Crusaders cleared of foul play
9 Apr 2012
Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder has demanded an apology from the Bulls after eye-gouging allegations against his team couldn’t be substantiated by the Super Rugby citing commissioner.
Bulls forwards Chiliboy Ralepelle and Flip van der Merwe complained to referee Jaco Peyper that they had been eye-gouged during their match in Pretoria, won 32-30 by the Bulls. Peyper used a white card to refer the incidents to the citing commissioner.
According to reports in New Zealand, the commissioner has reviewed the video footage of the incidents in question and found the Crusaders not guilty.
‘The citing commissioner has reviewed it and after that review there was nothing in the video footage that would point to the allegation being substantiated,’ Sanzar chief executive Greg Peters said.
‘The citing commissioner also found it interesting that the Bulls did not follow through with a complaint within the four-hour window after the game.’
After the game, Blackadder said he was ‘bemused’ at the allegations and demanded an apology if they were found to be incorrect. Following the citing commissioner’s ruling and after looking at the footage, the Crusaders coach wonders why the Bulls would have made such claims.
‘The first one with Chiliboy, you would expect that the player would come out of the breakdown holding his eye, but he certainly didn’t. I wonder whether it was a negative ploy.’
Captain Kieran Read also said that he was disappointed with the Bulls for accusing the Crusaders of such tactics.
‘Initially I was really surprised at the allegations,’ he said. ‘It has now come out that there’s no case to answer.
‘It’s a kick in the guts to us because we’re men of integrity and it’s no surprise that it’s turned out the way it has.’
692 Comments
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8 Apr 2012, 16:09 pm
@cab(cab)-98:
lol you ask the question “Why is everyone complaining?” to only follow that up with complaining.
@Dawn(Dawn)-99:
Easter Bunny has been, i know feel sick. Too much Chocolate
8 Apr 2012, 16:09 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-101:
Know = now
8 Apr 2012, 16:10 pm
Yeah but Dawn someone’s been swinging their wee kiwi wanger in chilli’s eye.
8 Apr 2012, 16:11 pm
¿Netball? joooor i was thinking Volleyball!!!!!
Oh excuse me, what a popular sport, great achievement, congratulations man!!!!
8 Apr 2012, 16:15 pm
Goddamn this is not right ekse – brycie leaves a bad taste in the mouth – who woulda thought that kind of blatant tactic still works – cunning li’l bastardss them kiwis.
8 Apr 2012, 16:16 pm
@Markel77(Markel77)-104:
Thank you.
South Africa play it as well. Just dont do as well as NZ or OZ, a bit like rugby really.
8 Apr 2012, 16:17 pm
No chocolate for me.
Faberge eggs only please.
8 Apr 2012, 16:18 pm
@cab(cab)-105:
it carries on, we felt it in 2007, you know Barnes, ref of the year according to Keo bloggers, that actually handed SA the RWC in 2007.
You will get over it Cab, trust me. 2015 is coming up very quick.
In no time at all, you will be blaming another country and ref and it starts all over again, oh well theres always 2019.
8 Apr 2012, 16:19 pm
¿Any gold medal in field hockey world championships?
8 Apr 2012, 16:21 pm
I’m not sure our kiwi friends should be lecturing us on crowd behaviour.
The despicable nature of some of their crowds have been well documented.
Pathetic really.
Not really suprising that the kiwis would rather sweep their eye gouging under the carpet.
Most of them only have one anyway.
And then you have inbreds like Hurricane suggesting Flip and Chilli gouged each other.
Honestly.
8 Apr 2012, 16:22 pm
Lomu & SBW are responsible for more homeless Cape Town coloured kids than hurricane Katrina
8 Apr 2012, 16:23 pm
Hurricane,
can u say hand on heart in all honesty that brycie blew a fair game in that 1/4 final – I’m convinced there’s a secret academy in nz for passing on subtle techniques on being the best crooks in the game – look at fitzy, cheater mccaw and even brycie – they look like choirboys – yet the greatest cheats in the game bar none. Damn I used to remember watching quick fingers fitzpatrick, I ain’t ever seen anything like it – the man was a god – loki god of deception.
8 Apr 2012, 16:23 pm
@grant10(grant100)-111:
wow thats really funny, i am sure it will get a laugh here,a$$hole
8 Apr 2012, 16:24 pm
@Markel77(Markel77)-81:
Remind me again Markel, how many Medals SA won at the last Olympics.
Let me put it this way,
SA finished behind Togo who won ONE bronze.
