they produce the best coaches aswell, 7 of all 20 coaches in the 2019 rwc were kiwi

@Mthunzi Phakathi : from what I see, high shots are refereed about the same everywhere, north or south. Anyway, there's no common sense in ignoring dangerous play.

Been watching a lot of the NH games especially the Prem (top what not isnt as exciting), I would say the refs up there are trying to stick to the letter of the law. In the SH we tend to let things slide sometimes, using common sense more often.

@Alasdair Duncan: Maybe, but watching it in slo-mo it looks more shoulder to shoulder/chest. Laumape's head goes back a bit but I don't think the shoulder hit it directly. A different angle might clear it up, but we'll never know now.

@newremote seemed like one of those that would have been a card had play stopped and the officials had a look.

The refs are pretty hot on this in Super Rugby too. This one's a close call. The ref was right there and none of the players reacted so I have no problem with the no call. Earlier Kirifi got a yellow card for what looked like a pretty soft arm/head contact. It not as if they're lax on this stuff.

@Daniel Betekhtin wow you are complicated.... at least you calmed down a bit. my point is that she did 90 percent of the talking in the comentary, whether or not she is a good comentator or not is beside the point. Super rugby is a high adreniline mens sport and my prefference is for the traditional comentary, MOSTLY deep male voices and mans humor. Yes try a female lead comentator as an experiment, but in my opinion she should be support or less dominent. lets get back to tradition and stop doing identity PC

@Adam Cinelli "I never said anything about segregation" ah yes one must refer to a concept by name or else it doesn't count I see how it is lol - the classic "I'm not sexist but [says something sexist]" and then pivot to some other vaguely connected issue lol - listen G I didn't ask for a debate about gender relations I just started this all by saying I enjoyed a funny bit of commentary from a legitimately really good commentator

@Daniel Betekhtin wow what a fool, I never said anything about segrigation I said I prefer mans comentry in rugby, the womens comentary in cricket is super. You cant stand someone having an opinion different from your own. you should have a look at whats happening in the world and whats happening to womens sports now which DOES require segrigation.

​@Daniel Betekhtin​: It's strange alright. The objection seems to boil down to: maybe she knows the game, calls accurately, has a nice turn of phrase - but she shouldn't be there because, um, because … she's not a man. I see men calling women's sport all the time, but apparently that's different!

​@Adam Cinelli 1. Doesn't fit the bill? Bruh it's a goddamn game with a rubber ball not prime minister's questions there's nothing wrong with the shit being funny as long as it's not forced (see the tiresome puns in MLR commentary for an example of forced) 2. You really see the need for gender segregated lead vs. not lead commentary? For real? Who... who fucking cares dude she's a good commentator let her do her thing - how insecure in your own manhood do you need to be to insist that women commentators be herded off to their own little nature preserve goddamn

Rubbish commutating. Couldn't grasp the intensity of the game

@Sexy Killer 33-12 😍😍😍😍

@CoolStory Bro lol both boring. Crusaders is much more entertian.

But but but but hurricanes just go for 3s 😴

@The Blazedest ok little d

Ok couch potato

@scrumlass may you be cured of your place

May you be cured of your pathological misogyny, my man.

I watched the whole game and thought she was very good.

I'm all for women in sports but it's rugby not swimming or netball

Honestly watching it on mute

They need to stay in NZ for now

@javier Flores Little difference. It’s more like Argentina XV.

@Nicholas Vanlierde We need competition. ASAP. Otherwise we will fall back.

We all miss the Jaguares!

its jaguares XV

Dos si dos is back to back

I was actually scratching my head on that and I’m a blues supporter....oh well, we’ll take it 🤷🏽‍♂️

Ben O'Keefe is alright.

Must be people annoyed that the video is not long enough. MOAR RUGBY!

Probably trying to manage their NLcameras feed

@X FILES The All Blacks have a terrible habit of wanting to get all of their best players on the park and achieving this by playing them out of their preffered position. Jordie Barrett is a great fullback but he struggles out on the wing and that's where they keep picking him, he's just not quite fast enough and he gets caught out of position because he doesn't normally defend there. You can bet they'll be thinking about starting Ioane on the wing even though he plays better in the centres and they'll probably be doing a bit more shuffling to get everyone in.

