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Interesting news article out of SA

SA Rugby In Shock After TMO Correctly Rules In Favour Of The Away Team

Shockwaves went through SA rugby today, when a TMO (television muppet official) correctly ruled against the home SA team for the first time ever in a televised game. Late on in the match, with the Lions looking to close out the match it looked for all money that the Lions had scored with time almost up to put the game beyond reach. Despite the ball clearly having not been grounded, expected transmission began with the assistant referee running in to let the referee know that the ball had indeed been grounded correctly, and he'd had a clear view.

However things began to unravel shortly after, when the referee decided that it was worth another look, leaving all viewers confused. After looking at 3 angles, of which the clearest had correctly been blocked by a spectators head, the TMO then sent seismic waves through the community by correctly saying the ball hadn't been grounded. The Blues then went on to score a last minute winner, although replays clearly showed there were at least 5 potential reasons for the referee to completely fuck up and call it back.

Lions coach Johan Ackermann when asked about the incident was inconsolable and somewhat confused. "I didn't really see it and haven't had time to review it, as like all good coaches I wasn't looking at the 42 live screens in front of me all showing the replays. This is however a huge shift change for SA refereeing, and I'm wondering if there is any point in even having home advantage anymore. Fans don't turn up, and if the referees are going to police things correctly and without bias, then we may as well just play away".

Team captain Warren Whitely concurred, simply saying "it's not my job to comment on referees decisions, but if the home teaming isn't getting all the 90/10's, let alone the 50/50's, it's going to be tough from here on in"

Blues coach Tana Umaga was delighted with the result, the first time in his tenure that his team actually did anything decent. "It's great to get a win against a well coached and strong Lions team, although I don't have time to talk right now, as I've got to help Sonny Bill get a flight to Port Elizabeth - he's got an old pal or something there he wants to catch up with".

SA referees were approached for comment, but politely declined as they, quite rightly commented that like all controversial decisions their view is firmly to have their heads up their arse.

Specsavers having an impact with their sponsorship ?

This is a BS article to be quite frank,   SA refs have frequently decided against the home team and it could be perhaps a first for the NZ referees  to do the same - yet have to happen, but nobody knows whether it will ever happen.

And then Ackerman is not the Lions coach anymore - maybe the idiot journalist have referred to a Gloucester match - he is a bloody idiot at best.  

Bwahahahahahhahahahaha how silly these batshit dumb kbbs are!!!!! This has backfired  on the kiwis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The EGG lands

Its like taking candy from a baby.

Ummmm its not a serious article you dumbass's

I got it off another forum, I thought the language used would make it obvious but then we are talking Saffa IQ here.

Another week and more SA scalps to hang off the belt, not looking good for your lot when your best team gets thrashed by our bottom team and at home hahahahaha.

...you'd have to be pretty dopey no t to see it was a satirical piece..

Well it is sort of my fault, I forgot that they were Saffas so I should have made it clearer hahahahaha

A clumsy piece for sure but good enough to snare a few sabbs Well done Cruz

 ...yup we can all see they were'nt offended by it at all ... 

One has to smile

Emoticon provided to aid sabbs comprehension.

Propably written last year, and as not one Saffa coach is worth a brass razoo we dont know (or care) what useless chump you lot pretend to call coaches is supposidly running the sinking ship.

That a good enough explanation?

I used to be a sheep shearer myself ,the very best were invariably petty good athletes and clever chaps to boot .

I reckon a team made up of sheep shearers from NZ would probably give you saffas a bit of a kicking and might well push you lot off your lofty 5th place ranking hehehe...

And Mr Moz you might want to give wee Mikey and that halfwit mate of yours a heads up about what tongue in cheek means.Hint .its not the first course at a cannibal banquet.

The fact that it mentions Ackerman is what gives me the impression it was written last year, rather logical I think so that probably explains why it eluded you.

But the Kiwi teams always beat the SA teams so that could be any year

Moz the very best are NZ shearers ,I have been taught to shear by world champion and world record holders.Helped at one record set at Erewhon station where we had 10 men shear 5555 in a day.

My first boss was the essential Kiwi ,tough ,funny and a decent bloke to the core named Ray Alabaster [ loved his rugby too like all our boys] who was captain of the NZ shearing team back in the late 70s .A great mentor for any young chap starting out in life .

Cheers Mr Moz ! Some proper banter ,Just count em as you shear em and off you go to the land of Nod .