10:33 am | 24 comments
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Kerivoula April 24, 2009 10:06 am
Better tackling than most of the Blues or the Brumbies players.
Henjak went down easy as well...I love the shock on his face.
Henjak went down easy as well...I love the shock on his face.
Anonymous April 24, 2009 10:16 am
can't believe such a weak tackle brought him down, was like a footballer !
probably just shocked by it
probably just shocked by it
Anonymous April 24, 2009 10:55 am
He appears to trip over the players in the ruck rather than having been bought down by the referee
david April 24, 2009 11:12 am
he probably wanted to win 10 more meters, so he went down easily, thinking it might be a Toulouse player tackling him....
He's eyes are on the ball, he didn't see it was the ref when going down...
weak tackle, definitively not an oscar-winning acting...
He's eyes are on the ball, he didn't see it was the ref when going down...
weak tackle, definitively not an oscar-winning acting...
caucau's no.1 fan April 24, 2009 12:01 pm
what was the score of this match in the end?
An Irish Ref April 24, 2009 12:17 pm
Would have reversed the penalty. Cheap shot on exposed ribs by black 7 after the whistle. IRB have told refs to clamp down on it
Flooz April 24, 2009 1:14 pm
it was 14 - 6 for Toulon
it wasn' a great match even if the ambiance was fantastic.
It was the second guns team of toulouse, anyway, Toulon are nearly saved of the relegation
it wasn' a great match even if the ambiance was fantastic.
It was the second guns team of toulouse, anyway, Toulon are nearly saved of the relegation
cheyanqui April 24, 2009 1:15 pm
in French club rugby...
even the referees play dirty.
even the referees play dirty.
Anonymous April 24, 2009 1:18 pm
A big applause for Fabien Pelous who have decided to stop his long and rich career at the end of the season
5 boucliers de Brennus
2 H-CUP
2 others H-CUP finals
1 RWC final
An huge champion who is leaving
5 boucliers de Brennus
2 H-CUP
2 others H-CUP finals
1 RWC final
An huge champion who is leaving
no.7 April 24, 2009 2:12 pm
If you actually watch the video closely you can see it was the 6 red who brought down the scrum half, he tripped him, hence why he got a shove for his troubles!
Benot April 24, 2009 3:05 pm
LOL
watching the game, when that tackle happened i told myself "this is gonna be on rugbydump.com for sure!
I knew this moment of the game would appear on that website, you guys never disapoint me! ;)
i'm glad we won that game, and i hope we'll stay in TOP14 at the end of the season! (3 more games to deal)
go Toulon!
watching the game, when that tackle happened i told myself "this is gonna be on rugbydump.com for sure!
I knew this moment of the game would appear on that website, you guys never disapoint me! ;)
i'm glad we won that game, and i hope we'll stay in TOP14 at the end of the season! (3 more games to deal)
go Toulon!
Boz April 24, 2009 4:58 pm
He didn't 'go down,' he was just drunk . . . . . again.
Anonymous April 25, 2009 12:44 am
i think the ref was putting his arm out to tell him not to take the quick tap rather than delibarately tackling him lol
Anonymous April 25, 2009 2:54 am
was that Tana Umaga? I thought he coached now?
Cheesekiwi April 25, 2009 6:59 am
Umaga came out of retirement to become a player-coach for Toulon not long ago.
4LC4TR4Z April 25, 2009 8:06 am
welshno7 April 25, 2009 9:46 am
if you notice a toulouse player also trips him up giving the ref all the credit
haaa class vid!
haaa class vid!
Anonymous April 25, 2009 12:51 pm
typical hypocritial refs, stopping others doing high tackles then doing this....it's a disgrace to the game and rugby!!
just kidding haha ^_^
just kidding haha ^_^
crusader_souljah April 26, 2009 9:08 am
malicious tackle and absolutely no attempt to wrap. definitly deserves a yellow ? dahahaha
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