Rugby Thread

[spongebob59]

He didn’t make it up, he made a mistake based on not knowing Afrikaans.

You can't know that, you can only assume

 

[TimShady]

You can't know that, you can only assume

The evidence is heavily weight that way. I’ve also heard the incident and his intonation doesn’t sound confrontational in any way.

There’s certainly more evidence in favour of the decision than the people on this thread acting like he got away with it to allow him to play in the final.

 

[spongebob59]

The evidence is heavily weight that way. I’ve also heard the incident and his intonation doesn’t sound confrontational in any way.

There’s certainly more evidence in favour of the decision than the people on this thread acting like he got away with it to allow him to play in the final.

Which is pretty what has happened, if it had happened in an earlier match and he wasn't the only hooker in the squad it may have been investigated properly rather than swept under the carpet. If it was a simple misunderstanding of dialect why hasn't this been noted by the SA management and an apology made for any misunderstanding?
There is also history between the two players.
All the SA team is to change their call , why use white ?
Only person to come out with any credit from this is Kolisi, class act.

 

[TimShady]

Which is pretty what has happened, if it had happened in an earlier match and he wasn't the only hooker in the squad it may have been investigated properly rather than swept under the carpet. If it was a simple misunderstanding of dialect why hasn't this been noted by the SA management and an apology made for any misunderstanding?
There is also history between the two players.
All the SA team is to change their call , why use white ?
Only person to come out with any credit from this is Kolisi, class act.

I think this has been investigated as much as it can in light of the available “evidence”.

Maybe SA aren’t apologising because they don’t feel they’ve anything to apologise for; you can’t always say sorry for people being offended when you know you didn’t say anything offensive. If it was me, I would have explained but I also don’t think they’re out of order not to.

 

[Captainron]

Does the SA player and the rest of the team speak Afrikaans most of the time? Serious question btw as I have no idea.

Yes they do.

 

[WGCRider]

So Curry made it up?
Would you be so if Curry had called him a "black c"?
I doubt it very much, unless using a persons colour as an insult it par for the course.

No, I'm saying that there is a 0% chance that the team who get their supporters to sing a slave song is wrong here.

 

[WGCRider]

it may have been investigated properly rather than swept under the carpet. If it was a simple misunderstanding of dialect why hasn't this been noted by the SA management and an apology made for any misunderstanding?

How could it have been differently investigated? They took a statement from Curry, asked the other players and nobody heard it. Then listened to audio available from the time Curry said it took place. What else would you have them do?

 

[Fade and Die]

So any non Saffers sticking up for them tonight?

 

[Piece]

please

 

[IanM]

So any non Saffers sticking up for them tonight?

Sort off... got a lot of mates and former colleagues in Cape Town. But only sort of!

 

[AmandaJR]

Come on New Zealand

 

[AmandaJR]

So a player goes off injured - yellow card for the player who caused said injury....

Except he's gone off for a "tactical" reason so can come back on. Ridiculous. So much for protecting players.

 

[Fade and Die]

Sort off... got a lot of mates and former colleagues in Cape Town. But only sort of!

For me that would only strengthen my support for the Kiwi’s

 

[Tashyboy]

Could that be karma for the SA player going off injured.

 

[AmandaJR]

Then squealing "high ref, high ref" like a footballer.

Last night Argentina appealed for foul play pretty much every time there was a break in play. The game is being ruined.

 

[AmandaJR]

Could that be karma for the SA player going off injured.

No. He's being substituted for tactical reasons

 

[BrianM]

Never a red that for me, he’s changed direction and going down.

 

[IanM]

Me neither, but it is these days!

 

[Piece]

Scrappy first half, a bit dull really. Was hoping that NZ would throw it around a bit more to stretch SA.

Red card? Law says yes, but I'm not convinced.

 

[Fade and Die]

Scrappy first half, a bit dull really. Was hoping that NZ would throw it around a bit more to stretch SA.

Red card? Law says yes, but I'm not convinced.

Nah, the mitigation they should have applied is that it is the World Cup final and there should be an effort to keep it a balanced contest.