Official Rugby Thread

[nz0003]

TBF if All Blacks had taken their opputunities we would of won by about 12 - 16. Rokocko looked alright tonight, he ran the right lines and things just didn't go his way, but he ****ed up big time with that certain try at the end. Stephen Donald was terrible and McAlister looked solid and will probably start next game. Can't wait to get Carter, McCaw, Rodney, Sivivatu, Hore back. Hopefully all of them bar Carter will play the Tri Nations.

RSA are dominating the Lions in the first 10 mins.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Should that not have been a Scrum 5 then, as it was held up?

The drop out would have been if Monye took it dead beyond the try line or if it was loose in-goal and grounded?

 

[chalky]

Lions doing quite well in the loose but getting hammered in the line outs, scrums, & place kicking.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Really shocking picture quality on SS1, is anyone else having the same problem?

 

[Smudge]

Should that not have been a Scrum 5 then, as it was held up?

Was held up originally, but while he was still moving the ball was ripped loose. Was it touched down by a South African player after that? If so, it's a 22.

 

[chalky]

13-0 Lions need to score next you feel or game over

 

[Smudge]

13-0 Lions need to score next you feel or game over

Ask and you'll be given...

Nice work from Roberts to get his arms free, and gets the hand-off to BOD, who feeds Croft. Lovely try.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Was held up originally, but while he was still moving the ball was ripped loose. Was it touched down by a South African player after that? If so, it's a 22.

de Villiers ripped the ball from Monye and knocked it out of play, which I assume to be equivalent to grounding it (although I thought you couldn't intentionally knock a ball out of play?)

 

[Smudge]

Even if it went out of play, he didn't intentionally knock it out of play. He ripped it from Monye's arms. And if it's the equivalent of JDV grounding it, then it's just a case of the defending side touching the ball down, ergo a 22-metre drop-out. The French TMO was confused - Bryce Lawrence got it right.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Even if it went out of play, he didn't intentionally knock it out of play. He ripped it from Monye's arms. And if it's the equivalent of JDV grounding it, then it's just a case of the defending side touching the ball down, ergo a 22-metre drop-out. The French TMO was confused - Bryce Lawrence got it right.

Thanks - all clear now. I have next to no experience of playing rugby and have to coach and referee it for 13 weeks of winter term... so that is why these questions probably sounded somewhat stupid!

 

[BoyBrumby]

The Beast absolutely destroying Vickery in the scrum. He's pushing on the slant, but Vickery's been around long enough to know the score.

Jones's pitiful inadequacy as a fly-half has been exposed too. Has done literally nothing except pop the ball to the first runner and has shanked two kickable pens as well. If O'Gara's defence is deemed sub-par why is he even on tour? Must come on 2nd half.

 

[superkingdave]

Seem to be giving a penalty away at pretty much every breakdown at the moment

 

[BoyBrumby]

Sign of being outgunned at the ruck, which when Wallace and Heaslip have been selected ahead of bigger blokes for their ball snaffling qualities, is shocking.

Great maul from the Boks there. The humiliation is nearly complete.

Oh, finally. Vickery off for Hair Bear no 2.

 

[Smudge]

Another massive rolling maul off the lineout and Brussouw is over. Game over, for mine.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Have to admire that. Great forward play. We're not in the same league.

 

[chalky]

FFS Monye

 

[superkingdave]

Last 5 might have been interesting if Monye had gone over there.

 

[Smudge]

Hold the fat phone - the big oaf of a scrumhalf, Mike Phillips goes over next to the posts. COnversion over 26-21

 

[BoyBrumby]

Think the Boks tried to take a few liberties with their replacements and it nearly cost them.

They should've had at least a player in the bin by the end too.

Gives us momentum tho and that's something at least.

 

[Smudge]

The first test was always going to be the best chance of beating a Boks side who hadn't had a match together. Impressive late-game pressure from the Lions, with BOD and Roberts continuing to create, but the opportunities passed them by.