View Full Version : Rougerie Eye Gouge and Headbutts McCaw in RWC 2011 Final
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FQkwYfqDnU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FQkwYfqDnU
Also
http://www.rugbyweek.com/video/rougerie-eye-gouge-and-headbutts-mccaw/rougerie-eye-gouge-and-headbutts-mccaw-video_93e78ccd0.html
MickeyD
25-10-2011, 07:45 PM
I picked it up during the game.
Why no citing?
Why no ban (remember Schalk's moment of stupidity)?
I picked it up during the game.
Why no citing?
Why no ban (remember Schalk's moment of stupidity)?
I agree, there should definitely have been a ban. They banned an italian player earlier in the tournament for 16 weeks because of eye gouging.
sand_man
25-10-2011, 07:48 PM
Yeah, the usual double standards...
Yeah, the usual double standards...
It's getting out of hand. Full of double standards. Cooper knees McCaw in the head and gets nothing yet others get the book thrown at them for a punch. We had about 10 spear tackles in the RWC that got yellows and the Welsh player gets a red for the same offence. The refs saying that it's a red card offence just makes it worse, why were none of the others given red cards.
sand_man
25-10-2011, 08:08 PM
We had about 10 spear tackles in the RWC that got yellows
I don't recall any spears other than Sam's.
Officiating around the game is a joke. There's so much that goes unpunished in 80 minutes and then there's a red for a spear that ends a contest.
Samoa got away with murder against us for 75 minutes and then the ref stamps his authority in the last 5. Bloody idiots!!
That's why I like Kaplan. He may not get it right all the time but he is always in control and in charge and the players respond positively to that...
Sam's tackle was accidental and no malice was intended. He and Wales are not those kind of players. Then this frog gets away with what he did with no repercussions. Disgraceful...
I don't recall any spears other than Sam's.
Here is one other.
http://totallycoolpix.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/23102011_rugby_world_cup/rugby_008.jpg
I have delete all of my videos on the PVR so I can't find any others. 10 is probably a bit over the top but there was a lot.
Other ones that I found after a quick search were Fabrice Estebanez and Sukanaivalu Hufanga. I seem to remember more but am not sure. It could well be from the Tri Nations before.