Am primit dupa o lunga asteptare o decizie a Comitetului Independent al World Rugby care ne scoate din procesul de calificare la Cupă Mondială din 2019. Evident se fac planuri. Unii se gândesc la cea din 2023, alții la un apel, alții fac petiții pentru demisii, oameni trași în țeapă, capete rostoglindu-se, chestii socoteli. Rugbyul care se joacă pe teren pare să fie însă în plan secund.
Există însă o vorba din bătrâni, cel mai important meci e următorul! Și după cum arată acest clasament, dacă e calculat corect, vom juca cu Portugalia pentru evitarea retrogradării.
În toată zarvă asta sper că există un cap limpede la FRR care să analizeze și worst case scenario și să se gândească la ce va urma.
Nu îmi place declarația lui Macovei dar îi înțeleg frustrarea și dezamăgirea. Îl respect și îl admir pentru că este inimos însă întelesul mesajului ca jucatorii din Franta nu vor mai veni la lot sper ca este spus la furie.
Ar fi ultimul lucru de care avem nevoie daca va trebui sa jucam pentru ramanerea in Rugby Europe Championship. Primul rol al capitanului in momentele grele e sa ii uneasca pe toti in jurul lui. Sper sa nu fie ca Socol. Bine, ala era revoltat tot timpul, fie ca avea sau nu dreptate.
Decizia este convenabilă pentru toți, mai puțin cei sancționați. Rusia se califica direct și are o altă șansa (după 2011) să crească rugbyul intern, de data asta și cu aport politic pentru că noul președinte al Federației Ruse de Rugby este un apropiat al lui Puțin și unul dintre cei mai influenți oameni din Rusia, tocmai a adus Aeroflot printre sponsori și astfel a dublat bugetul.
Germania, cea mai slabă echipă din istoria Rugby Europe Championship care n-a reușit să obțină nici un punct în 2018 are o ocazia să-și rezolve problemele politice interne cauzate de lipsă de profesionalism a funcționarilor federației care și-au dat în petec chiar ieri publicând știrea cu o jumătate de oră înainte de termenul la care aveau dreptul să o facă publică. Au scos-o repede de pe site dar era plin pe tweeter și unii postaseră deja fotografii.
Samoa are în față o dublă manșa ușoară, împotrivă Germaniei sau a Portugaliei, în funcție de cine va câștiga meciul de baraj.
Canada jubilează după ce în perspectivă unei Recalificari la care participă și România a anunțat că dublează taxele aplicate jucătorilor din întrecerea internă pentru a acoperi garuile din buget cauzate de necalificarea la RWC 2019. Cam atât de optimiști erau în perspectivă unui duel cu România, după ce au pierdut calificarea cu Uruguayul.
World Rugby se spăla elegant pe mâini, va admite demn și aferat că va trebui să facă o bază de date cu jucătorii care au jucat meciuri test, pentru viitor. Faptul că decizia se știa încă de la jumătatea și finalul lunii aprilie, când au scos de pe pagină cu delegările meciurile din iunie ale României, nu a fost observat de nimeni și asta transformă într-o farsă întreagă decizie a comitetului independent.
Aripă anglo-saxona a World Rugby a câștigat în față lui Pichot care dorea rejucarea și a tras cât a putut cu Spania. Prin descalificarea tuturor s-a evitat rejucarea meciului, ceea ce ar fi fost un precedent foarte periculos. Rusia merge la Cupă Mondială, câștigând la masă verde, având informații care le-a permis să fie cu un pas înaintea celorlalți. Urmeaza Rugby Europe la primire, să vedem dacă vor cădea niște capete.
Ce urmeaza?
Greu de spus dar cum suntem maeștri al văicăreală o să vedem apocalipsă în următoarele zile. O să fie sfârșitul lumii, ne vom lamenta, se vor cere demișii și pe bună dreptate, cei din birouri care nu și-au făcut treaba trebuie să plece, indiferent ca este presedintele sau altcineva. Sper însă să nu cădem în extrema cealaltă și să ne pierdem capul pentru ca astfel de erori s-au intamplat si la case mai mari. Tragic este insa ca la Baia Mare se stia de aceasta situatie
Cert este însă că angajații FRR trebuie să iasă din bula în care sunt și să realizeze că nu lucrează la stat și că există responsabilități, că rugyul este și un business și că trebuie condus și în acest fel.
