GEgeneraltit
Pro3,164 posts
24 Oct 2015, 20:14#1
I've given this a lot of thought...afterall it seems that at times this could be true...the pool selection and the adjudicator selections in IRB and Fifa and cricket and what seems to happen...the small minnow sides are always kept down and disadvantaged...ie Japan cracked a big one and had to play Scotland 3 days later after doing a miracle and beating the Boks (this is just a simple example)...the powerful (Tier 1) have good breaks between matches.
Do boards just keep patronising the money spinners ( the biggest spectator draw cards) to line their pockets and are the minnow sides further disadvantaged??
I don't know but maybe my simple analysis has some merit here...do not want to take to extremes.
Having said that the NZ/SA match was well reffed even though prejudice exists towards French adjudicators...this is one game that was well reffed.NZ won it fair and square
CAcarpetmuncher
Pro1,667 posts
CAcarpetmuncherPro1,667 posts
24 Oct 2015, 20:16#2
mate i am not sure what your trying to say here.....yes the games where setup a bit funny only due to the length of the rwc....noi conspiracy here mate
BEBeeno1
Captain40,032 posts
BEBeeno1Captain40,032 posts
24 Oct 2015, 20:17#3
The Tv commentators noted that TMO Ayoub of Oz was bringing incidents to the ref where the Boks had transgressed but a number where the wee abs had transgressed were ignored.I thing the r ef on the field did okay.
GEgeneraltit
Pro3,164 posts
24 Oct 2015, 20:36#4
Poor Japan after creating the biggest miracle and consequently exhausting themselves to the full achieving the highest accolade of beating the Boks...never been done by any minnow side before...and with little depth in reserves (squad) has to play Scotland 3 days later...another long shot anyway but might have created another upset with a side well rested...this WC has been amazing...it's revealed that rugby is developing in minnow rugby...we have seen better rugby coming from Japan, Georgia and Romania despite their loses but the margins...even Namibia who comprises of non professionals was impressive...no wins but closer margins
CAcarpetmuncher
Pro1,667 posts
CAcarpetmuncherPro1,667 posts
24 Oct 2015, 20:45#5
yes and the biggest change was the mindshift of the teams....even georgia is playing a more dynamic game pattern and the results speak for themselves.
as i posted 2 years ago the sa rugby is in a massive decline due to the style we play the game and if we dont catch a wakeup we might very well decline in world rugby. the cracks are starting to show and our way of playing the game is our biggest problem
we need a massive change in mindset if we want to change this around