Comments on: New Zealand rugby fans impress as All Blacks return home with shame http://www.whatisrugby.com/2007/10/10/new-zealand-rugby-fans-impress-as-all-blacks-return-home-with-shame/ Straightforward rugby commentary from a North American perspective Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:47:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: edward meltzer http://www.whatisrugby.com/2007/10/10/new-zealand-rugby-fans-impress-as-all-blacks-return-home-with-shame/#comment-3094 edward meltzer Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:28:42 +0000 http://www.whatisrugby.com/2007/10/10/new-zealand-rugby-fans-impress-as-all-blacks-return-home-with-shame/#comment-3094 The ref was wrong and the try that france scored should not have been a try. I watched it over and over again on my tv and the two passes that led to the try were forward.oh well its over now. That ref should not be allowed to referry any more matches at all. The ref was wrong and the try that france scored should not have been a try. I watched it over and over again on my tv and the two passes that led to the try were forward.oh well its over now. That ref should not be allowed to referry any more matches at all.

]]> By: Vic http://www.whatisrugby.com/2007/10/10/new-zealand-rugby-fans-impress-as-all-blacks-return-home-with-shame/#comment-1574 Vic Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:08:37 +0000 http://www.whatisrugby.com/2007/10/10/new-zealand-rugby-fans-impress-as-all-blacks-return-home-with-shame/#comment-1574 Howlett <a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/4/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10477550" target="blank" rel="nofollow">receives mysterious sanction</a> yesterday at his conduct meeting. Howlett receives mysterious sanction yesterday at his conduct meeting.

]]> By: Francis http://www.whatisrugby.com/2007/10/10/new-zealand-rugby-fans-impress-as-all-blacks-return-home-with-shame/#comment-386 Francis Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:37:40 +0000 http://www.whatisrugby.com/2007/10/10/new-zealand-rugby-fans-impress-as-all-blacks-return-home-with-shame/#comment-386 Talking about which, Midi Olympique, the french rugby N°1 paper, made it certain, based on unseen video footage, that there has been no knock-on during France's winning try run. Instead it appears that, while tackling Traille, McCaw actually touches the ball and pushed it a little forward. No more excuses for the All Blacks then. Talking about which, Midi Olympique, the french rugby N°1 paper, made it certain, based on unseen video footage, that there has been no knock-on during France’s winning try run.

Instead it appears that, while tackling Traille, McCaw actually touches the ball and pushed it a little forward.

No more excuses for the All Blacks then.

]]> By: Josh Houston http://www.whatisrugby.com/2007/10/10/new-zealand-rugby-fans-impress-as-all-blacks-return-home-with-shame/#comment-373 Josh Houston Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:50:18 +0000 http://www.whatisrugby.com/2007/10/10/new-zealand-rugby-fans-impress-as-all-blacks-return-home-with-shame/#comment-373 That's only because the fans decided the referee stole the match from them and have hence directed their hatred towards him by issuing death threats. I wouldn't be so hard on Howlett. He's just getting accustomed to drinking heavily and being rowdy so he'll fit in with all the Irish when he joins Munster. That’s only because the fans decided the referee stole the match from them and have hence directed their hatred towards him by issuing death threats.

I wouldn’t be so hard on Howlett. He’s just getting accustomed to drinking heavily and being rowdy so he’ll fit in with all the Irish when he joins Munster.

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