Discursul golit de conținut al unor experți în rugby, aroganti si suficienti, trebuie să înceteze, vremurile sunt altele. Tocmai astfel de oameni, care lucrează acum în birouri, au adus rugbyul românesc în această stare pentru că nu sunt în stare să scoată capul în lume, să aducă sponsori, să fie la curent cu noutatile din domeniu și în general să își facă treaba.
comunicare în media a situație, cât mai clar, fără înflorituri și jumătăti de adevăr.
o discuție cu World Rugby fată de dispariția testelor din iunie și cum vor fi acestea înlocuite și care este eventuală compensație pentru retragerea acestor țeste.
pregătirea unui apel cu toate că nu cred că sunt șanse de izbandă.
discutii cu sponsorii
Pe termen mediu:
strategie de recredibilizare rugbyului românesc în media.
strategie de PR și marketing care să aducă spectatori în tribune si sa popularizeze Super Liga.
plan național de dezvoltare la toate categoriile de vîrsta care să cuprindă cele 4 milioane (populație cât a Georgiei!) de emigranți români din Europa ai căror copii practică rugbyul. FRR trebuie să aibă desemnat în fiecare țara, Marea Britanie, Franța, Spania, Germania câte un colaborator care să urmărească copii de origine romană. Ne place sau nu, la oră actuală se face treabă mai bună în Spania și Germania, la cluburile de juniori, în comparație cu majoritaea cluburilor din România. Din păcate juniorii nu se cresc cu poveștile despre cum am învins noi Franța pe vremea mea ci cu științe tehnice și pedagogice solide.
desemnarea unei echipe tehnice competențe pentru ca inca sper ca e o gluma proasta ideea cu Anesi antrenor de trei sferturi.
Doar câteva idei, pentru că mai multe însă le voi analiză în poștări viitoare. Astăzi însă este important că cineva din "foruri" să fie lucid și să salveze ce mai poate fi salvat. După care vom putea trece la trasul în țeapă al incompetenților.
Agustin Pichot the Vice-Chairman of World Rugby answered to
what Feijoo, President of Federacion Espagnola de Rugby claimed he stated in a
private conversation after the game in Brussels, Belgium-Spain: "I think I would have done more than your players”.
Here is Mr. Pichot answer one of the most influential persons in
World Rugby who couldn’t put emotional reactions beyond rugby values.
Thank you Mr Pichot for bringing clarity to this rumor that
went round the world!
As a reminder Mr. Feijoo, President of Spanish Rugby Union, claimed in front of Spanish press that Mr. Pichot condoned the unacceptable behavior of Spanish players towards Romanian referee Vlad Iordachescu at infamous rugby match Belgium - Spain.
Let's hope Mr. Feijoo will explain the statements he has made before the Spanish press which prove to be untrue today.
This is mainly from my Spanish readers but first a foreword for Romanian readers.
Trebuie să comentez și subiectul zilei, balamucul spaniol,
deși aș fi preferat să scriu despre altceva. Pentru că sunt român corupt,
părtinitor și mafiot (salutări forumurilor spaniole de rugby!) nu am să scriu pe tema arbitrajului însă voi posta două analize, una video și cealaltă scrisă. Prima este cea
video și este disponibilă pe youtube. Are puține vizualizări pentru că îi
lipsesc țipetele, gemetele, plânsetele și senzationalismul analizei“arbitrului” scoțian imberb. Fara drama nu e interesant.
Acestea fiind spuse,
va invit să vizualizați întâi materialul video al unui vorbitor de limbă
spaniolă (posibil Uruguayan) și o analiză a penalităților meciului Belgia –
Spania contând pentru calificarea la Cupă Mondială din 2019, scrisă de un
englez, Digby. Ambele analize sunt neutre. Numai textul în italic îmi aparține.
Foreword
I have to comment on the subject of the day, the Spanish
bedlam, although I would have preferred to write about something else. Because
I am a corrupted Romanian, biased and a mafia (I salute the Spanish rugby
forums!) I will not write anything about arbitration but I will post two analyzes, one video and
the other written. The first one is video and is available on Youtube. It has
few views because misses the screams, groans, cries and sensationalism of the barefaced Scottish “ref” analysis. No drama, not interesting.
Having said that, I invite you to watch first the video made
by a Spanish speaker (possibly Uruguayan) and an analysis of the penalties from
Belgium – Spain counting as Qualifier for Rugby World Cup 2019, written by an
Englishman, Digby. Both analyzes are neutral. Only the italic text belongs to me.
Video penalties analysis. First half:
Second half:
That's what makes a professional rugby video analysis, with no play and lamentation like the so-called Scottish referee.
Full match video used
1st pen of the game goes against Spain on attack who're done
for holding on. No obvious release from the Belgian players but for now it's
just one of those calls that happen all the time.
1-0Belgium in the pen count
2nd pen of the game goes against Spain who're on attack.
Can't see if it's the right or a fair call at the breakdown given the footage,
but there are a lot of Spanish players off their feet, and Spain are giving
themselves problems by playing so laterally. After the whistle a Spanish player
dumps a Belgian lad to the floor, perhaps they're already not thinking correctly.
