Re: RWC SF2 England vs Springboks on 21/10 @ 21h00
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:50 am
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I am just pleased we can put all the deflections and controversies aside now and focus on the ABs....Slick wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:48 amAre there lawyers representing the England rugby team involved?_Os_ wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:42 amWhich is why we're into Wednesday and this is still ongoing, they surely had all the evidence days back already.Paddington Bear wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:21 am Famously English rugby lacks contacts and connections in the legal profession
Any thoughts on the possibility the lawyers have decided to go back to the future into a match from 2022?
That source is extremely close to the Bok camp, basically embedded media. If the Bok camp wanted to leak anything it would be through someone like that.Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:50 amWell that doesn't exactly sound plausible, does it.
The "white side" explanation seems very plausible but FFS, some of the other shit the Saffers are coming out with in defence of this is laughable. We have seen "a black man can't racially abuse a white man", "a god fearing black man would never racially abuse anyone", "a Springbok vice captain would never lower himself to this level". All genuinely insane stuff.Slick wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:17 amJust to get this straight, Sards, Curry, who's team were winning at this point, made an allegation to the ref mid game in attempt to derail the Springboks preparation for a match they hadn't even qualified for yet? Have I got this right?Sards wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:57 amIt was a very serious allegation and another attempt to derail the Springboks preperations for this weekend as well as cast bad vibes on Bongis Ju Ju......Paddington Bear wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:36 am
Why? He reported what he heard, carried on playing and attempting to shake his hand afterwards. What’s he done wrong?
It was a seriously kak allegation to make and he should be ashamed
In the cherry
Why would Curry moan during the game about something that happened a year ago._Os_ wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:55 amThat source is extremely close to the Bok camp, basically embedded media. If the Bok camp wanted to leak anything it would be through someone like that.
Drop it dude....we are.Blackmac wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:00 am
The "white side" explanation seems very plausible but FFS, some of the other shit the Saffers are coming out with in defence of this is laughable. We have seen "a black man can't racially abuse a white man", "a god fearing black man would never racially abuse anyone", "a Springbok vice captain would never lower himself to this level". All genuinely insane stuff.
Exactly.Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:00 am Why would Curry moan during the game about something that happened a year ago.
Any why would the RFU take issue with it now rather than then?
Surely Coenie Osthuizen explained him poes._Os_ wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:03 amExactly.Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:00 am Why would Curry moan during the game about something that happened a year ago.
Any why would the RFU take issue with it now rather than then?
Mr.Bear gave a reasonable explanation, that lawyers are lawyering and raking back over past stuff.
Where have you seen this?Blackmac wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:00 am The "white side" explanation seems very plausible but FFS, some of the other shit the Saffers are coming out with in defence of this is laughable. We have seen "a black man can't racially abuse a white man", "a god fearing black man would never racially abuse anyone", "a Springbok vice captain would never lower himself to this level". All genuinely insane stuff.
You just can't reason with this level of paranoia_Os_ wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:03 amExactly.Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:00 am Why would Curry moan during the game about something that happened a year ago.
Any why would the RFU take issue with it now rather than then?
Mr.Bear gave a reasonable explanation, that lawyers are lawyering and raking back over past stuff.
Not on here mate. But pretty much the prevalent nonsense being spouted on social media, and a few rugby ones at that.assfly wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:18 amWhere have you seen this?Blackmac wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:00 am The "white side" explanation seems very plausible but FFS, some of the other shit the Saffers are coming out with in defence of this is laughable. We have seen "a black man can't racially abuse a white man", "a god fearing black man would never racially abuse anyone", "a Springbok vice captain would never lower himself to this level". All genuinely insane stuff.
That makes absolutely fuck all sense.Sards wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:02 amDrop it dude....we are.Blackmac wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:00 am
The "white side" explanation seems very plausible but FFS, some of the other shit the Saffers are coming out with in defence of this is laughable. We have seen "a black man can't racially abuse a white man", "a god fearing black man would never racially abuse anyone", "a Springbok vice captain would never lower himself to this level". All genuinely insane stuff.
Unless you want to push a political agenda based on your own insecurities
"If WR are investigating it is no shock they’re looking at past encounters between the two players in particular in an effort to establish a pattern/previous between them etc."Slick wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:20 amYou just can't reason with this level of paranoia_Os_ wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:03 amExactly.Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:00 am Why would Curry moan during the game about something that happened a year ago.
Any why would the RFU take issue with it now rather than then?
Mr.Bear gave a reasonable explanation, that lawyers are lawyering and raking back over past stuff.
That doesn't really match the tweet that you posted though
Implying that this whole thing is about something that did or didn't happen a year ago.The alleged Bongi incident happened in November 2022. Yes, November 2022. Unbelievable!
Like I said that journo is very close to the Bok camp, if he's saying 2022 is coming into it then I believe it. The article is paywalled so I don't know what it says beyond the journo's tweeted summary.Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:49 amThat doesn't really match the tweet that you posted though
Implying that this whole thing is about something that did or didn't happen a year ago.The alleged Bongi incident happened in November 2022. Yes, November 2022. Unbelievable!
