Cheetahs was cheeted out of the Brumby game by the Brown refereeing crookedly. Now they come up against the Crusaders - with the same referee. This one is not straight and one wonders what new rules he is going to cook up tomorrow.
Do the New Zealanders have no untainted capable referees to do the job or do all players from elsewhere have to suffer through crooked games?
I believe that we should have NH refs replace ALL of NZs refs for the remainder of rugby history. Their arrogance in believing they are a law unto themselves must be broken, neigh, shattered! That said, unless he does something particularly ignorant, this one will come down to the teams. It's one of those games where fine margins can make a terribly grave impression if things don't pan out. But such is the nature of the competition; just a fraction off and you can be beaten comprehensively. Both sides are capableo of piling on the points in an open game. I just hope the Cheetahs are not so carefree in their approach. I don't think this ref will be keen to screw up again, so, as I say, he shouldn't be a factor.
Qute so "clever" Mike. The last straw regarding this arrogance was to make Bl nz ref of the year.What staggering cynical arrogance and contempt for us! Yet large portions in SA rejoice saying if we dont win it we are glad nz does!!!!! I quote Naas the Baas here a bulle legend.
No a leopard doesn't change his spots. One thing though to bear in mind - if the crusaders are on top and winning he will probably ref decently. We have seen that even the likes of dickinson could ref properly if they chose to. It all depends on what is needed.
Sillymike, are you saying that the Cheetahs have already lost and you are just sitting down trying to figure out some creative excuses why they lost in your mind! Seems you, Aristokrat and Benno1 are smoking too much of Sitting Bull's peace pipe!
Well hopefully the referee isn't so biased this time. I think Cheetahs have the potential to win, they played great attacking rugby last week. der Aristokrat i agree with you that we should have NH refs replace NZ refs, i thought about that awhile ago, i dont think it will ever happen tho.
hakwa a little more subtlelty please - note how I put the word clever in inverted commas.
Actualy ou Maaik is quite correct and from the investigation there was an admission the ref got it wrong.
The ref "errors" cost the Cheetahs the match.
Beeno1, I was the one that complained the most in the Cheetahs vs Brumbies games because everybody can see that Keith Brown was wrong (and plus I hate the Brumbies and Eddie Jones) and I hope he gets canned as a S15 ref BUT to rope BL into every discussion is just dopey!