2-0to Belgium on penalties
3rd pen of the game goes against Belgium who're on attack.
Tbh if the ref was only looking one way he could have pinged Spain at the
breakdown for hands on the floor past the ball, but so far he's clearly only
looking for a better picture from the attacking side at the breakdown
2-1 to Belgium on the pen count
At the ensuing lineout the ref clearly isn't bothered by the
Spanish hooker's notion of where he's allowed to throw in from
4th Pen goes against Spain on attack, they're done for
blocking, and they are blocking. After the pen a scuffle ensues which against
suggests Spain are feeling the pressure of what they should've been about to
achieve.
It's 3-1 to Belgium on the pen count
Into the 15th minute now, and there's nothing to suggest the
ref is out to screw Spain. Belgium are losing the lineout part of the game, but
they're more physical in contact so they're able to go forward rather more,
other than being limited by their own lack of skills, there's left to right
pass on 14:10 on the match clock which would have Owen Farrell shaking his head
5th Penalty
Goes against Spain at a scrum, hard to say based on the TV
footage, ref gives offside at a scrum against the Spanish 9, when the camera
pans out he certainly could have gotten into the position he has going offside.
4-1 to Belgium on the penalty count, and nothing even
remotely fishy is going on
6th Penalty
Spain done for dragging down a maul, again I can't see if
it's fair or not, but I can say before the maul went down they were trying to
collapse it (and failing) so I can see why the ref would be looking at them for
a collapsed maul.
5-1 to Belgium on the penalty count, nothing to be worried
about. If the whole thing finishes 20-8 in pens then from here on out in a game
Belgium won and Spain reportedly lost their cool and got pasted in the scrum
that'll be a 15-8 penalty count which doesn't sound remarkable, and so far the
ref isn't due any flak whatsoever.
I'm not going back to check how many, but after Belgium kick
into the Spanish 22 Spain run maybe 3 switch plays in effect going nowhere
before finally clearing. Teams dicking about like this in their 22 tend to lose
7th Penalty
Belgium on the attack, Spain flanker going reasonably at the
breakdown, but then seems to grab both arms of the 9. I've got the sound off
and the camera doesn't capture what the ref signals, but if he's pinged for
playing the 9 then he is rather playing the 9
6-1 in pen count to Belgium, and despite writing this
there's nothing to write home about
8th penalty was another breakdown pen against Spain, I think
for side entry. If so it's maybe a touch harsh, we'll have seen worse not
given, but it's not accurate work from Spain and it's partly their own fault
they're annoying the ref. A few phases back Spain turned over a Belgium ruck
just outside the Belgian 22 and the ref waved play on, he's hardly looking for
every excuse
7-1 to Belgium in the pen count
9th penalty
A high tackle from Spain, arguably two players were high in
the same tackle. Neither dangerous, it is a penalty
8-1 to Belgium in the penalty count, this is proving a
pointless review as there's nothing to see as regards some of the nonsense
being spouted
10th Penalty
this one goes to Spain for Belgium holding on in the tackle.
The Spanish player might be balancing his weight on his knee as he leans over
the tackled player but the claimed biased ref lets it go and awards the pen to
Spain.
Watching the match on 2x speed the striking things are just
how slow the game is, on 2x it still at times feels like watching a normal
game, and how often Belgium are winning in contact. Feck only knows why anyone
is moaning about the ref based on the opening 30
8-2 to Belgium now on the pen count
11th Penalty
Another penalty to Belgium for a Spanish player holding on
in the tackle, again the jackler might in another game be pinged himself. But
the ref isn't showing bias to a team and more to allowing a contest that we
don't always see (something he ref in the Scotland Vs England game was praised
for on a global scale)
Belgium are suffering less as they win contact more often,
and maybe Spain have had more ball too.
9-2 to Belgium on the penalty count
12th Penalty
A scrum pen to Belgium. Who knows when it comes to scrum
penalties, we can see Belgium are going forward and such teams tend to get the
decision.
10-2 to Belgium on the penalty count
13th Penalty
Another scrum penalty to Belgium, this one I think for the
angle of driving of the Spanish loosehead. I don't like scrum pens, but it's
not like they're not give.
11-2 in the penalty count to Belgium at HT, and frankly
Spain have nothing to whine about, indeed based on this they rather owe the ref
an apology
14th Pen
A breakdown pen given to Spain after they'd forced a
turnover from Belgium. Fairly simple to give, and given, and given for the team
the ref it's being claimed is biased against.
