Not condoning Jannie's slaps here (or maybe I am just a little), but if you're in the "red zone" - attacking from a ruck near the line - and you hang onto defenders to open up gaps around the ruck, then it should be an immediate penalty and yellow card. When we talk about cynical infringements, it always refers to the desperate defender trying to stop an otherwise certain try. But it doesn't get more cynical than holding defenders back near the try line.
Blues were in Etzebeth's face all match long. They knew he's got a short fuse and they tried to get it lit. Successfully, you might say. Amusing so see 4 Blues players hanging on his collar. Reminds me of that time Andries Bekker grabbed himself two little Hurricanes. http://www.rugbydump.com/2007/11/271/andries-bekker-tells-the-little-ones-to-settle-down
Both players got nothing to complain about. If anything, Naholo got off very lightly with only one week off. That was a horrible charge to the face, nowhere near the ball and miles late.
As for Snyman, what a wally. He cost his team this game. And that could have ended very badly for his victim.
Not that it matters much to these decisions, but it looks as if that Highlanders player was also completely offside at the ruck before he got KO'd.
Wasn't a game with too many highlights. But I don't think the Lions minded too much. They wanted three from three on tour, and in their last game they did exactly what was needed. Brumbies wasted a lot of possession and good opportunities though.
That's a good point. When you needed one "magician" and one "speedster/bruiser" for your backline bench, he was an easy pick. But when you could pick out and out specialists, other names came into the mix.
Classy player who never really got the credit he deserved back home. And by home I mean the Boks, not the Sharks (they still love him in Durban). Admittedly much of his career overlapped with Fourie du Preez, and that's a tough gig. But the fickle Bok fans could never really agree on Ruan.
Romain Poite takes a low blow as Jannie Du Plessis sees red in Top 14 play-off
Not condoning Jannie's slaps here (or maybe I am just a little), but if you're in the "red zone" - attacking from a ruck near the line - and you hang onto defenders to open up gaps around the ruck, then it should be an immediate penalty and yellow card. When we talk about cynical infringements, it always refers to the desperate defender trying to stop an otherwise certain try. But it doesn't get more cynical than holding defenders back near the try line.
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Eben Etzebeth takes on Sonny Bill Williams and Akira Ioane
Blues were in Etzebeth's face all match long. They knew he's got a short fuse and they tried to get it lit. Successfully, you might say. Amusing so see 4 Blues players hanging on his collar. Reminds me of that time Andries Bekker grabbed himself two little Hurricanes. http://www.rugbydump.com/2007/11/271/andries-bekker-tells-the-little-ones-to-settle-down
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Waisake Naholo and RG Snyman both banned after red cards for shoulders
Both players got nothing to complain about. If anything, Naholo got off very lightly with only one week off. That was a horrible charge to the face, nowhere near the ball and miles late.
As for Snyman, what a wally. He cost his team this game. And that could have ended very badly for his victim.
Not that it matters much to these decisions, but it looks as if that Highlanders player was also completely offside at the ruck before he got KO'd.
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Virimi Vakatawa's unbelievable no-look offload and try at the Paris 7s
So good. I think I sounded a bit like Sean Maloney when it happened. My kids thought I'd lost the plot.
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South Africa are World Sevens Series champions after tournament win in Paris
What a season.
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Super Rugby 2017 - Round 12 Highlights
Wasn't a game with too many highlights. But I don't think the Lions minded too much. They wanted three from three on tour, and in their last game they did exactly what was needed. Brumbies wasted a lot of possession and good opportunities though.
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Ruan Pienaar bids tearful farewell to Ulster after seven years in Belfast
That's a good point. When you needed one "magician" and one "speedster/bruiser" for your backline bench, he was an easy pick. But when you could pick out and out specialists, other names came into the mix.
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LIVE STREAM: Rugby World Cup 2019 Pool Draw from Japan
SA ending up in NZ's pool is actually a blessing in disguise. Means we can't face them again until the final :)
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Super Rugby 2017 - Round 11 Highlights
That Sylvian Mahuza try for the Lions... Admittedly the Rebels defense was awful, but still you've got to give them man the credit. Unbelievable run.
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Ruan Pienaar bids tearful farewell to Ulster after seven years in Belfast
Classy player who never really got the credit he deserved back home. And by home I mean the Boks, not the Sharks (they still love him in Durban). Admittedly much of his career overlapped with Fourie du Preez, and that's a tough gig. But the fickle Bok fans could never really agree on Ruan.
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