NZ v Australia

[irishref]

I'll admit that I turned off with about 10 mins to go (visitors too early, damnit) but I was wondering about the thoughts on the game.

I thought Mr Barnes had an absolutely cracking game.

 

[Pegleg]

I thought the TMO / Ref got the one call wrong when it there was player offside and Nigel called it to WB's attention. Ithought it pretty clearly offside. Only saw from around 6- 28 (ish) untill Autralia got back to 34 was watching in our clubhouse. WB looked ok form a half viewing point of view.

 

[The Fat]

My only comment
http://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/more...-by-australia/ar-AAqkRRt?li=AAgg0Zv&ocid=iehp

 

[Dickie E]

harsh but fair

 

[damo]

I thought the TMO / Ref got the one call wrong when it there was player offside and Nigel called it to WB's attention. Ithought it pretty clearly offside. Only saw from around 6- 28 (ish) untill Autralia got back to 34 was watching in our clubhouse. WB looked ok form a half viewing point of view.

Yes I thought so too. I wonder if the problem was Barnes was making the decision looking at a screen from afar and determined it wasn't clear and obvious. Perhaps I'm biased, but close up on my high definition screen it looked very clearly and obviously offside.

 

[damo]

harsh but fair

Yep. He's been rubbish for a solid 18 months now. Total liability for the Wallabies.

 

[Dickie E]

Yes I thought so too. I wonder if the problem was Barnes was making the decision looking at a screen from afar and determined it wasn't clear and obvious. Perhaps I'm biased, but close up on my high definition screen it looked very clearly and obviously offside.

win some, lose some.

I thought there was a clear forward pass leading up to first try.

Wayne Barnes, ABs, forward pass ... who would have thunk?

 

[Camquin]

Not seen the match.
But surely if it is clear and obvious it will be clear and obvious for the ref on the Diamond Vision screen.
I would have thought the ref should be thinking, had I seen that at the time would I have felt obliged to take action.

 

[Ian_Cook]

Problem was there was one camera angle that showed the offside clearly. We saw it once, but WB didn't make his decision off that angle.

 

[Ciaran Trainor]

Are the new scrum laws in effect in SH? I assume not as both scrum halfs just threw the ball in the second row all day as they usually do at the top level

 

[didds]

another thread suggests the new laws don't start in the SH for a few months yet?

didds

 

[L'irlandais]

This Memo -Date: July 19, 2017 Re: Approved Global Law Trials suggests 1 of January, 2018 for SH.

[LAWS]However the November window games will be played under these laws. 
[/LAWS]

 

[Pegleg]

Are the new scrum laws in effect in SH? I assume not as both scrum halfs just threw the ball in the second row all day as they usually do at the top level

I think this answers your question:


-----Original Message-----
From: Secret Squirrel [mailto: secretsquirrel@worldrugby.co.uk]
Sent: 30 February 2017 13:16
To: Top Secret List

Subject: Secret email for the big Guys eyes only

All,

Don't forget the new, experimental, Scrum feed Law does not, of course apply to you.


Secret Squirrel

 

[wayner]

This Memo -Date: July 19, 2017 Re: Approved Global Law Trials suggests 1 of January, 2018 for SH.

[LAWS]However the November window games will be played under these laws. 
[/LAWS]

So one of those amended laws reads:

Law 20.5 and 20.6 (d) Throwing the ball into the scrumNo signal from Referee. The scrum half must throw the ball in straight,but is allowed to align his shoulder on the middle line of the scrum,therefore allowing him to stand a shoulder width towards his side of themiddle line.

Does this mean that referees will not enforce the "put the ball into the scrum straight" that seems to have been ignored in the professional game in the last few years?

 

[Pinky]

My understanding is that this will allow a feed under your own front row, but squint feeds to second row should be fk