: Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:37 pm  

mat wrote:

end of game.

Oh right.

When did this new rule come in? I've obviously missed it.

: Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:44 pm  

Asim wrote:

Oh right.

When did this new rule come in? I've obviously missed it.

pretty certain I've seen tries disallowed through not been grounded before hooter sounds in past. other scenario would have been a catalans player shoving him into touch while he was coming across to the sticks and if you watch the try back there were a few cats players within reach. Should have grounded the ball the instant he crossed - the conversion wasnt necessary to ensure the result.

: Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:46 pm  

Asim wrote:

Oh right.

When did this new rule come in? I've obviously missed it.

He seems to be under the impression that they were playing a game of football

: Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:48 pm  

maybe Im imagining seeeing it before - wouldnt be the first time

: Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:48 pm  

mat wrote:

pretty certain I've seen tries disallowed through not been grounded before hooter sounds in past. other scenario would have been a catalans player shoving him into touch while he was coming across to the sticks and if you watch the try back there were a few cats players within reach. Should have grounded the ball the instant he crossed - the conversion wasnt necessary to ensure the result.

I was going to offer to lend you my spade but it looks like you don't need it

: Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:07 pm  

mat wrote:

yeah and his showboating came within six seconds of costing us the match. He could have put it down in the corner and guaranteed a win but he had to show off and put it down under the sticks- could have backfired big style if hooter had gone while he was jogging across. And dont tell me he knew exactly how much time was left on clock.

On current form platt is our best fullback. sykes had a bit of a mare last week and we only improved in last 20 when platt came on and all match reports I've read say halley was having a mare on saturday apart from the winning try, which even he says jeffries did all the work for.

Showboating?

Firstly he was down at the other end of the pitch from the scoreboard and would not have been aware of the exact time.

Second. There were a lot of stops in the second half for video decisions. It wasn't clear to ANYONE if the clock had been stopped every time. Stadium clocks often aren't. there could have been 5 minutes left on the clock and a four point lead would have given us a very nervous finish!

Third. The defenders trying to stop Halley more or less stopped when he crossed the line in the corner. There was plenty of room for him to improve the angle for the kicker.

Fourth. Deacon was off the pitch and we'd already missed one conversion after he left.

Is that showboating or are you making a glib comment on something you haven't even seen?

: Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:16 pm  

mat wrote:

try's not complete till he grounds it - if hooter had gone before he grounded it wouldnt have been a try

Yeah but doesn't the game continue until the next time play stops? be that a tackle, ball goes out of play or a try is scored?

: Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:17 pm  

mat wrote:

pretty certain I've seen tries disallowed through not been grounded before hooter sounds in past. other scenario would have been a catalans player shoving him into touch while he was coming across to the sticks and if you watch the try back there were a few cats players within reach. Should have grounded the ball the instant he crossed - the conversion wasnt necessary to ensure the result.

You want to stop watching rugby games in your dreams.


The hooter can go at any time. The game doesn't finish until the next tackle is made after that hooter (or the ball is dead). If it goes during a tackle, that is the end.

I could remind you of a certain Wide to West try, but I know we're all sick of hearing about that one!

: Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:47 pm  

Natural a winger wants to maximise the kicking angle if easily (unopposed) to do so. This is what he coached to do.
Not unusual that in the heat of battle that a winger is not looking at the clock rather than where his position is and who is gonna pass him the ball.
So.... he did his job as a winger.
What risk did he take without any defended in his way?

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:20 am  

This thread proves, if proof were needed, (it isn't!) that some people are never satisfied but will pick fault with anything. Doesn't alter the fact that it was extremely good and clever play by Halley, who at a critical time kept a great position to take the pass, and kept his head to coolly make the extras a formality.

Can't believe anyone who watches the game actually thinks it ends literally as the hooter sounds