Dope Tech Episode 2

<<@andreemurray7039 says : A red card is a sending off and the team will suffer down to 14 players>> <<@whiteybester9160 says : It's time that England only plays touch rugby. They can only complain. Boooooo>> <<@christianperrier says : I beg to slightly disagree with the positive effect of hearing the referee all over the stadium. More precisely speaking, I'm OK that it is good for the people in the stadium to hear the referee's comments, just as people watching TV broadcasts already can. BUT the problem I see is the way it is currently done....which makes the referee's comments much more difficult to properly hear.....by the TV audience (a lot of echo noise, plus the noise of the stadium audience). There should be a way to keep the referee's sound just the way it was.....for the TV audience, while still broadcasting it to the stadium.>> <<@markthompson7817 says : Re the AB tackles off the ball. Were they tackles or was the tackler ran into by the opposition, in that case the AB is allowed to hold their ground. If someone runs into you, you need to tense as if to tackle or you are going to be hurt. Take it a little further all your tackle reflexes come into play and if you do not carry it out in a legal tackle manner you could be red carded. This was a border line call by the ref one that put the ABs in a no win situation, as was stated there was nothing sonically about their actions.>> <<@mikolaj83 says : Scrum and line out clock - yes. Two different red cards -no. It will only confuse fans and will not help to grow the game.>> <<@alcoyne3333333333333 says : Red card Needs to stay a red card. Stop trying to make TV happy. This is the game we love.>> <<@RayK236 says : The G.O.A.T giving some good FACTS. We miss u Mr Owen.>> <<@jamescrydeman540 says : British rugby eh? have always preferred to play the rules rather than the game! Look at the stats they will prove it.>> <<@RubyDoobieScoo says : The 20 minute red card has been a massive improvement for Super Rugby, I just think it needs a different colour from the full red to ease confusion, especially if you're at the stadium and can't hear the ref explaining which one it is.>> <<@typhoon2827 says : Union used to such a great game.>> <<@barryckemp907 says : 1st off thank you for your tremendous service to rugby. Please please don’t cal it the Allianz stadium. It’s Twickenham and will ALWAYS be known as Twickenham.>> <<@DavidShort-q1d says : New Zealand's taking out of players with out the ball WASN'T a trend IT WAS A DELIBARATE PLOY and TACTIC Employed through out the entire match Espically at the breakdown area here AB players where taking out opposition players 4-5 yards past the breakdown area Thus opening up space for runners to run into thru the breakdown Which the ABs exploited ruthlessly all match>> <<@ChrisTaylor-dz6nk says : What do lines men never say or do anything>> <<@mathewjones5520 says : Is this going to be presented by Nigel permanently? It hinges on me subscribing 🤣 got to support a fellow Welshman>> <<@joshhowe3477 says : Is it just me or does the Welsh accent sound similar to the I didn't accent?>> <<@robinholland1136 says : Who'd be a referee?! Eyes everywhere, including in the back of the head and a forensic knowledge of the laws of the game, rivalling those of a first rank barrister's knowledge of the laws of the country. Add to that the stress involved in performing your function in front of a massive crowd which can turn hostile in an instant, plus the attempts by players to influence decisions and it takes a very special person to do the job. I take my hat off to those who take it upon themselves. Some are better at it than others, of course, but the game wouldn't function without them. Thanks for your insights too, Nigel. Iechyd da !>> <<@sozilla says : Im an England fan, and I thought the refereeing was as near to perfect as you'll get in a fast, complex game like rugby>> <<@lovemysport7902 says : With regards to the Anton Leinart-Brown ‘head on head’ tackle, looking at the still at 0:53, why wasn’t their mitigation that the Ball Carrier was dipping into the tackle? Looking at the still at 0:54, given that ALB was bent at the knees and hips, what more could he have done in that split/sub second to get lower? This scenario happens many times in other games be they International or Club so it is not just an issue in this instance but this is a good example. Using this as an example and the World Rugby guidelines/rules/laws about the ‘Tackle Line’ being down around the Sternum/Nipple area, shouldn’t there be an onus/responsibility of the Ball Carrier to present the ‘Tackle Area’ otherwise it makes lawful tackling near on impossible with the responsibility entirely on the Tackler. Could the Ball Carrier have stayed more upright to prevent Head contact? Being totally pedantic, you could say that the Ball Carrier loses all rights if they dip/lower their head at all but that would be an overkill so hopefully a compromise could be agreed upon. Instead of the Ball Carrier leading/charging with their head, it may encourage the Ball Carrier to pass the ball. It could become a game of Catch & Pass…>> <<@axxey says : Caleb Clarke the ref actively called on the field at the time as knock-on only. TMO then called the game back to there many phases later after advantage had been over. If it's a deliberate knock on penalty offense then it's a card offense.