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    Posted: 13 September 2023 at 11:33am
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On the subject of cards I think frankly that the ex Irish players were making a very fair point. Generally tier one nations seem to get more lax treatment from referees. It just so happens that on this occasion it was Wales benefitting. 

All that players, supporters & commentators want is fairness & consistency across the board. Curry's tackle was worthy of a red card but so was the tackle on the Scottish No 8 which didn't even get penalised. That is what makes keyboard warriors spout utter nonsense. Of course some decisions are very borderline and you cannot blame officials for sometimes getting it wrong but the non red for Kriel was senseless. 

I disagree ....Samoa got away with endless cheap shots over the years
If there's been any  favoritism  in rugby its gone New Zealand's way 
The filth theyve gotten away with is incredible 

What exactly are you disagreeing with Roy? I made no comment with regard to Samoa/tier 2 countries making what are now illegal tackles & your point about NZ rather supports my comments. 

I am pretty certain that when Samoa made those cheap shots they were probably penalised. Specifically if you think Wales giving away 4/5 penalties within 5 minutes within their 22 is not a case for a card then so be it - I just disagree. 

Roy is not exactly wrong, but I think he is referring to an earlier era before cards - refs would normally award a penalty, but were very reluctant in those days to send anyone off - and there were no YCs then, so no 'halfway house'. Some of the Islanders' tackling was pretty brutal back then....

Perhaps you can inform me what in my post Roy is disagreeing with Aber because I have no idea. My comments are to do with the consistency of refereeing over the opening weekend.
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Originally posted by roy munster roy munster wrote:

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On the subject of cards I think frankly that the ex Irish players were making a very fair point. Generally tier one nations seem to get more lax treatment from referees. It just so happens that on this occasion it was Wales benefitting. 

All that players, supporters & commentators want is fairness & consistency across the board. Curry's tackle was worthy of a red card but so was the tackle on the Scottish No 8 which didn't even get penalised. That is what makes keyboard warriors spout utter nonsense. Of course some decisions are very borderline and you cannot blame officials for sometimes getting it wrong but the non red for Kriel was senseless. 

I disagree ....Samoa got away with endless cheap shots over the years
If there's been any  favoritism  in rugby its gone New Zealand's way 
The filth theyve gotten away with is incredible 

What exactly are you disagreeing with Roy? I made no comment with regard to Samoa/tier 2 countries making what are now illegal tackles & your point about NZ rather supports my comments. 

I am pretty certain that when Samoa made those cheap shots they were probably penalised. Specifically if you think Wales giving away 4/5 penalties within 5 minutes within their 22 is not a case for a card then so be it - I just disagree. 

Roy is not exactly wrong, but I think he is referring to an earlier era before cards - refs would normally award a penalty, but were very reluctant in those days to send anyone off - and there were no YCs then, so no 'halfway house'. Some of the Islanders' tackling was pretty brutal back then....
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On the subject of cards I think frankly that the ex Irish players were making a very fair point. Generally tier one nations seem to get more lax treatment from referees. It just so happens that on this occasion it was Wales benefitting. 

All that players, supporters & commentators want is fairness & consistency across the board. Curry's tackle was worthy of a red card but so was the tackle on the Scottish No 8 which didn't even get penalised. That is what makes keyboard warriors spout utter nonsense. Of course some decisions are very borderline and you cannot blame officials for sometimes getting it wrong but the non red for Kriel was senseless. 

I disagree ....Samoa got away with endless cheap shots over the years
If there's been any  favoritism  in rugby its gone New Zealand's way 
The filth theyve gotten away with is incredible 

What exactly are you disagreeing with Roy? I made no comment with regard to Samoa/tier 2 countries making what are now illegal tackles & your point about NZ rather supports my comments. 

I am pretty certain that when Samoa made those cheap shots they were probably penalised. Specifically if you think Wales giving away 4/5 penalties within 5 minutes within their 22 is not a case for a card then so be it - I just disagree. 
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Originally posted by GPR - Rochester GPR - Rochester wrote:

On the subject of cards I think frankly that the ex Irish players were making a very fair point. Generally tier one nations seem to get more lax treatment from referees. It just so happens that on this occasion it was Wales benefitting. 

All that players, supporters & commentators want is fairness & consistency across the board. Curry's tackle was worthy of a red card but so was the tackle on the Scottish No 8 which didn't even get penalised. That is what makes keyboard warriors spout utter nonsense. Of course some decisions are very borderline and you cannot blame officials for sometimes getting it wrong but the non red for Kriel was senseless. 

I disagree ....Samoa got away with endless cheap shots over the years
If there's been any  favoritism  in rugby its gone New Zealand's way 
The filth theyve gotten away with is incredible 
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My tenpence worth.

I was born in Glasfryn maternity hospital in Llanelli...West Wales.....so I ain't English...Irish or a biased foreigner. 

Fantastic game of rugby end to end stuff with some superb skills, tackling, guts and brilliance on display.

But I felt for Fiji......when they were parked on our tryline with five penalties to them...no yellow given and then we attack the same area and its a yellow card....come on people....you cant dress that bias into anything other than a refs bias.....I was embarrassed how he reffed the game.

Yes everyone says you can't have a pop at the ref....utter tosh...when you see it and you ignore it cos you want your team to win...no matter what ....stuff that...be honest we were lucky ...very lucky to win. Some of the Welsh play was superb...a lot of the Fiji play was sublime and I actually love rugby and love brilliance....that last pass could have been a defeat....id be surprised if that ref is given another game in this tournament...at least Whitehouse displays his bias openly.