We (NZ) finished with 14 medals across a variety sports.
But yeah you are right…………………………………………………like fook you are.
8)
8 Apr 2012, 16:28 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-110:
Well Gunther, until you have the proof on who gouged who then i can say anything i damn will please, even though it hurts you.
As i have stated on here, if it happened i hope they find the culprit. If no proof then its a no go.
As for the inbred comment, childish at best. Funny if i was a pimply 12 year old.
8 Apr 2012, 16:28 pm
@houston, we have a problem…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-89:
Likewise Houston,
I have no problem.
8)
8 Apr 2012, 16:31 pm
Olimpic medals in what? Curling? Fencing? joooor, once again congratulations man
Any hockey field gold medal? answer please
8 Apr 2012, 16:34 pm
South Africa has world heavyweight champions, fact
South Africa has Augustas masters winners, fact
South Africa has F1 world champion, fact
I could go on and on but you know
8 Apr 2012, 16:35 pm
@cab(cab)-112:
Cab seriously, you want to bring up all those bad memories and sleepless nights again?
8 Apr 2012, 16:36 pm
Come now Hurri.
There was no humour intended there.
Of course you can say anything you please, just don’t be suprised when someone calls you out for what you are.
I’m just glad your caravan’s interweb is working.
8 Apr 2012, 16:37 pm
@Markel77(Markel77)-117:
Olympic Medals in Athletics, Rowing, Yachting, Cycling, Triathlon …………………………….
.
.
..
Actually Marky when you get 14 it’s difficult to remember all events.
A problem you will not have.
8)
8)
8 Apr 2012, 16:41 pm
@Markel77(Markel77)-118:
Wow excellent
Those are 3 really big sports, really makes the country you are i must say.
Really good comparing sporting sucess stories against SA and NZ.
I mean our 4 million compared to over 50 million, that alone must make you proud as well.
But i think you should go on, seen as you said you could
8 Apr 2012, 16:44 pm
Anyway all this fighting on Easter Sunday is unseemly.
Hurri is right. I’m sure one of the Bulls mistook Chilli for a Crusaders player and gouged his eye.
When you say it out loud it sounds perfectly feasible.
Enjoy what’s left of the long weekend my chinas.
8 Apr 2012, 16:48 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-120:
Thank you Gunther.
Lucky, i was worried that you once again failed to be funny, boy that was close.
This interweb thingy is going good actually.
Mum is outside now churning the butter as we speak, yum nothing like toast with fresh butter.
Anyway i watch rugby in 3D HD and our country is going full digital about 2 years before SA.
Caravans going to have a better picture than your shack, now isnt that funny?
8 Apr 2012, 16:57 pm
@Markel77(Markel77)-118:
Hey Marky,
Surprise, surprise……………………………………….NZ have also won.
- F1 World Champ, Denny Hulme. (1967 I Think).
-Also Bruce McLaren who started Team McLaren, but died testing one of his cars before they won a WC.
Also won:
Le Mans (McLaren and Amon),
Indy 500 (Dixon),
World Speedway (18 or more titles, shared between Briggs, Mauger, Moore),
World 500 cc Motorbike Champs (David Crosbie),
Daytona,
Motor X Champs,
The Can-Am Sports Car Series in the US/Canada, 5 years in row,
…………………………………..etc.
Suck Marky ………………suck.
8 Apr 2012, 17:07 pm
@cane(cane)-125: Name the Nobel prize winners, SA has loads
Number one exporter of various minerals
Number 2 cricket team in the world
No eye gougers and no causing obstruction, but hey never let your alcoholic wife beating nation get between you and the trailer trash facts you wat to pass on
8 Apr 2012, 17:12 pm
Happy Easter all!
This off-field yellow card is way too confusing! It is all i’m reading lately. What does it help as there is no 10 minutes in the sin bin. Is it just a nice to have? Explanations welcome!
8 Apr 2012, 17:19 pm
@JL1(JL1)-126:
Number 1 exporter of various metals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\
Get real JL, like that takes brains or makes you any better than the average Australian State.
The stuff is lying on or in the ground.
And after 500 years of Colonisation, how much of this Wealth has filtered down to Joe below average Saffa.
Zilch,
nada,
nothing
zero.
You Okes got a lot to proud of alright.
8 Apr 2012, 17:24 pm
cheezus this your wanger is dirtier than mine or your wanger is smaller than mine or my wanger been dipped in chocolate sauce more often than yours competition is seriously getting exceptionally competitive suddenly … like who the fk’s measuring or counting?
gotta be the colonies are getting bored with themselves recently why else would they be comparing which gouger got more fingers stuck in the pie (eye)?
