zenetti 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2007 NEWSFLASH!!!! League have the NZ Warriors, and now the rugby union have renamed the All BLacks the Rainbow Warriors coz the French have F*%KED us again!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zenetti 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2007 (edited) whats the difference between the All BLacks and an arsonist?.............. An Arsonist wouldn't waste 5 matches!! interesting fact.... the only 2 matches we have lost this year were both when Hayman shaved his beard off..... kind of reminds you of Samson! Edited October 9, 2007 by zenetti Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StylesM5 0 Report post Posted October 10, 2007 From South Africa's "News24" website. Johannesburg - Some referees in the rugby World Cup tournament in France are "bad, very bad," says former Springbok captain Naas Botha. A number of the decisions during this year's tournament had been "pathetic and shocking" and one mistake cost the All Black coach his job, Botha said on Tuesday. He singled out the "blatant forward pass" during the quarter-final match between France and New Zealand, saying the referee and touch judges either missed it or ignored it. The pass enabled France to score a try, win the match 20-18 and eliminate the tournament favourites. Botha, a respected television commentator after an outstanding career as Northern Transvaal and South African flyhalf, said the mistake by English referee Wayne Barnes had already cost All Black coach Graham Henry his job. "New Zealand could and should have won the match. They deserved to win, even though they did not play their usual brand of brilliant rugby. "The fact is that a forward pass has destroyed Henry. And one should also think of the players. Years of preparation and hard work were destroyed in the blink of an eye because a referee and two touch judges did not keep their eyes open," Botha said. Could see with the naked eye He was also furious because "South Africa could have easily been in the same situation as New Zealand because of a pathetic referee. "One could see with the naked eye that the pass that so nearly gave Fiji a try at a critical stage of the match against the Springboks was forward. "Had it not been for JP Pietersen's tackle that prevented Fiji from scoring in the corner South Africa might also not have reached the semi-finals. "And what about the last few minutes of that match when the Springboks won a scrum near Fiji's try-line? They could have scored if at least two of Fiji's players did not break away, completely illegally, before the ball had emerged. "The referee was standing right in front of the two culprits but he did nothing. He should have awarded a penalty try to South Africa. "It is sad that the integrity of the World Cup tournament has been compromised by referees such as these. "And nobody must mention "human errors". A referee in a tournament of this nature should watch what is happening. "The touch judges must also watch what is happening. And if there is any doubt, there is technology that they can call upon. "I'm sorry, I don't buy it. It stinks," Botha said Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjs 60 Report post Posted October 10, 2007 Impossible is nothing.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
