jollyswagman
Ron Walden (29)
#FREE.RITCHIE
No worries. Keep an eye out for the number eight holding Louw from the ground in the lead up. That's the one I'm talking about.Ok sorry Ped, we obviously talking about different incidents, the one I talking about Louw is not trapped in a ruck, but just starting to get up from the back of one as McCaw runs past, I will see if I can find the one where he is trapped in a ruck.
Can someone explain what the ruling was when Franks (I think it was) entered the rolling maul on the SA side to win the turnover? I was thinking to myself 'wtf are you doing!' then we get a penalty out of it.
Great game overall, I haven't been that nervous/relieved since the 2011 final.
Another interesting call was the JP Pietersen intercept that was called back for a penalty to NZ but then the TMO immediately reversed the penalty for a neck roll. Even though it was the right decision in real time, I wonder what would have come of the situation had Pietersen scored? Would the try have stood given the original penalty had been reversed?
Yeah? Looks bad? Geez Ped you must of wanted Pocock banned for a long time if you think this is bad. Ok I a kiwi, but I don't even know if his elbow has hit him in head as he ran past, he certainly has been knocked with McCaws hip on the shoulder as he tried to stand, but as I said when there was a suggestion Pocock maybe cited a few weeks ago, I thought that was ludicrous suggestion, and think this is too, even if Green and Gold seem to be trying to highlight it on main game review!! I wonder why that is
Well, that may be, but irrelevant really -
I don't think McCaw should or will get suspended but he certainly makes contact.
Louw went off straight after that to get his forehead stitched up. He definitely gets opened up by the contact from McCaw's elbow.
No he didn't. He got up and contested the next breakdown and got a big close up at the next break in play with no blood or visible wound. The cut happened later.
Scrum.com has Louw being subbed off at the 28 minute mark (back on at 34), about 6 minutes after the McCaw incident.
Well bugger me then....ban him for for 6 weeks for striking poor Francois with his hip then......striking is striking be it with an elbow, fist, hip or testicles.....the nerve of that Ritchie guy!Hip on shoulder. Case closed.
I think the Wallabies v Argentina game will be a bit more open tonight if the conditions are good but certainly not to the extent of Argentina's quarter final against Ireland