8 Apr 2012, 17:25 pm
@cane(cane)-128: Kiwi contribution:
Alan MacDiarmid*, Chemistry, 2000
Maurice Wilkins*, Physiology or Medicine, 1962
Ernest Rutherford*, Chemistry, 1908
SA contribution
J. M. Coetzee, Literature, 2003
Sydney Brenner*, Physiology or Medicine, 2002
F.W. de Klerk, Peace, 1993
Nelson Mandela, Peace, 1993
Nadine Gordimer, Literature, 1991
Desmond Tutu, Peace, 1984
Allan M. Cormack*, Physiology or Medicine, 1979
Albert Lutuli, Peace, 1960
Max Theiler, Physiology or Medicine, 1951
8 Apr 2012, 17:26 pm
@ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-129: Joel , scummy Kiwis getting on my t.its
8 Apr 2012, 17:27 pm
@cane(cane)-128: Deep ore extraction – SA has the deepest gold mines in the world – is extremely dangerous and requires a lot of skill.
And if you want to go on about benefits, take a look at the Aborigines. They really benefitted from colonisation too didn’t they, especially the Tasmanians.
8 Apr 2012, 17:27 pm
8 Apr 2012, 17:28 pm
@ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-129: They have to do something or they’ll be reminded they still have the queen as head of state.
8 Apr 2012, 17:30 pm
@Treehugger(Treehugger)-133: Women do it in different ways, more subtle
8 Apr 2012, 17:32 pm
Dirty Kiwi eye gougers, I reckon there will be some serious sanctions against these cheating Saders
I mean how many times do they fall over he ball to block the ball from coming out
8 Apr 2012, 17:33 pm
Never ! We are perfection personified lol.
8 Apr 2012, 17:33 pm
@JL1(JL1)-131: Yes, their attempt to want to punch after their weight (for their rock to be noticed) results in trying to degrade their main competitor.
8 Apr 2012, 17:34 pm
but mikey…
when women say…
“mine’s a bigger d^ck than yours…”
they’re talking about their husbands… not their husband’s…
8 Apr 2012, 17:34 pm
@Michael(mikeybrass)-135: But they still do it…
8 Apr 2012, 17:34 pm
@Treehugger(Treehugger)-137: Women can be far nastier than men
8 Apr 2012, 17:35 pm
@ufo(ufo)-139: LOL LOL
8 Apr 2012, 17:36 pm
@JL1(JL1)-140: Hell yes
8 Apr 2012, 17:37 pm
139@UFO….. Lololololololololol…….true.
8 Apr 2012, 17:38 pm
@Michael(mikeybrass)-138: No wonder they are not celebrating winning the RWC, they know deep down inside that it was all orchestrated for them to get the trophy on their home ground
I used to think they are OK until I saw how many things they do and then try and nail us for doing half… And always pleading their innocence
Kevvy and company spring to mind, Hansen with his little Bullsht stories, the Haka and their so called ownership of the colour black, calling SA racist yet haing the worst racist community in the world
8 Apr 2012, 17:39 pm
@Michael(mikeybrass)-135: I love ow they are carving into the women in the Mail who said she is so attractive
Have you read the article?
8 Apr 2012, 17:41 pm
hmmm….so two bulls players on either side of halftime complained to their captain who informed the ref?
and this leads to kiwi shrugs or denials?
what a surprise.
the kiwis are filthy cheats and the most unsportsmanlike nation playing the game of rugby today, we saffas have had to deal with this for a century.
besides for that, they are individually wonderful people and i hope to travel their wonderful country one day.
its just taht rugby is their blindspot, it makes them completely indifferent to morals or any sense of self.
we must understand this and try to factor it into any consideration we enter into of their habits on the rugby field.
i am being dead serious here.
8 Apr 2012, 17:41 pm
@Michael…. Maybe,sometimes,depends.
8 Apr 2012, 17:47 pm
@Treehugger(Treehugger)-148: Are you known as Samantha Brics?
For those of you who don’t know what happened and why Samantha Brick is making huge waves on the Interweb here’s the story in a nutshell. She wrote a piece for the Daily Mail saying basically and I’m summarising madly that she is so beautiful that other women are sick with jealously and hate her.
8 Apr 2012, 17:49 pm
@JL1(JL1)-146: Yup. I try and avoid the Fail.
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