Re: French Test - was it really that good?

On Nov 30, 10:44 pm, "Stephen Doyle" <st...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"SHUSSBAR" <shuss...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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On Nov 30, 4:57 pm, Brent Hadley <the_1a...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:





On Nov 30, 9:57 pm, JD <_antipode...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Dec 1, 4:28 am, Brent Hadley <the_1a...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Nov 30, 3:21 pm, "Pure Salt" <unlik...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

And that is without mentionning the time
when McCaw (him again), running back to defend from a previous ruck,
managed
to get in the balls path (unintentionally of course),

Of course!

I have to think Rolland never saw that, because I don't think he even
played advantage. It was a nailed on yellow card of course - the most
surprising thing about it all was that McCaw was so slow to get back.
From memory it was a full phase after the initial break, and it's
pretty unusual for McCaw to trail that far behind the play.

Probably for two reasons; he was involved in the previous ruck from
whence the breakout originated and was one of the last back to his
feet.

Additionally, the ref obviously considered the following:
Law 11.3/8 and the fact McCaw wasn't looking at the ball.

At 2.37 in the clip, it s clear that he is looking at the ball. A
player, and especially a player of this caliber, is always aware of
the position of the ball, the opponents and his teammate, especially
in the situation we are talking about, close to Ab line with great
danger. It would have been a try for sure. The linesman should be
indeed shot.



No.

First of all:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwL89swMm5s&feature=related

A Frenchman whining about the refereeing in a game against the AB's.
Oh the irony!

Cheers
Stephen

Don t take your desires for realities. Just participating in the
debate about this specific play. FYI Check the post : Good game ABs.
.

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