Wellington 7's 2016

Anyone have a count of decisions for\against each teams? Every decision seem to have gone NZ's way.
 
George Cloney said:
Anyone have a count of decisions for\against each teams? Every decision seem to have gone NZ's way.
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Definitely one-sided in the second half. The ref was really looking at any way possible to give the ball to NZ.
 
rpm said:
Definitely one-sided in the second half. The ref was really looking at any way possible to give the ball to NZ.
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That was my impression as well. I was furious. We could have, and should have, won that game, but there again, the NZ Dollar is stronger that the ZAR? Damn that Ref!
 
+1 for a pathetic ref. One way refereeing. Overlooking all transgressions from NZ and making up ones against SA. As bad as Craig Joubert's WC performance, but because NZ won you won't hear another word about it.
 
DanDango said:
Matt O’Brien is a Australian ref born and raised in New Zealand, disgraceful to let a guy referee in a match with his country of birth playing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_O'Brien
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Like I said, when New Zealand is the beneficiary of underhanded tactics, nothing will be done. If Richie McCaw officiated in the final his involvement would be praised and not questioned.
Except by the country on the wrong side of said "cheating" of course. But it'll be seen as sour grapes.
 
World Rugby: There was NO referee apology

World Rugby has denied that referee Matt O'Brien apologised over his controversial handling of the Wellington Sevens final between New Zealand and South Africa.

According to a report on supersport.com, O’Brien met with Bok Sevens coach Neil Powell on Wednesday in Sydney ahead of this weekend’s Sydney Sevens along with World Rugby Sevens assessor Tappe Henning and delivered a “heartfelt” apology for the way he refereed the final of the tournament.

The All Blacks Sevens side beat the Blitzboks 24-21 after scoring three tries in the last three minutes of the match.

But according to the Stuff.co.nz website, a World Rugby spokesperson said there was no such apology nor was one required.

The Blitzboks led 21-7 before O'Brien made some questionable calls, including awarding a 9-1 penalty count in New Zealand's favour.

"It is factually incorrect to state that Matt O'Brien issued a 'heartfelt' apology to the South Africa Seven coach Neil Powell following last weekend's Wellington Sevens. This simply did not happen," the World Rugby spokesperson said in an e-mail to Stuff.co.nz.

"Coach feedback is an important part of the 360 degree match officials review process and while O'Brien and Powell did jointly review the performance, there was no apology required and none offered.

"Powell has since informed World Rugby that he was misquoted."

http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/world-rugby-there-was-no-ref-apology-20160205
 
OrbitalDawn said:
"Powell has since informed World Rugby that he was misquoted."
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From Neil Powell
“I sat with him and we went through the second half of the game and he explained his decisions. It was really honest and open, and I think he realised at times he had made big mistakes. I think his apologies were sincere and he had tears in his eyes.

“He apologised to me for the way he refereed the game.”
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I wonder which part was misquoted... :confused:
Or did World Rugby intervene. They don't want to set a benchmark where referees have to cry and apologize, Oprah Winfrey style, for on field mistakes. Even though match fixing is different than making mistakes.
 
No action taken against All Black Sevens

World Rugby has stated that no action will be taken against the New Zealand sevens team despite them fielding an extra player against Australia in Sydney last weekend.

World Rugby on Thursday concluded its investigation into an alleged breach of Law 3 by the All Blacks Sevens team.

Law 3.2 provides for the sanction of a penalty kick where a team fields more than the maximum number of players. The referee, Craig Joubert, was not aware of the additional New Zealand player on the pitch prior to the conclusion of the match.

“The investigation, undertaken by the designated disciplinary official, has determined that, while New Zealand did field eight players, it was an inadvertent breach as a consequence of a number of factors relating to the management of replacements involving a number of parties,” World Rugby said via a press statement.

“World Rugby’s misconduct process caters for unsporting actions, cheating and ill-discipline (among other behaviours) which are at a level that bring or have the potential to bring the game into disrepute. Having fully investigated the incident, the designated disciplinary officer has concluded that the laying of a misconduct charge is not appropriate or warranted given the circumstances as the threshold had not, in his determination, been met.

“While such incidents are rare, World Rugby is committed to ensuring that there is no such repetition on the series and will ensure that all teams and officials pay particular attention to the process of replacement management.”

While they had eight players on the field, the Kiwis scored a late try to sneak a 17-all draw in the pool-stage match.

New Zealand went on to win the Sydney Sevens after scoring another stoppage-time try in the final against Australia.
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A breach is still a breach and surely action should be taken. Nevertheless, what's done is done. Things like this though don't do anything to dispel the notion that NZ seems to get away with a lot more than other sides.

EDIT: Apologies for posting here. I don't see a Sydney 7's thread and I'm not going to start one just for this comment I wanted to make.
 
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