Bloody Irish ref

[Parra]

You'll get no argument from me about the quality of Dan Carter. Or the fact that the game did change when the AB's took 9 & 10 from the field and Carter went to 5/8.

Ref was still a joke though.

 

[Thomas]

The Aussies didn't deserve to win it going on the second half performance....they did the usual thing and took the foot off the gas. They didn't take their chances when they happened which is something the AB's always do...see their first try (stupid mistake from Giteau).

The ref had a shocker...and decisions went against both teams. There were a couple of blatent forward passes (the McCaw try and Mitchell downfield) and plenty of inconsistancies at the ruck. That's what happens when you put a sh*t NH ref in charge of a Bled game.

Now to look to the tour. I get the feeling that both the Wallabies and AB's may go undefeated on this tour...except the Wallabies may be ambushed by the English....as commonly happens.

What rules are the tests being played with? Old or ELV

 

[Alehana]

the rules are NH version of ELV's, which is stupid, NH have to have it their own way to have any chance, the only points they can score are penalities and drop goals, try isn't in their vocabulary up there, i'm not sure how they are different tho, but the bled game was NH ELV's, so...

 

[kia ora storm]

IMO the Wallabies will beat the Poms...they just need to stop pushing passes at breakneck speed through the backline.

 

[Clive Woody]

The Aussie scrum was an absolute joke...the front row had no answers and will get dominated by the Europeans.

Unless Andre Watson is the ref, he seems to be under the impression that pushing in the scrum is a penalty offence.

 

[Parra]

Lewis strikes again.

The Welsh might've deserved the win - but when the going got tough Lewis took no chances. Clear bias at the end of the match. Shame.

 

[Te Kaha]

Lewis strikes again.

The Welsh might've deserved the win - but when the going got tough Lewis took no chances. Clear bias at the end of the match. Shame.

So EVERY time Aussie lose its the refs fault??

 

[Thomas]

No Te Kaha...just that Lewis always seems to have a mare of a game when Australia are playing.

He was sh*te last night....but Wales certainly deserved the win.

Firstly he gave Moore a yellow card for a professional foul despite not warning anyone...and then wales did exactly the same thing 10 minutes later...one of them a very blatent pro foul 5 metres out from the goal line. Result: a penalty no card.

Then...that penalty in the last couple of minutes. Ioane is tackled off the ground...then he penalises Mitchell for diving on the ball...regardless of the fact that he dived on the ball to stop a player who was 2 metres offside and who entered from the side getting at it.


Australia didn't deserve to win but Lewis certainly had a shocker last night. Same ref as in the Hong Kong game...clueless.