Joubert to ref final
17 Oct 2011
South Africa’s Craig Joubert will referee Sunday’s World Cup final between the All Blacks and France.
Joubert, who took charge of the New Zealand versus Australia semi-final, becomes only the second South African to take charge of the grand final after Andre Watson, who has enjoyed the responsibility on two occasions. The appointment was made by the IRB’s Match Official Selection Committee in Auckland on Monday following a thorough review of performances during the knock-out phase.
Joubert will be joined by Alain Rolland (Ireland) and Nigel Owens (Wales) as assistant referees and Giulio De Santis (Italy) as Television Match Official.
Meanwhile, Wayne Barnes will take charge of the Bronze Final between Australia and Wales on Friday. The Englishman will be supported by assistant referees Romain Poite (France) and George Clancy (Ireland) with Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) as Television Match Official.
IRB Referee Manager Paddy O’Brien said: ‘The IRB Match Official Selection Committee was delighted with Craig and Alain’s performances in the semi-finals. Alain will perform the reserve referee role should he be required.
‘We may be nearing the conclusion of what has been a truly superb Rugby World Cup, but our focus remains firmly on consistency, penalising the clear and the obvious and tackling the ‘big five’ areas.
‘Collectively we continue to work together as a unit and maintain a zero tolerance attitude towards infringements and foul play across the key areas of the game. In that regard, I would also like to thank the coaches for their buy-in to the process during this tournament.’
Joubert said: ‘It is an enormous honour to get the final and I would like to thank Paddy and the Committee for giving me the opportunity. The whole team has performed superbly, assisted each other and bonded over the course of the last six weeks and I would like to thank them for their support and best wishes. I am now really looking forward to getting out there and enjoying the occasion.’
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17 Oct 2011, 08:49 am
@Helen(Helen)-95: It actually was the Ireland v Aussie game that changed the whole tourney.
17 Oct 2011, 08:49 am
One of the moments of the match of me… well actually after the match…
was Richie walking on his own just after the final whistle… looking around him… and letting a little smile come to his face as it sank it that they had achieved their penultimate goal of reaching the final… then it was gone… because he knows the job is not yet done.
no matter what saffas say about him… he is a truly great rugby player, captain and person… humble and dignified…
well done Richie…!
17 Oct 2011, 08:50 am
And then gone on to scale Mt Kilimanjaro? And then gone on to run a Michelin two-star restaurant? And then gone on to swim the English Channel?
So what?
They utterly SMOKED the Boks by a whopping 20 points in a head-to-head RWC encounter. The Boks have never done that — even outside of a world cup.
17 Oct 2011, 08:50 am
@cane(cane)-98:
Even after SA is bundled out of the cup and your team is in the final, you still can only talk about SA.
Sad
17 Oct 2011, 08:51 am
@ufo(ufo)-102:
Agee.
I couldn’t have happened to a better man.
17 Oct 2011, 08:51 am
Once the ABs skin the Boks, what happens after that has nothing to do with SA.
17 Oct 2011, 08:52 am
@rossoneri(rossoneri)-96:
Hi Lil! Yeah the team that stays unbeaten throughout the tourny must win. I mean losing to Tonga and smashed by the Kiwis and then being awarded World Champs title is a definite no no, They are so deserving and their time is now.
17 Oct 2011, 08:52 am
@Helen(Helen)-104: Only to mock and scoff
17 Oct 2011, 08:52 am
@rossoneri(rossoneri)-101:
Perhaps, but I was referring to a MOMENT.
17 Oct 2011, 08:52 am
@Helen(Helen)-87:
OH ok Helen.
17 Oct 2011, 08:53 am
@rossoneri(rossoneri)-96: i agree, NZ do deserve the WC. Being neutral, I for one refuse to support a team in the final who lost twice in their pool. Which brings me back to why the format of the WC needs to change to ensure that at 2 of the top 3 teams in the world contest a RWC final.
17 Oct 2011, 08:53 am
@TheTackler(TheTackler)-108:
just shows how you define yourself and your team ONLY in the context of SA.
Again, I say. It is sad.
17 Oct 2011, 08:55 am
It will probably be good for world rugby if the French cause an upset this weekend.
The scary thing for the kiwis is that the AB’s are now such favorotes that the choking becomes a real possibility.
The french love playing as underdogs, nothing to lose.
17 Oct 2011, 08:55 am
yeah… no one is entitled to anything in sport… victory and reputation and respect have to be earned…
but if ever there was a team that deserved to win the world cup… it is richie’s all blacks… they have been so dominant over the last few years that (barring the bok upset i had hoped for) with the Christchurch earthquake as well… it would be a travesty should they not win the trophy this time…
i hope the french compete… but i back the all blacks to win…
17 Oct 2011, 08:56 am
@Rugbyprof(rugbyprof)-111:
Yep, with you there.