>> <<@cookingbynumbers123 says : How will the scrum clock work with regard a prop or hooker decides he or she or it needs medical attention? Same with lineouts?>> <<@HenryKing679 says : Either way Rugby is a dying sport trying to please everyone, Rugby League is gaining momentum which could replace Rugby Union in the next decade while we still debating which card is right or wrong,fans want to see Rugby like UFC or Gladiators pitch all swinging and fighting and leave everything on the pitch,shake hands and off to the pub for a pint and a laugh.>> <<@chadliampolley6991 says : Close that gate, Nigel! This is a farm!>> <<@harveyg3958 says : As ever best ever explanations ... plz start referee school ASAP bach ...we need on field lads like yourself ... happy farming , sorry about the budget>> <<@24389234 says : The only in a scrum not to see the ball is the hooker. The scrum is now a joke.>> <<@Gatesy3000 says : Did no one else see the no arms tackle on furbank after the deliberate knock on?>> <<@kobuswelgemoed433 says : The problem know is that every ball carrier go in low and head down, so your tackler stand no chance basically to miss his head . if you look at the of borown ab vs england the ball carrier already put his up front>> <<@johnteeling4679 says : Why are the refs not blowing up for a crooked put in especially as the rules were re-enforced to make that happen>> <<@lovemysport7902 says : Hey Nigel, what are your 'socials' that we can send questions/comments to other than via these YouTube Comments?>> <<@lovemysport7902 says : With regards to the officials in the Sco vs Fiji game, one of the Scottish tries, I think it was Darcy Graham who went to do a Grubber/Chip Kick by dropping the ball onto his right foot. What followed was that he missed with his right foot, the ball bounced and the ball hit his left chin/foot which propelled the ball forward enabling him to regather & score. Should that have not been ruled as a Knock On/Lost Control as he didn't kick the ball with the intended foot & the ball touching the ground before contact?>> <<@lovemysport7902 says : With regards to tries being disallowed for an earlier infringement, I totally agree but is the ruling always applied consistently? How many phases are the officials allowed to go back to check or can the TMO etc go back to the last restart regardless of the number of phases or duration of play? Does that ruling of phases/time depend upon the severity of the offence? Do you check for Knock Ons only 2 phases back whereas Foul Play is all the way back to the last restart? It just seems that between the Pundits, Commentators & the Officials, there is never the consistency of the ruling. Also in the old days, a deliberate Knock On was exactly that whereas these days any kind of touch to the ball by a defender is deemed as deliberate when in a lot of cases it is simply reactive. Yes, there are players who are cynical & have a lazy hand/arm in the tackle trying to get away with it but I feel for the players where there was no intention. There are even instances when an intercept is being attempted/juggled and they themselves are tackled to prevent them from regathering the ball & then get pinged for a deliberate knock on. Maybe a few tweaks to the rulings/interpretations/explanations to differentiate between Deliberate, Cynical, Reactionary & Genuine Attempt.>> <<@lovemysport7902 says : At 2:14 with the still of Sam Cane tackling Cunningham-South off the ball shows that Cunningham-South is in front of the Ball Carrier, Jamie George, clearly indicating that Cunningham-South was not in a position to receive the ball and indeed was running a Blocking Line helping to prevent Jamie George from being tackled by Cane. In fact, in this still, Jamie George had Dummy Runners/Blockers either side of him. Cunningham-South was also tackled off the ball in a near identical situation in another incident if my memory serves me right so Cunningham-South had been training for this role. This use of a Dummy Runner/Blocker/Escort is a tactic used by many teams to draw Penalties/Warnings/Cards. If a Team defending sets up a wall and are pretty much static/standing still, why should they be automatically penalised for an ‘off the ball tackle’ when the Attacking Players running at speed/pace, in comparison, simply run into the tackler (sometimes ahead of the ball)? In these cases, the Dummy Runners/Blockers/Escorts are the instigator of the tackle. World Rugby needs to address this tactic like it has in stopping Escorts when defending an Arial Challenge (aka Box Kick). Watch Ireland do it this weekend as well. Ireland did it several times versus SA back in the June games.