Uriah Heap 481 Report post Posted September 8, 2013 Those Rugby Refs reach for the yellow card for the any old soft bullshit thing these days. Then when the Argie flanker deliberately holds back a potential try scorer, it's merely a penalty. That's where the Ref should stop the game, have a look at the replay, see the action was cynical and dish out a well justified yellow card. Not for some big dumb prop happening to end up on the wrong side of the ruck for the second time in a row. It's just rubbish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljay 1,711 Report post Posted September 10, 2013 Can't argue Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljay 1,711 Report post Posted September 14, 2013 Another test - more cards. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uriah Heap 481 Report post Posted September 16, 2013 i was in a crowded bar and much noise meant little commentary was getting through. i thought the first yellow against bismark dp had been for blatant off-side. i couldn't work out what else it was for. it was soft - just a good crunching tackle of poor old dc. the 2nd (forearm jolt) was just reckless esp after he knew he sitting on a yellow. still did it deserve a yellow? just a penalty would have done. the problem for bismark dp is he plays the game like an old fashioned hard bastard and as such will always sail close to the wind with the modern day refs, hell bent as they are on sanitising the game. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljay 1,711 Report post Posted September 16, 2013 rugby: du plessis free to hunt for revenge at ellis park by patrick mckendry @patmck6 email patrick 5:30 am tuesday sep 17, 2013 expand the irb confirms that it was incorrect for referee romain poite to issue a yellow card to bismarck du plessis in the 17th minute of the rugby championship match. the springboks have the luxury of playing their two remaining rugby championship tests at home and bismarck du plessis is likely to be available for the final and more important one - a potential series decider against the all blacks at ellis park in johannesburg on october 6. the international rugby board's surprisingly quick review and statement that the hooker should not have received a yellow card from referee romain poite for his tackle on dan carter in the all blacks' victory at eden park suggests little or no action will be taken against him following his hearing today. a case could be made that his elbow to the throat of liam messam early in the second half deserved a red card on its own, rather than a second yellow, but even if the irb rule on that he is likely to get off. the sanctions for striking with the elbow range from two to more than nine weeks, depending on the severity, but given the amount of time he spent on the sideline in the first half, and the usual discounts for good behaviour that are generally made in these cases, the irb is unlikely to add insult to du plessis' injury. "following an initial review, the irb confirms that it was incorrect for referee romain poite to issue a yellow card to bismarck du plessis in the 17th minute of the rugby championship match between new zealand and south africa in auckland on saturday," the irb release stated. "just as players and coaches make mistakes, the decision was an unfortunate case of human error by the match officials, who, having reviewed the match, fully recognise and accept that they made a mistake in the application of law." where this leaves poite's short-term career prospects is unclear, but he is likely to be dropped down the referees' pecking order following his high-profile error in ruling the tackle, which resulted in a shoulder injury for carter, was high and made without the use of arms. what is more certain is that the boks will use the sense of grievance at the decision, which effectively robbed them of their best player, against the all blacks at ellis park. the springboks, unbeaten in the championship until the weekend, had arrived in new zealand confident they could beat the all blacks here for the first time since 2009 and at eden park for the first time since 1937. skipper jean de villiers and coach heyneke meyer refused to blame poite's actions for their 29-15 defeat, but privately will be thinking otherwise. they will be looking forward to setting the record straight on october 6 with du plessis leading the way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...