This RWC had the 2 best rugby teams in the world playing each other in a Semi Final, perfect really but for a final to be played against thats lost 2 already and a team that hasnt lost, something is not right
17 Oct 2011, 08:56 am
Well… SA isn’t even anywhere. Exit stage left in the QF, in spite of all the usual big talk braggadocio from the 2011 3N wooden spooners.
17 Oct 2011, 08:56 am
@ufo(ufo)-102: Give it to Horwill and his boys too. They were gracious in their defeat and the guard of honour given was nice of them considering the rivalry between these two sides.
17 Oct 2011, 08:57 am
The new SA coach will have to go through a developmental stage and develop a number of players in each position, something that was ignored by our previous coaching staff. He will have to instil a culture of winning ALL games and respect the opposition by chosing the best team at all times. We are going to lose some games, but once the new team gels things will be different. Well I sincerely hope so. The coach will have to instil respect and discipline and explain that the jersey is a privalege and not a right as has been the case over the past few years. The team will be coached by the coach again and never by the players as that is what caused the most damage to our team.
17 Oct 2011, 08:58 am
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-59:
sorry hurricane,
yes, you guys not only worked the ozzies out superbly but then went out and also played them superbly, but (and its a big but), that plan included willfull refereeing on the part of the ref.
he actually made an effort to apply the rules of law to the game, in those instances when the rules were broken.
unlike your experience with refereeing we were cheated out of this world cup.
17 Oct 2011, 09:00 am
@rossoneri(rossoneri)-117:
sure rosso… nothing against aus… they played well and contributed to a good game and were gracious in defeat no doubt…
but they really had nothing to complain about either… the ref was good and the ABs were dominant…
and many teams in this world cup have done the guard of honour thing and clapped each others teams off the field…
but you’re right… kudos to aussie for a contributing to a good game of rugby…
17 Oct 2011, 09:02 am
@once more just take a break on the beach, dear springboks, once more…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-119:
I hear ya.
Cr@p way to go out. You would rather go out farily, i have been listening
And going out of a RWC is hard especially with the expectations you had for your team.
17 Oct 2011, 09:04 am
Helen sucks lemons
17 Oct 2011, 09:04 am
@TheTackler(TheTackler)-108: the Boks are always in the NZ psyche. Jeez, the only time NZ was at civil war was because of SA in 81!!!! ROFLMAO!!!!
The rest of the world should be so grateful that SA have a bunch of idiots running their rugby. With the sheer number of talent there, their 3rd team should be difficult to beat. Imagine what they can do with a Deans. Hell, even an Eddie Jones transformed them into champs in a few months with that twat White next to him.
In the greater scheme of things I guess its only fair to the world that the Boks are tied down with buffoons like Hodskins and Divvie.
17 Oct 2011, 09:04 am
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-121:
Realist supporters didn’t give our team much chance mate! I have said as far back as January that our team will be coming home after the quarters. When losing becomes a habit, it is hard to pull off important wins as you are not used to it. Our track record has been dismal and the results on par of my expectations. It is hard but realistic.
17 Oct 2011, 09:09 am
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-121:
…and anyone wishing doom and gloom on any team doesn’t deserve to be called a supporter. Sport is about sportsmanship and honour. Winning goes to the team that wins the important games. Sportsmanship is when we congratulate our opposition when they win and celebrate and share the joy with them. If we contintue to look for exucses for losing then we only become sore losers and whingers. May rugby be the winner – we have lost – no excuses – whoever wins enjoy the moment.
17 Oct 2011, 09:10 am
@once more just take a break on the beach, dear springboks, once more…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-119: ffs!!! You were never cheated out of a WC! You shouldv’e won by 10-15 minimum with all the ball and territory you had. And to add insult, Quade had a nightmare day. Boks beat themselves fairly. The writing was on the wall at halftime. The Bok coaches and players didn’t know it. Instead of avoiding the rucks where they were being ‘cheated’, they couldn’t get enough of it! Brainless! One half-arsed gameplan, no backup, no WC.
17 Oct 2011, 09:11 am
@Rugbyprof(rugbyprof)-123:
hahahaha wrong.
Been many tribe wars in NZ, and the NZ wars with the British.
But anyway you are right.Boks managment are their own worst enemies.
Let it carry on forever……. just kidding
17 Oct 2011, 09:16 am
Wow one new article on a Monday morning… I see the boys at Keo.co.za are working hard…
17 Oct 2011, 09:18 am
@Rugbyprof(rugbyprof)-123: the 1840-1846 “Land Wars” apparently don’t count?
17 Oct 2011, 09:21 am
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-127: agreed. It is fun to watch the soap opera that is SA rugby. Do feel for the fans who only want the best results on the field. Same as the kiwis.
17 Oct 2011, 09:24 am
@Rugbyprof(rugbyprof)-130:
For sure.
Its hard to believe that the supporters stick around sometimes, hats of to them for the love of the game.
We all have an idea on how strong SA rugby is but we have no clue of the untapped resourses they actually have, scary thought really.
