Technology in Sport

[phiber]

So all the guys that mobbed and said the TMO and using television refs in Rugby has sorted out the sport completely.. Please explain this:

http://www.supersport.com/rugby/springboks/news/100719/More_Bok_moanings_over_referees

I watched the game, it was terrible refereeing, but not once did a TMO call get made. That NZ oke Ranger shoulder barged Kirchner and got nothing. I don't know all the rugby rules for yellows, but if you tackle without your arms its a yellow, isnt it? Where was your Precious TMO???? Technology in sport is over-rated, and the game on the weekend showed why it doesn't remove all the bad decisions.

I dont see any news about Ranger getting any citing for that, so they have this comittee, but there is definitely a bias. Also 9 weeks for Bakkies Botha's head butt ? 9 weeks? I thought rugby players were suppose to be "Hard". Think a 1 game suspension would have been more than enough.

 

[cr@zydude]

So all the guys that mobbed and said the TMO and using television refs in Rugby has sorted out the sport completely.. Please explain this:

http://www.supersport.com/rugby/springboks/news/100719/More_Bok_moanings_over_referees

I watched the game, it was terrible refereeing, but not once did a TMO call get made. That NZ oke Ranger shoulder barged Kirchner and got nothing. I don't know all the rugby rules for yellows, but if you tackle without your arms its a yellow, isnt it? Where was your Precious TMO???? Technology in sport is over-rated, and the game on the weekend showed why it doesn't remove all the bad decisions.

I dont see any news about Ranger getting any citing for that, so they have this comittee, but there is definitely a bias. Also 9 weeks for Bakkies Botha's head butt ? 9 weeks? I thought rugby players were suppose to be "Hard". Think a 1 game suspension would have been more than enough.

Technology won't fix all the problems, but it can make a game 'better'. I agree that Ranger should have been yellow carded, and suspened. Bakkies deserved what he got, he was an idiot.

 

[hungrybeaver]

Also 9 weeks for Bakkies Botha's head butt ? 9 weeks? I thought rugby players were suppose to be "Hard". Think a 1 game suspension would have been more than enough.

I disagree completely. Bakkies deserved it. You cannot head but a player and get away with it. The less dirty players the better, and I'm convinced the Boks are better without him. I am amazed at how he allows himself to do this, and am more amazed at people who think its ok!?

The game was also done in NZ, by a NZ broadcasting company. Did you see how little they replayed the Range incident and completely overplay any foul the Boks do? Terrible television management and disgustingly biased. And the IRB should take that ref to a panel; Mccaw had 2 warnings against HIM, ref says final warning. Later in the game he does a professional foul on their 5m line and the ref gives him another warning!! No consistency! The Boks are good enough to beat NZ; first our team needs a few tweaks in vital positions for us to be dominant once again.

What the hell is the deal with northern hemisphere refs reffing a southern hemisphere game that has a different style of rugby which they do not ref? We need an impartial southern hemisphere ref doing these games.

 

[killadoob]

Why is there a northern ref though? I always thought the ref's were SA AUS or NZ.

They should ban him from the game. Worst ref i have ever seen.

Bakkies deserves it, he is a dirty player. We could beat the all blacks if we could play the first 10 or 15 minutes with the same amount of players .

 

[JulyRed]

Word "sport" means - strong body, healthy body, clear mind, no technologies. It will be not that sport, which was.