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| Thread ID: 121421 | 2011-10-25 10:27:00 | IRB and the French | mikebartnz (21) | PC World Chat |
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| 1239814 | 2011-10-25 20:40:00 | Now what about the eye gouging? Surely there should be punishment for that? That's part of the French culture |
Whenu (9358) | ||
| 1239815 | 2011-10-25 21:30:00 | There was a rule stating that a certain distance must be maintained between those two teams. If this rule is violated, then a fine is well-deserved, wouldn't you say? Rules are only made to be broken:D Quite frankly I think it is rather pathetic to have a rule about that. From what I saw most of the crowd applauded what the French did. The IRB are coming across as a bunch of prats in my book and it is making me loose all interest in the game. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1239816 | 2011-10-26 04:17:00 | True but where would you draw the line then? When they're right in the AB's face? When they're standing over them as they do it? Or when they make physical contact with them as they're doing the Haka? The line was drawn, the rules are there. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1239817 | 2011-10-26 04:23:00 | I don't see why they should have to have a rule about it, the haka is not cultural to the AB's. If it was the Maori AB's then yes it is but the non maori AB's no If they are going to allowed to ponce around like they are auditioning for X factor then other teams should be allowed to accept the challenge after all that is what the challenge is being done for It has become cultural to the AB's. The haka has been elevated because of the AB's. Culture is not just traditional, it changes - unlike you. |
sam m (517) | ||
| 1239818 | 2011-10-26 04:25:00 | True but where would you draw the line then? When they're right in the AB's face? When they're standing over them as they do it? Or when they make physical contact with them as they're doing the Haka? The line was drawn, the rules are there.The amount of times I have seen the Haka advance towards the opposition is countless. Surely the rule applies to the AB's as well. |
plod (107) | ||
| 1239819 | 2011-10-26 04:47:00 | The rules regarding the haka were for the RWC tournament. Those countries performing the haka at RWC2011 had to stay behind the 10m line. | sam m (517) | ||
| 1239820 | 2011-10-26 05:08:00 | Yes, but have they ever stepped over that line ? | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1239821 | 2011-10-26 05:32:00 | Knowing how pedantic the IRB are with rules and fines I would say no | sam m (517) | ||
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