17 Oct 2011, 09:27 am
@TheTackler(TheTackler)-129: come now guys, let us not forget the main topic of my post : how the world champion Springboks invade the mind of the half-Aussie. Because they know the Boks are actually THE superior rugby nation.
Also the Aussies don’t care much for their small bro’s across the sea. They lose, it’s another day tomorrow. For NZ its just short of a disaster. Because the Aussies are true champions who never whine when tasting defeat. Get on with the job mate. We’ll beat you next time.
17 Oct 2011, 09:29 am
There should be a seminar for refs … let Kaplan & Joubert teach the NZ ref’s the laws of the game – why is it always the NZ refs who are so kak? Is it the paddy influence? — while they are at it – also teach that Justin Marshall the laws because ffs he is a idiot!
17 Oct 2011, 09:32 am
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-131: make no mistake though, NZ do use the little resources they have to maximum effect, for which I applaud them. And why I hope they win it.
Don’t discard the Aussies. Damn, if those guys could throw in the resources they waste on Aussie Rules and League, they would also be pretty close to unbeatable.
17 Oct 2011, 09:32 am
@cane(cane)-98:
what are you talking about caner?
who did australia play in the 87 quarters?
the nasty saffers?
are you still celebrating?
17 Oct 2011, 09:32 am
@cane(cane)-98:
Congratulations to your team.
17 Oct 2011, 09:33 am
Zinzan Brooke being honoured with a this is your life show
17 Oct 2011, 09:34 am
@Rugbyprof(rugbyprof)-132: you dont know many Aussies do you?
17 Oct 2011, 09:34 am
@Rugbyprof(rugbyprof)-134: the term waste not meaning I have anything vs League and Rules, only that it could’ve been pumped into Union.
17 Oct 2011, 09:35 am
@poppa69(poppa69)-138: talking bout players and officials, unlike SA and NZ
17 Oct 2011, 09:36 am
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-121:
thanks hurricane,
i guess hearing it from the other side helps with the catharsis thing for sure.
good luck for next week.
@Bill Reyts(Gumboots)-125:
no bill, if ever there was a game where the boks played really, really good rugby it was that one. sure, criticise all that came before because our standard is woefull more often than not of late (2009 being the only exception as well as highlight) but, this was one game where we played well and we played positively.
to say the ref did not decide the outcome of that match is similar to all the blind bok supporters refusing to want to see or say what was obvious about the boks….that something seriously wrong was and has occured.
which is worse? for a team to undo themselves by playing to less than their potential through poor coaching, skills development and/or political meddling or for a team to be undone by the cynical acts of a single individual?
a single individual who chose to willfully ignore a series of repeated transgressions against such team.
a person, who’s very purpose and reason for being is to adjudicate as to the right and honest outcome of a game…a game between two sets of men giving their all.
yes, sa rugby is not what it was for a long time now. yes, our rugby is in need of fixing and advanced development as a matter of course. this is not in debate, as we all know and accept this. hopefully our next reason for appointing a coach will be for reasons of rugby and rugby only, as opposed to ‘reasons other than rugby’.
time will answer these questions but in much the same way, time will always hold to this fact…that we were cheated out of an honest shot at a wc..(whether we had a/the team deserving of competing for it or not) that’s the only way it can ever be said….
17 Oct 2011, 09:37 am
@Gunther(gunther)-135: fiji and scotland were in the qf in 87
17 Oct 2011, 09:37 am
@Rugbyprof(rugbyprof)-142: in place of SA and Arg
17 Oct 2011, 09:38 am
@Rugbyprof(rugbyprof)-140: ex-players too?
like greg martin and his non whinge commentary?
17 Oct 2011, 09:39 am
@Rugbyprof(rugbyprof)-143: NZ vs Sco, Aus vs Ire, Fiji vs Fra, Eng vs Wales.
I think he meant semi finalists. Honest mistake.
17 Oct 2011, 09:39 am
@poppa69(poppa69)-144: not on the scale of SA and NZ
17 Oct 2011, 09:39 am
@Rugbyprof(rugbyprof)-146: maybe for a day or so. not weeks on end!
17 Oct 2011, 09:43 am
@once more just take a break on the beach, dear springboks, once more…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-141: why no drop goal attempt? you had plenty of opportunity, same as the kiwis in 07, just not good enough Im afraid… I thought brycie had a marvellous game (sarcasm), let it flow and it was still up to the players to decide the result, that SA did not fall back onto its strengths (i.e the droppie) is no ones fault but the boks…
now, re-read my sentence, insert ABs (07 variety) in place of Boks/SA and look forward to this for the next four years
17 Oct 2011, 09:45 am
@poppa69(poppa69)-148: you said it! they will ***** about bryce till they win another WC. which I think is the next one.
17 Oct 2011, 09:47 am
@Rugbyprof(rugbyprof)-149: we’ve b1tched about Barnes, so let them…
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