I've talked to Welsh supporters in work...all die hard nutters from Neath,  Bridgend and Cardiff and to a man everyone said Fiji deserved more and the ref was diabolical......

And like a crap sadistic manager....he pulls the strings.






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Further to the above if Rasmus is still coaching players to target the ball he is getting it wrong. 

I know that targeting the ball, ie chest high, is now an illegal tackle at community level. But I dont believe this tackle is illegal at professional level. 
On Sunday night probably half of Wales tackles were chest high targeting the ball.

i am not suggesting that targeting the ball is illegal - what I am suggesting is that coaching targeting the ball is fraught with danger bearing in mind the current safety rules & should be discouraged. 

If Erasmus is “wrong” to coach his players to target the ball then so is Gatland and all the other World Cup coaches, because every team is tackling this way.
If the Laws concerning height of tackle are lowered, then obviously this will change. But at the moment its a legal tackle.


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Originally posted by Seagultaf Seagultaf wrote:

Originally posted by GPR - Rochester GPR - Rochester wrote:

Further to the above if Rasmus is still coaching players to target the ball he is getting it wrong. 

I know that targeting the ball, ie chest high, is now an illegal tackle at community level. But I dont believe this tackle is illegal at professional level. 
On Sunday night probably half of Wales tackles were chest high targeting the ball.

i am not suggesting that targeting the ball is illegal - what I am suggesting is that coaching targeting the ball is fraught with danger bearing in mind the current safety rules & should be discouraged. 
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Originally posted by GPR - Rochester GPR - Rochester wrote:

Further to the above if Rasmus is still coaching players to target the ball he is getting it wrong. 

I know that targeting the ball, ie chest high, is now an illegal tackle at community level. But I dont believe this tackle is illegal at professional level. 
On Sunday night probably half of Wales tackles were chest high targeting the ball.
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Erasmus was confident that the initial tackle was on the ball on that the only head contact was a slight brush of the cheeks. Whitehouse seems to have made the same assessment and so has the citing commission. Why can't people accept the fact that referees actually know what they are doing.

I have watched the slow motion replay of the Kriel incident and (for once) I agree with Erasmus.
The contact was very slight and Kriel looked to be backing off, so rugby incident seems to be the correct call.
Most of the confusion over high tackles seems to stem from the total lack of consistency in the way the Laws are applied. That is something that clearly needs sorting.

I think you may be missing the point here. For there to be any contact between Kriel's head & the ball carrier he must have been too high to make a legal tackle. That is the whole point of the rules. Very rarely are we going to see a tackler purposely looking to hurt someone but the rules are there to lower tackle heights. 

Look at the replays, the reverse angle shows contact with the ball at chest high first. So for me the tackle was legal.
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Further to the above if Rasmus is still coaching players to target the ball he is getting it wrong. 
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Originally posted by Seagultaf Seagultaf wrote:

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Erasmus was confident that the initial tackle was on the ball on that the only head contact was a slight brush of the cheeks. Whitehouse seems to have made the same assessment and so has the citing commission. Why can't people accept the fact that referees actually know what they are doing.

I have watched the slow motion replay of the Kriel incident and (for once) I agree with Erasmus.
The contact was very slight and Kriel looked to be backing off, so rugby incident seems to be the correct call.
Most of the confusion over high tackles seems to stem from the total lack of consistency in the way the Laws are applied. That is something that clearly needs sorting.

I think you may be missing the point here. For there to be any contact between Kriel's head & the ball carrier he must have been too high to make a legal tackle. That is the whole point of the rules. Very rarely are we going to see a tackler purposely looking to hurt someone but the rules are there to lower tackle heights. 
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Originally posted by Tov Tov wrote:

Erasmus was confident that the initial tackle was on the ball on that the only head contact was a slight brush of the cheeks. Whitehouse seems to have made the same assessment and so has the citing commission. Why can't people accept the fact that referees actually know what they are doing.

I have watched the slow motion replay of the Kriel incident and (for once) I agree with Erasmus.
The contact was very slight and Kriel looked to be backing off, so rugby incident seems to be the correct call.
Most of the confusion over high tackles seems to stem from the total lack of consistency in the way the Laws are applied. That is something that clearly needs sorting.
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If it wasn’t an offence then neither was Curry’s.
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Originally posted by Tov Tov wrote:

Erasmus was confident that the initial tackle was on the ball on that the only head contact was a slight brush of the cheeks. Whitehouse seems to have made the same assessment and so has the citing commission. Why can't people accept the fact that referees actually know what they are doing.

Because they keep making silly mistakes!!!!!!! For your information even if it was minimal contact to the head it is still a penalty.
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Erasmus was confident that the initial tackle was on the ball on that the only head contact was a slight brush of the cheeks. Whitehouse seems to have made the same assessment and so has the citing commission. Why can't people accept the fact that referees actually know what they are doing.
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Originally posted by GPR - Rochester GPR - Rochester wrote:

On the subject of cards I think frankly that the ex Irish players were making a very fair point. Generally tier one nations seem to get more lax treatment from referees. It just so happens that on this occasion it was Wales benefitting. 

All that players, supporters & commentators want is fairness & consistency across the board. Curry's tackle was worthy of a red card but so was the tackle on the Scottish No 8 which didn't even get penalised. That is what makes keyboard warriors spout utter nonsense. Of course some decisions are very borderline and you cannot blame officials for sometimes getting it wrong but the non red for Kriel was senseless. 

I didn't see/notice the Kriel incident in real time, and it wasn't replayed on French TV - but the consensus seems to be that he was very lucky indeed. 

In general, the moaners about Curry would do better to argue that others should have had a red, rather than make pathetic excuses for an essentially reckless and stupid tackle.
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