Comments on: Should IRB referees be held accountable for their own performances?

By: Tnefdt

Tnefdt — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:42:00 +0000

The refs are not looking at the attacking teams clearing out the approaching defenders during rucks and mauls. They should at least enter the contact area parallel to the side line. Sometimes people are taken out two meters from the the ruck. paralell to the goal line. Ridiculous.
The second issue is if the ref can check upstairs whether a player when out of touch in the corner. surely he can check for the forward pass upstairs. Especially since the advancing player sometimes go out at the touch line meters from the gaol line.
Its is also notable that in some games some teams are coached and guided by the refs while he would go to the whistle immediately for the opposing team.
Last point. Refs ofter shift the resonsibility for the imortant decisions to the assistant refs while the assistant naturally expect the ref to take the lead and make the call. This is often when things goes wrong in a game.

By: Pire

Pire — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:08:52 +0000

Momentum guys…from both Cooper & the tackler.

By: CC

CC — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 05:48:21 +0000

Im calm as anything, just laughing at you and all your hating.

By: Ron Berrington

Ron Berrington — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 01:43:19 +0000

CC – just who is ranting and emotional – don’t you think you’re getting dangerously close to blowing your top – diddums (to quote your one-time dominatrix)?

By: CC

CC — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:41:38 +0000

Im not here to debate with you clown.

Your rant was so emotional and delusional that I merely posted to call you a twat.

If you think the All Blacks are a more thuggish team than any of the other top 5 teams you’re obviously too blinkered to see sense.

By: Ron Berrington

Ron Berrington — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:07:24 +0000

Your debative powers and soaring intellect are quite overpowering – rather like the thuggery of those you attempt to defend.

By: CC

CC — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:48:00 +0000

Because what you are saying is absolute bollocks!

Comments such as ‘I do not know how NZRU manage to so totally dominate and subdue the ref’s – perhaps they are simply bought.’

What a ridiculous thing to say!

By: R Berrington

R Berrington — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:50:38 +0000

Who the heck’s CC? Some sissy I guess hiding behind a tree.
Whatever – I do wish he’d address my criticisms rather than engaging in a crude ad hominem attack.

By: CC

CC — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:39:48 +0000

Ron Berrington, we are ashamed you are a NZ resident as well,is there any way we can convince you to pack it all in and return to from whence you came?

Youre obviously so blinded by your hatred for the no1 ranked team in the world,the All Blacks that your whole comment focuses soley on this.

Just a reminder for you also that Richie McCaw has just been awarded IRB player of the year for the 3rd time but hey if you say hes a cheating thug then he must be and everyone else is wrong.

I think youll find guys like Andy Powell from Wales are thugs with their dirty play and McCaw is one of the cleanest players in the game so thug is definitely not the word to use when speaking of McCaw.

To summarise your comment is nothing but bitter and twisted rubbish and should be acknowledge as such.

Good day.

ps let me know if I can give you a ride to the airport!

By: Ron Berrington

Ron Berrington — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:56:37 +0000

Sir,
I am ashamed to be a NZ resident.
The All Black thugs strike again.

1. Pre-match – a primitive display of raw stone age barbarous thuggery – as far removed from sport as it can conceivably get to wind your bloodthirsty mob up to a murderous fever pitch.
2. Arch-thug Mcaw playing in his usual off-side position is penalised but, in the most blatant case of pathetic refereeing I’ve seen in a while, the ref reverses his decision because a South African pushed Mcaw. To make it worse – he bins the SA player – a totally unwarranted sending-off which completely ruined the match – how sick is that? Mcaw’s been getting away with murder for so long that, if I was playing against him, I’d find it difficult to refrain from kicking his grubby cheating head in.
3. AB 11 – who viciously and belatedly bashes his shoulder into an already tackled SA player – gets a very polite admonishment from the ref and a reluctantly awarded penalty to SA. The stupid ref was so blinkered he didn’t even see it – the linesman had to wake him up to it. THAT WAS AN “OFF FOR THE MATCH” OFFENCE!
4. Time and again the AB thugs are miles off-side – interfere with their opponents while off-side – fail to retire behind the ball before re-entering play and blatantly run interference between would-be defenders and their mates.
5. I do not know how NZRU manage to so totally dominate and subdue the ref’s – perhaps they are simply bought.
6. What I do know is that it is no wonder that the public is being turned-off and turning to soccer – and that is despite all that game’s faults.

R Berrington (rugby player up to the age of 36)