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John Solomon (38)
Left is the other arm bullrush. Didn’t they teach you that in kindy.
Left is the other arm bullrush. Didn’t they teach you that in kindy.
Oh sorry - I though we were talking about the arm that actually matters.Left is the other arm bullrush. Didn’t they teach you that in kindy.
The Laws may have changed since the Farrell farce but making an attempt to wrap can be seen as a mitigating factor not a deciding one. A shoulder charge is a shoulder charge.Must make “an attempt to wrap the arms”
This tackle from farrel was not punished on field and then deemed ok by the citing commissioner as he had “made an attempt to wrap an arm”
Looks pretty similar to me.
As usual consistency would be nice.
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Given that Hooper comprehensively outplayed him Mosert probably thought he’d better do as much as he could while he had Hooper nearby.
Mostert being pretty grubby for a flanker tackling at 60%.
They both matter. The point was that a still pic of one arm not wrapping doesn't tell the full story. For clarity I was OK with it being a yellow, but there were mitigating factors that rightly prevented it being a red.Oh sorry - I though we were talking about the arm that actually matters.
Nah they haven’t actually.The Laws may have changed since the Farrell farce but making an attempt to wrap can be seen as a mitigating factor not a deciding one. A shoulder charge is a shoulder charge.
I don’t give a fuck if you disengage. I read the actual Laws and wrapping arms is only mentioned in the mitigating factors.Nah they haven’t actually.
I’m seeing a pattern here in your responses across multiple threads.
Time to disengage.
No they don’t. Not in the Laws. Listening to the TMO and the ref last night, they seemed to be talking about when the head contact and shoulder contact happened. That seemed to be the mitigating factor in downgrading from res to yellow.They both matter. The point was that a still pic of one arm not wrapping doesn't tell the full story. For clarity I was OK with it being a yellow, but there were mitigating factors that rightly prevented it being a red.
They didn’t even view a shot of the left arm by my recollection. Amateur hour.No they don’t. Not in the Laws. Listening to the TMO and the ref last night, they seemed to be talking about when the head contact and shoulder contact happened. That seemed to be the mitigating factor in downgrading from res to yellow.
Because the left arm doesn’t matter.They didn’t even view a shot of the left arm by my recollection. Amateur hour.
I'd agree Swinton has shown himself to be very good at the front. Better than Wilson? Hard to say as he has not been playing recently in Tests. Maybe, maybe not. Swinton has other issues though as we saw last night, but I would give him some positive points for lineout work.I'd say definitely........
Both Wilson and Valetini seem capable in the lineout, but Swinton and Samu are very good jumpers at the front.
With PSDT's injury, Curry's dip in form it really does feel like Hooper is the best 7 in the world right now and that the rest of the world is slowly agreeing with us. Hopefully he can have a few other Aussies join him in the World XV. You'd think after Tupou's performance last night, setting up two tries against the best defence in the word, that he'd be high on people's list.Given that Hooper comprehensively outplayed him Mosert probably thought he’d better do as much as he could while he had Hooper nearby.
Actually - did Mosert do anything else all game???
I’m kinda hoping that Hooper was saying to him ‘Franco - I didn’t realise you were playing today’.
I haven’t had the good fortune to watch Hooper live many times. He is even more impressive live when you watch him off the ball. Despite playing over 100 tests, I actually don’t think he has ever played better and I can’t help but think that it is probably close the the first time since the Tahs won that he has been part of a properly balanced back row.
PSDT is a blindside, SAF and ARG have the flankers numbers the other way around, Kolisi is the open side. But yes, I think Hooper would make a World XV. Koroibete is the other that probably would right now too. That’s 2, we need 3 more according to Bob.With PSDT's injury, Curry's dip in form it really does feel like Hooper is the best 7 in the world right now and that the rest of the world is slowly agreeing with us. Hopefully he can have a few other Aussies join him in the World XV. You'd think after Tupou's performance last night, setting up two tries against the best defence in the word, that he'd be high on people's list.
There's a nifty function for that.Nah they haven’t actually.
I’m seeing a pattern here in your responses across multiple threads.
Time to disengage.
I personally think it was a yellow which should have been mitigated to a penalty only according to the laws of the game (either due to low degree of danger, or attempt to wrap as a mitigating factor as per framework)It does matter in terms of being a mitigating factor because it shows he was trying to wrap his arms. It’s academic anyway but it would have been important in the defence if it was a red.
It's the exact reason Koro's red against the French was reversed in the tribunal hearing.It does matter in terms of being a mitigating factor because it shows he was trying to wrap his arms. It’s academic anyway but it would have been important in the defence if it was a red.
They looked tired and almost disinterested.A lot of Springbok stars faded in the past 8 days. Am & De Allende are meant to be the toughest centres in the business. Pollard the most composed 10. Le Roux looks well passed it.
Admittedly Faf hasn’t looked amazing since 2019.
I’m now very curious to see how Aus go against the NH.