General Rugby Discussion 3

Maybe you all need to check the f t and read up on what’s happened and what’s the truth,like how the video was leaked from Australia not rassie,how all he’s points were correct and fact.bill beaumont needs to resign as world rugby are getting worse than FIFA.Picho was the man to take WR forward yet the old boys club put a stop to that.same as they saying it was a independent committee that sanctioned rassie???well we all know what WR independent committees are like.

There is nothing new in the fact that refereeing rugby games has an element of subjectivity though. This only needs to be an issue if people expect the laws to be implemented in full all of the time. But if those people got there way we’d see next to no rugby as we’d just have penalty fests.

I know the common response to that is that it would make players stop infringing, but the game gets messy, especially around the ruck. We already see cases of players not deliberately infringing being pinged for it. The last thing the game needs is for this to happen in cases that aren’t impacting the flow of the match.

IMO some people just simply need to accept that refs will use their judgement to determine if an infringements requires punishment or not. And as individuals we won’t always agree with those calls. Especially if it doesn’t go our teams way.

This has been part of the game for as long as the game has been around. Unless the decisions are wildly biased in one sides favour or another, unless there’s a clear lack of consistency or unless officials get very clear and important decisions badly wrong, then we just have to just deal with it. Not being able to is an individuals problem, not the games problem.

And a bit of understanding from supporters too! At the end of the day, getting pissed off about some of those things is only having an impact on your own enjoyment of the game and, probably, the enjoyment of those around you. So chilling out about this stuff makes the whole experience more enjoyable across the board.

Shows how clueless u are and not knowing the facts when u say he released it.do ur homework and don’t rely on Facebook pages for info as u prob do.

As long as Erasmus keeps SA at the top of the game, the fans will back him regardless.

I don't think Irish fans would be much different tbh.

Yet u fuckers protect a rapist.

Well angry fella I’m neither a paedo or catholic.

I like that you don't deny you're a **** though 😜 I appreciate the self awareness.

If Leo Cullen had done what Erasmus did after a loss and Leinster rugby backed him up, I'd cancel my season ticket in a heartbeat.

Pretty significant announcement by World Rugby today.

World Rugby has approved the eligibility change rule to allow players to switch nationality. Essentially any international player can transfer from one union to another subject to demonstrating a close and credible link to that union via birth right (born or have a parent or grandparent born in that county).

The move is only possible also if that player is stood down from international rugby for 3 years (3 years since last cap) and also is subject to approval from World Rugby Regulations Committee.

Huge news for many of the Pacific Island countries like Tonga, Samoa and Fiji who have had a lot of diaspora go on to play for Australia and New Zealand.