Thanks. The starting times for SA's and other important games aren't bad, so I won't have to wake too early. 07:00 for the quarters, however, is quite early.:(
It seems that TMO decision was illegal.
http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/TriNations/Ref-warned-over-no-try-blunder-20110822
The rules should be changed IMO. Maybe coaches should be given two challenges in a match, but that might slow the game down more.
An interesting question that came up on another forum is: is a tmo allowed to make hinting comments after and outside of whatever info the ref has specifically asked him for in order to change the decision?he decision?
Eish the sharks had a shocker of a second half there and the ref had a shocker of a match. However, I don't think he was biased because neutral refs also have poor games (refer to 2010 trinations game between boks and ABs).
As I see it, the SA conference is the currie cup minus the whipping boys plus the springboks. Long live this new format. Here is a simple solution to decrease the amount of games. Merge the CC into the super 15.
It seems there aren't many tries being scored this season. Does anyone know how many tries were scored so far? How many were scored at the same stage in previous seasons?
Yup, the NFL uses a similar system. The Seattle Seahawks won 7 and lost 9 but still made the playoffs while the NY Giants won 10 and didn't make the playoffs. I think something like this could happen in this new S15 format. However imo this format works considering that a team plays twice...