Official Super Rugby 2016 Thread

Gcobani Bobo: "Offloads are something you just can't coach." Erm, what?!
 
Crusaders just pass all day and pass damn well .... no spiteful in that team
 
Crusaders have always been a team that eases their way into the competition. They're just going to get better.
 
FoXtroT said:
Yeah I'm also leaning towards a yellow. It's only because of the way he landed he got a red and that method of punishment is wrong. It's the action not the outcome.
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As far as I'm aware the rule is not open to interpretation, it's an automatic red and not up to the refs discretion.

Will try and find the rule later.
 
http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/5-talking-points-super-rugby-week-9-20160425-2

I do not always agree with Mallett, but this is spot on,

Nick Mallett was right to point out in the SuperSport studio afterwards:

“The way in which Beast Mtawarira approached the ref was completely incorrect. In one instance he actually said: ‘It’s not fair, it’s not fair. You’re just trying to even things up’. Which is in a way saying that the referee is cheating and not officiating with objectivity. You cannot, as a captain, make accusations like that. When I saw where the chat originated from, the scrum had collapsed and Beast’s head was in the grass, a penalty was given and a yellow card for JP Pietersen. He didn’t even see that JP cynically grabbed a guy’s foot and deserved a card. So he comes in and harasses the referee. It’s not right.

“The same thing happened with their coach (Gary Gold), who went up to the TMO (during the match against the Crusaders) and had a full go at him. My concern with the Sharks is that there’s a culture of blame which I don’t think we need in South African rugby teams. I want our captains to handle officials better than what we saw from Beast this week and against the Crusaders a few weeks ago.”
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I have been saying this since Smit took position as CEO.
 
Philip van der Walt and Cobus Reinach have both returned to Durban following tour-ending injuries against the Highlanders last Friday.
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meh about Reinach but the ginger-ninja is a massive blow :(
 
Fulcrum29 said:
http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/5-talking-points-super-rugby-week-9-20160425-2

I do not always agree with Mallett, but this is spot on,



I have been saying this since Smit took position as CEO.
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Which is weird since Smit was such a good captain in that regard.

I think though it's a symptom of SA rugby in general. All except Whitely have been guilty of being rather unprofessional.

Their is just so much crap going down in SA rugby at the moment and everyone is under so much pressure that it's starting to show in the captains and players attitudes.
 
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FoXtroT said:
Which is weird since Smit was such a good captain in that regard.

I think though it's a symptom of SA rugby in general.
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I think it is the result of years of biased treatment at the expense of the SA team in any form of the game, be it super rugby, tri nations, world cup, rugby championship - it doesn't matter. The SA team is coming off second best in every single 50/50 call. Hell, even calls that are 100%, we manage to look around in disbelief. Think of Bizzie's double yellow carding a few years back. Think of Bryce Lawrence. In fact, we could lose a day here just recalling examples.
 
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