Rugby Union "Forward Pass" video

retort: 1)every game matters and we lose less than everyone else. 2)you cant seriously deny that Barnes did a poor job that day 3)dont ever recall anyone blaming the linesman 4)who's whinging? most NZers would rather forget it and move on 5)given the unrealistic estimation given by everyone prior to the RWC it was quite inevitable 6)just like everyone else

True, but the narractor admits right at the start that according to the rules, they ARE forward.

don't really understand, the vid starts by saying that the laws of the game rule the examples shown as forward, yet the vid is claiming they are not forward. surely if the rules say they are forward, then they are forward.

As long as the ball is 90 or more degrees to the tryline, its not forward.

well basically i wud say a forward passs is when the reciever of the pass is clearly infront.

No because I have seen Rokocoko overun a pass and then reach backwards for the pass. A forward pass is defined by the angle of the ball relative to the passer, not the receiver.

wat the fuck???

Fair enough. The AB team has been very gracious in accepting the defeat, showing true fair-play and sportmanship. Too bad a few kiwis give their country a bad name by whining endlessly and fingerpointing the referee.

All neutral observers are ok with the sending off. Neutral observers are OK with the referring. Kiwi observers are also OK with it (I mean the mature ones, not the sore losers)

Yes, you can still argue about the reality of the forward pass. O'Brien is right in acknowledging a possible forward pass. His point is not to deny it, but to make it clear that it is useless and not mature to complain about it, even if is was a forward pass.