The dangerous tackle on French wing Remy Grosso

Oh Dearie, Batten down, you've just upset sensitivities hahahahaha

Jou stoute kind

Hi Moz,

I agree with your message. This technique, in the circumstances as outlined by you is actually taught to junior coaches as a directive of AR (Australian Rugby). I've been coaching junior rugby for 6 years with the minimum required credentials. I recently up-skilled and this is what is taught.   

Yes, but we also teach the kids how to tackle as DDA should have on Mike Brown . The boys are at U14's now, they had that technique down pact at U12's.

Anyone know how medics tested for skull fractures on the battle field during the middle ages? 

They'd make you put your thumb in your mouth and blow on it as hard as possible. 

If they heard a hissing noise then you had a sku ll fracture.

How painful must that have been.

Why was the French player carded when he made a perfectly legal tackle and Tu'ungafasi got away with nothing bar a penalty.

There are already question marks about NZ rugby players being dirty and using questionable techniques like Kung Fu kicks to the face and now head butting - so why was no action taken in this case.   I have seen many players carded for exactly the same thing  - but apparently it would not happen when NZ players are involved.  

Oh get a life Mike, even the French coach came out and said it was a straight out accident. Are you trying to say that he was intentionally trying to headbutt him?

You have obviously never seen a headbutt then and are just being the usual argumentative trolling prick that your known as on here

And if you want to blame someone for the yellow card the french got try blaming the Pommy ref that over reacted.

I bet if it was your ball you would have crawled off home because its not fair at the 50th minute. You really are scrapping the bottom of the barrel at trying to bring the ABs down. Face it you team is shit and no matter how many excuses you come up with to make you feel better nothings going to change.

Fark it, I am going to do something I have never done before, I am going to support the bloody Poms this weekend as I find them less obnoxious than you. 

CF

Please don't be upset about what I have written.   The fish has bitten.

I agree with you about the Pommie ref about the carding of the French player.   It obviously was a Pom ref mistake and it was clearly shown on replays as not being a neck high tackle.

As to the Franks incident - I think it was an accident - but I also think Franks should have been more careful in what he did.   Carelessness in rugby is a problem and what he did negated the requirement to be careful.   fact is he was lucky not be carded in the relevant case.  

Mike's on roll this week.

Yep and he has bitten straight back

I do like this forum as there is plenty of baiting, always good for a laugh

Well said old crust fan was begining to think you were a snowflake like poor dense denise!!!!!!!

Mostly at you're expense but a laugh nonetheless.

Just don't cry to hard over your SR trophy this year

Actually half looking forward to the RC. Both Oz and SA will hopefully be better. 

I have a feeling OZ are gonna do a lot better than expected.

Tears of joy when Sam holds the trophy aloft yet again is the only crying I will be doing.

But possibly tears of laughter as well when the Jags finish top of your conference and no SA team gets passed the quarters hahahaha

They do when they laugh at Saffas. NZ men have been laughing at you lot for over a hundred years now. We are still waiting for you to find one player thats fit to polish an All Blacks boots

Well Plum you know what they say once you hit rock bottom the only way is up and you cant be any worse in th RC than last year surely

Having head butted the odd git when having a wee stoush I can tell you right now Moz you dont go for skull to skull contact but forehead to the nice ssquishy nose parts.

Unless your Tony Stark suited up no bastard would aim is skull at someone elses its just asking to fracture your own bonce.