>> <<@jcreid774 says : Great to have u back!>> <<@stevedouglas3975 says : Couple things. Barrett should have been carded for deliberate knock-on, how Gardner and now Owens think it wasn't or was 50:50 is wrong and a cop out. Yellow for tacklig off ball, NZ did it 4 times before Gardner even mentioned it. Poor and far too lenient. Other opinions available....>> <<@henryherbert says : Unrelated comment: the photoshopped fist on the thumbnail of the vid is waaay off>> <<@Stvalgore89 says : Should Tele'a have still been on the field after the faild hia? I always thought it was like the blood replacement and if you have already been subbed then you went back off after the 10. It wouldn't have made a difference im just curious>> <<@brucebeath9548 says : Agree totally with the 20-minute red card.>> <<@PhilRice-e6d says : Hi Nigel, Is it possible for the ball carrier to be guilty of head to head contact? Cheers, Pip NZ.>> <<@graemeludlow1920 says : OK, now show us replays of England players without the ball running into AB defenders in the hope that Angus is still with them, England players off their feet going for the ruck ball especially in the last few minutes, which if done by the ABs would have been penalised, Marcus Smith advancing offside and then failing to get back onside before his intercept, England forwards joining rucks from the side and ahead of the ball carrier…..you see I can review all these with slow motion replays days afterwards but none of it changes anything. Let it go folks.>> <<@Faust_ZA says : We know if ALB was South African World Rugby and SA would be getting stick from everyone because there's no RED but i understand now not all double yellow cards are reds and not all head contact tackles are red love these new rules. So much for 9:42>> <<@MakingMoneyyy857 says : I just hate the issue with players recieving yellow/ reviews for head contact! Its rugby. Players are different heights, different skillz on their feet how the heck are we catergorising foul people. Player mitigation from falling or tackler having to make a split decision to prevent a brake in the play? I mean kolbe and arendse are both under 5 foot. Are we going to mitigate how tall a player is? A penalty is all it needs to be. If its cynical like to prevent a try or late than i guess it should be a card.>> <<@SamCarr-nf1zs says : What Tractor is that ? Looks a bit better than our 50 yr old Landini 😅>> <<@vuyaniman9440 says : A different colour card would have been okay. Start at yellow with 10min, orange at 20min, red early shower.>> <<@vuyaniman9440 says : Not upright though. Both bent and made head contact. - that was the mitigation for me..>> <<@Brothbsr says : This explanation would be more helpful and clear if world rugby was allowed to play video replay of the penalties in question.>> <<@lisacroley3776 says : In the recent AB XV vs Munster there was a try scored where the Munster player propelled himself over the line. Can you take a look? I don’t believe it should have been a try. Thank you. Love your show!>> <<@joeritchie2 says : I do like the 20-minute red card. Too often, when a player receives a red card early in the match, it has had an outsize impact on the game. Though I was supporting South Africa in the 2023 RWC final, I would have preferred to see New Zealand able to replace Sam Caine after 20 minutes (though in that instance, the red card actually seemed to galvanize the Kiwis, and they may have stepped up their play…..but a 20-minute substitution may have removed an irritating talking point). Glad to see it in the current URC campaign and on trial in the autumn internationals; I think it’s good for the game.>> <<@caintindal1671 says : No should have just been a Yellow card for Mitigation, Angus Gardner is a great Ref to have does make the odd mistake but he is always fair.>> <<@4WDNightTracker says : Question please Nigel? How do you expect refs will police the scrum and lineout formation time limit rule. Let's say some members of both teams are causing the delay, will the ref judge who is the main offender and rule accordingly?>> <<@JohnCoplestone says : How do you keep your tractor so clean? Taranaki NZ>> <<@samoday2992 says : The ref missed a number of things including the deliberate knock on that did not get a yellow>>