Official 2011 Rugby World Cup Thread

[MickeyD]

Link: http://thescore.thejournal.ie/france...61903-Oct2011/

[McT]

And the game had not started yet, so why should they be penalised? Pathetic.

Next time France play the All Blacks they should go and sit on the bench and wait for the haka to be done before walking on the pitch.

I agree that teams should wait it out on the sidelines/benches until these pansies finish their fairy dance, as clearly they must be extremely fragile!

What a complete farce!

[waynegohl]

Oh I see yes they did cross the half way line.

[Ronjay]

To me, the IRB are over stepping the bounds of their mandate which is to over see the game of Rugby on an international level. Poor show, you biased, control junky, pricks.

[Zenbaas]

To me, the IRB are over stepping the bounds of their mandate which is to over see the game of Rugby on an international level. Poor show, you biased, control junky, pricks.

+1. Pathetic but what did you expect from the IRB...? True to form they are...

[D4N]

French team have been fined $10 000 for crossing the halfway line and getting too close to the haka.

What a bloody farce!!!! I thought they were brilliant in accepting and returning the challenge.

Agreed. WTF?!?!? **** the IRB!!

[waynegohl]

What happened to the breakaway F1 group? Was there not a breakaway ATP group too? What about FIFA and a another group? Could we have a breakaway IRB faction one day?

[mdoggie]

What happened to the breakaway F1 group? Was there not a breakaway ATP group too? What about FIFA and a another group? Could we have a breakaway IRB faction one day?

If I'm not wrong, there was a breakaway from the IRB at some point in time. It had to do with European rugby outside of the home nations. I could be wrong though.

[Ronjay]

+1. Pathetic but what did you expect from the IRB...? True to form they are...

Well, yeah, but it still pisses me off no end.

[Abe]

We would'a creamed 'em. Looked to me as if the All Blacks were a little lost without Carter. Even when Williams came on for Nonu they didn't look like world beaters.

Williams didn't get his hands on the ball.

[Abe]

French team have been fined $10 000 for crossing the halfway line and getting too close to the haka.

What a bloody farce!!!! I thought they were brilliant in accepting and returning the challenge.

The AB's were fined a short while back for crossing the halfway line during their haka. The IRB is just being consistent.

Here they were warned, can't find the one about the fine so I may be mistaken.

http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=31703

[Ronjay]

Williams didn't get his hands on the ball.

Yeah, true. But that's because all the AB's couldn't get hands on the ball

[alf101]

The AB's were fined a short while back for crossing the halfway line during their haka. The IRB is just being consistent.

Here they were warned, can't find the one about the fine so I may be mistaken.

http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=31703

I remember that one.

I'm sure France knew about the rule, but did it anyway.

Tx for the link, we're getting a Heineken match in cape town.
http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=31703

[Zenbaas]

Well even the ABs said they think it was a dumb decision and not in the spirit of the match and I can't say that i disagree.

[waynegohl]

Is the spirit of the game being lost due to politics and that goes for all different games?