Which it clearly isn't
The Telegraph article Raggs posted also comes from a leak, the RFU would be my guess.Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 11:41 am It just adds to the Twitter pile on though. The tweet from the journo clearly indicates that the complaint is about an incident from 2022. The mob commenting below it all take that to be the case.
The tweet does not say that their prior interaction in 2022 may form part of the investigation which may be plausible.
There's nothing wrong with articles based on sources. By the way Charlie Morgan is a superb rugby journo. The rugby pages of the Telegraph really aren't there to push any right wing agenda._Os_ wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 11:56 amThe Telegraph article Raggs posted also comes from a leak, the RFU would be my guess.Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 11:41 am It just adds to the Twitter pile on though. The tweet from the journo clearly indicates that the complaint is about an incident from 2022. The mob commenting below it all take that to be the case.
The tweet does not say that their prior interaction in 2022 may form part of the investigation which may be plausible.
There's your first problem.
Yup. I don't always agree with Morgan but it's disingenuous to smear him as "right wing media" when he's one of our most objective rugby journos. It shows a pretty gross misunderstanding of the situation that sports journos find themselves in in this country. He is one of the least likely people to be pushing any kind of ~agenda~ (beyond being a little too willing to give England's shithouse performances the benefit of the doubt)Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:03 pmThere's nothing wrong with articles based on sources. By the way Charlie Morgan is a superb rugby journo. The rugby pages of the Telegraph really aren't there to push any right wing agenda._Os_ wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 11:56 amThe Telegraph article Raggs posted also comes from a leak, the RFU would be my guess.Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 11:41 am It just adds to the Twitter pile on though. The tweet from the journo clearly indicates that the complaint is about an incident from 2022. The mob commenting below it all take that to be the case.
The tweet does not say that their prior interaction in 2022 may form part of the investigation which may be plausible.
Netwerk 24 can have a direct line to God for all I know, but WR themselves confirmed the allegation being investigated happened at the weekend, not a year ago. The Netwerk24 journo then sends that shitty tweet stoking more outrage by saying that the alleged incident happened in 2022. That lad seems all about the drama and engagement, rather than ensuring he's reporting things accurately.
JM2K6 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:29 pmYup. I don't always agree with Morgan but it's disingenuous to smear him as "right wing media" when he's one of our most objective rugby journos. It shows a pretty gross misunderstanding of the situation that sports journos find themselves in in this country. He is one of the least likely people to be pushing any kind of ~agenda~ (beyond being a little too willing to give England's shithouse performances the benefit of the doubt)Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:03 pmThere's nothing wrong with articles based on sources. By the way Charlie Morgan is a superb rugby journo. The rugby pages of the Telegraph really aren't there to push any right wing agenda.
Netwerk 24 can have a direct line to God for all I know, but WR themselves confirmed the allegation being investigated happened at the weekend, not a year ago. The Netwerk24 journo then sends that shitty tweet stoking more outrage by saying that the alleged incident happened in 2022. That lad seems all about the drama and engagement, rather than ensuring he's reporting things accurately.
This is a joke, right? Rugby player defamed by another rugby player to the referee. So Bongi's reputation has been appallingly damaged by a complaint to Ben O'Keeffe?Sards wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:25 amImagine if it went to court.......we are talking slander and defamation of character and reputationPaddington Bear wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:21 amFamously English rugby lacks contacts and connections in the legal profession
World rugby will do well to diffuse this.
Same goes for our cricket journos, for example.Tichtheid wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:35 pmJM2K6 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:29 pmYup. I don't always agree with Morgan but it's disingenuous to smear him as "right wing media" when he's one of our most objective rugby journos. It shows a pretty gross misunderstanding of the situation that sports journos find themselves in in this country. He is one of the least likely people to be pushing any kind of ~agenda~ (beyond being a little too willing to give England's shithouse performances the benefit of the doubt)Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:03 pm
There's nothing wrong with articles based on sources. By the way Charlie Morgan is a superb rugby journo. The rugby pages of the Telegraph really aren't there to push any right wing agenda.
Netwerk 24 can have a direct line to God for all I know, but WR themselves confirmed the allegation being investigated happened at the weekend, not a year ago. The Netwerk24 journo then sends that shitty tweet stoking more outrage by saying that the alleged incident happened in 2022. That lad seems all about the drama and engagement, rather than ensuring he's reporting things accurately.
I’d agree that the Torygraph’s sports pages don’t follow the editorial lead of the newspaper itself.
Agree.
Listenaverage joe wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 6:00 am All good to cry-cry if you think you heard something that insulted you. But one would think that when you are proven wrong you would have the common decency to apologise.
What did he get wrong exactly.average joe wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 6:00 am All good to cry-cry if you think you heard something that insulted you. But one would think that when you are proven wrong you would have the common decency to apologise.