Comments on: Cooper charged with misconduct

By: DAS

DAS — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 13:31:00 +0000

Immensely talented footballer. With the right coaching an an attitude adjustment, could be a world-class player. But he’s not getting that with Deans. So, he remains a cheap shot artist and a punk.

By: cane

cane — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 10:22:32 +0000

Quade’s Mum, sent him off to Australia as a teenager, to change his enviroment. To get him OUT of trouble, as it were.

Nice try Mrs Cooper,
but he may as well have stayed in Tokoroa.

By: Delki

Delki — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:51:37 +0000

From what I have seen QC thinks he is much much better than he really is. Under pressure he is barely provincial level.

By: poppa69

poppa69 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:33:32 +0000

@David-48: you think? I think it places even more emphasis on the hit now... it stops the silly pause which causes teams to engage early and such imo.. gotta dash out... cheers

By: David

David — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:29:56 +0000

@David-48:
My mistake, the 5 second rule doesn’t apply to the scrum.

By: David

David — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:28:26 +0000

@poppa69-44:
They’ve just eliminated the pushover try.

By: poppa69

poppa69 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:18:21 +0000

@Dawn-45: hmmm only rude if your mind went there I would have thought

By: poppa69

poppa69 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:10:35 +0000

I expect this is going to be the type of thing we will see from the Blues next year…

gonna be a long one for some of us..

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:09:53 +0000

Rude.

“Come together when ready”

(Here’s me ducking for cover)

By: poppa69

poppa69 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:05:27 +0000

the International Rugby Board is to implement laws to stop collapsed scrums and speed up the ruck area.

Referees have fewer instructions to give at the scrum and the attacking team is allowed to keep the ball at the base of a ruck for only five seconds.

“It’s for the benefit of everyone so I’m delighted [the IRB] are looking at that,” Davies told BBC Wales Sport.
IRB LAW CHANGES

Law 16 : Ruck

16.7 Unsuccessful end to a ruck.

Five seconds to play the ball from the back of the ruck.

Add new 16.7(c):

When the ball has been clearly won by a team at a ruck and the ball is available to be played the referee will call “Use it!” after which the ball must be played within five seconds. If the ball is not played within the five seconds the referee will award a scrum and the team not in possession of the ball at the ruck is awarded the throw in.

Law 20 : Scrum

20.1 Forming a scrum.

Changed scrum engagement sequence.

20.1 (g):

The referee will call “crouch” then “touch”. The front rows crouch and using their outside arm; each prop touches the point of the opposing prop’s outside shoulder. The props then withdraw their arms. The referee will then call “set” when the front rows are ready. The front rows may then engage. The “set” call is not a command but an indication that the front rows may come together when ready.

By: poppa69

poppa69 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:02:34 +0000

@Dawn-41: touch is okay, engage means I lose half my stuff… no thanks

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 07:58:07 +0000

But seriously …. Is it some pilot project

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 07:56:54 +0000

Cmon Pops

You like some touch and engage

Admit it

By: poppa69

poppa69 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 07:54:33 +0000

@Dawn-38: I like it dawn, none of this pause rubbish...

By: Fern

Fern — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 07:52:36 +0000

@Te Rangatira-37: This year is finished but still a long way to go. Some big projects happening at the same time and dealing with engineers,so its a challenge but good.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 07:49:35 +0000

New scrum call?

Never heard it before.

By: Te Rangatira

Te Rangatira — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 07:48:30 +0000

@Fernly how you been keeping mate?

By: poppa69

poppa69 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 07:48:19 +0000

Auks scrum murdering the Cantabs, but the Southerners are taking their opportunities..

24-13

By: Fern

Fern — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 07:47:09 +0000

@Te Rangatira-33:
Lekker man glad to hear.
Over Dec me and some mates are going to the Bazaruto Islands
in Moz on the MSC Sinfonia cruise ship,never been on one
so looking forward,trip is 5 days and I am going to keep the mates
on the straight and narrow and keep their dr unk a sses out of
sh it.
Atleast there is a gym on the ship.
Very nice ship,I checked it out on the interwebs.
As far as bussiness go no matter the economic situation I believe that
any trend can be bucked.

By: Te Rangatira

Te Rangatira — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 07:45:55 +0000

@Pops still the greatest game bro…never to be forgotten