J.Barrett with ABs is just useless!

When he's not asked to defend

@Abcd1234jason : Correct. I'm a big fan of Ardie Savea but there's no question, he wasn't supporting himself.

Take 7 points away, blues still win by 3 points. End of argument

Bruce McChesney that was the second infringement of that maul as lomax was already penalised and you can clearly see Savea trying pull it down he wasn't even standing he was holding and pulling down, maybe take those Fancy Wellington glasses off and see for your own eyes

@Kevin Lynott - The Blues player was trying to get it to the ground. That's how you score a try - yanno!

@newremote - you don't know what you're talking about. Savea got his hands on the ball and the Blues player tried to get down to score. Savea doesn't have to do anything in that case and has every right to hold on. Crap officiating again on a weekend where the TMO and match officials got it wrong far too often. They have the advantage of different camera angles and replays. Use them. No excuse. It's just crap officiating.

I'm all for equality, i have 2 daughters...but a female commentating Male rugby just is not right.

Better than Grant 'one eye for the Crusaders' Nesbitt

I watched the whole game and thought she was very good.

@Blaque Nguni that’s because most people’s mums are also women

Atrocious high pitched voice. She doesn't sound good at all. Sounds like someone's mum

Careful. You'll offend half of the population! Haha

I watched the whole game and thought she was very good.

I watched the whole game and thought she was very good.

@Matthew coz she's actually terrible as a rugby commentator. It's like "how the hell did she get the job" type bad

Lol why do nonces like this claim it’s being ‘shoved down their throats’? It’s one commentator on one game out of how many? Bless you poor little ears for having to listen to a woman who knows about the game, what a hardship

@jacques ackermann Crawford is anti-Moari. Going on about woke people.

@jacques ackermann I think based on the original statement I understand the context.

@Mthunzi Phakathi I think you might have misread the context behind some of these comments

@jacques ackermann It isn't anti-Saffa, it is anti-Moari.

@paul support our local teams clearly there is alot of anti SA sentiment on here

@Sebastjens cool story Bro

@The Blazedest I don't give a fuck about the commentary. I'm more interested in the game of rugby.

@Sebastjens LOL do you get upset that a woman is commentating to princess snowflake? I don’t let the commentary ruin a good game of rugby, it’s hilarious that people do and get T R I G G E R E D over it.

@The Blazedest Take a hike, honey.

@A D Na, Just stop being a lil Weasel instead of getting offended at commentary. I drink coffee stronger than your feelings

@El Scruffo McScruffy Yeah hes a really good all rounder, for sure he makes All-Blacks and I would like you say at least have him on bench. Is he the best NZ have kicking wise at the moment too?. I know Mo'unga has really stepped up recently, apart from today of course, haha.

Talented yes, but he'd be a good bench player being able to cover 3-4 positions

He would be my first choice kicker for the abs though

Christian Cullen is still faster...

@james sexton sorry

Spoiler alert:)

Yep, feels like the ‘Canes have fallen a bit in love with the idea that Jordie can bang them over from anywhere. 2 tries later and you’re behind on the board after having kicked 5 times (seems he missed one that wasn’t shown). Also feels a bit like you’re lacking confidence in being able to turn good possession and territory into points.

Thanks cormac i reckon they know a bit about the game lol

I've been saying for weeks now how inconsistent the refereeing is in NZ

yeah that was a trash decision - but its more how is a very similar maul but with more infringements not a penalty try at the 75 min mark.

@Douglas Horrocks the blues were trying to get to ground to score the try, savea was perfectly legal

Haha "he fell over"?? Mate, he dragged that maul down 100%

Well when I say shit hole, I do not mean the actual country, Wales is gorgeous and beautiful, so green and the valleys and hills go on for mile after mile oh and the BIG SKY it has. It is just some of what resides on it that is to be desired.

Same, up the Kernow

Is that Cornwall padstow?

@Graggle5 only a shithole because you havent left your bedroom

I am watching from Zimbabwe. Great footy

haha that's what I was thinking !