11-3 to Belgium in the overall count
This is the pen I suspect has people annoyed as the Spanish
left winger went clear and they're wondering why on earth the ref didn't allow
advantage to play out. I can't say it's obvious though if I was to speculate
I'll go with Spain 10 is moving and creating a hole for Spain 11, and if the
ref has seen that as blocking and can't then let Spain play on and instead
calls them back then as before I don't know what the fuss is about. The TV coverage in looking at this is again not great.
15th Penalty
Another pen to Belgium, another pen where Spain were on
attack and Belgium were faster to get over the ball with the ref allowing a
contest. This same scenario didn't lead to any accusations of Nigel Owens being
complicit in wanting to see England lose against Scotland.
12-3 to Belgium on the penalty count
16th Penalty
I think maybe it's given for offside (based on the referee's
signal at x2 pace) which is maybe a touch odd. I don't feel too bad for the
Spanish forward given he's flown into a ruck without binding but such actions
aren't always penalised, ref seems to be getting fed up and speaks to Spain I
assume about the number of penalties.
13-3 to Belgium on the penalty count
17th Penalty
Ref allows Spain to challenge at the breakdown despite at
least one of those challengers looking like a tackler assist who attempts no
release, however when they go to floor and one of them then plays the ball
whilst lying on the floor the ref has had enough. Hard to argue with, even
though it's now
14-3 to Belgium on the pen count
18th Penalty
Scrum penalty. Spain take off a lock to get a replacement
front rower on after the yellow card, so I assume the 8man goes into the locks
and Spain don't bring a back into the back row. Spain go backwards in the
scrum, Spain get pinged. I don't like scrum penalties, but the ref doesn't do
anything unusual here
15-3 to Belgium on the pen count
19th Pen
Well what can you say. It's another breakdown, Belgium
perhaps drive Spain off their ball but it's a bit of a mess and it's not
obvious what the ref will give. But Spain solve that problem by having one of
their players say something daft to the ref, and seeing as one of his own
teammates is trying to clamp his mouth there doesn't seem much doubt about
that.
16-3 to Belgium on the penalty count
20th Pen
A blatant off the ball shoulder charge gives Spain their 4th
penalty, it wasn't dangerous, but Belgium are maybe lucky not to get a yellow
just for sheer stupidity.Belgium are not only slow, they have almost no kicking game
and a worse lineout. Spain just aren't at the races though, miles below their
defeat of Romania (when btw Romania were I suspect cross about the ref)
16-4 to Belgium on the penalty count
21st Penalty
Penalty to Spain, it's a scrum and Spain get the drive on
forcing Belgium to play the ball on the floor.
16-5 to Belgium on the pen count, and only 10 minutes left,
so it'll be some going if the Belgian penalty count gets up to 28
22nd Penalty
A penalty to Spain for a blatant slap down of ball being
passed down the line. Had the Ref had recourse to a TMO to see how much the
Belgian player was making sure he knocked the ball on I think this would have
been a yellow, especially coming after the shoulder charge, but there isn't a
TMO. It's 15-10 on the scoreboard after Spain kick their 3 with 4
minutes left in the match.
And it's 16-6 to Belgium on the penalty count
23rd Pen
Goes to Belgium smack in front of the Spanish posts. It's
given for a Spanish player being tackled and then getting back to his feet with
the ball. It's no obvious he was held in the tackle, there are bodies between
the ref and what transpired, there were likely hands on the tackled player
whilst he was on the ground. It's a risk to get back to your feet, then again
maybe the ref has gone on what he thinks has happened - of course the ref might
have a better view than the TV angle which isn't brilliant.
17-6 on the penalty count
24th Pen
Goes to Spain, Belgium are pinged either for hands in the
ruck or going off their feet, either way it's a pen
17-7 Belgium lead on the penalty count
And that's the lot. I've only got 10 fingers/thumbs so I
might have counted incorrectly as the match was underway, and I was watching on
x2 spd, but I'm coming up way short of this being 28-8 or 24-4 in penalty count
to Belgium. I'm assuming someone said there were 24 pens and only a handful for
Spain, which became there were 24 pens for Belgium and only 7 for Spain, which
maybe became there were 28 pens for Belgium and only 4 for Spain.
There's nothing in this match to suggest the ref was biased
imo, some close calls, but there are in a lot of matches including some which
have gone in Spain's favour.
Spain need to stop complaining, apologise to Belgian RFU and
to the referee and the touch judges, and then take whatever bans their players will
quite rightly have coming.
I'll say again the ref asked to be swapped out once the
situation was known, and Roben the French lad in charge of the refs decided not
to make a change. Might be worth noting when Romania played in Madrid they had a
French Basque ref for their game against Spain who's from the same town as 4 of
the Spanish players, and Romania had their complaints after that game, and I
think the Russians just had a Spanish ref (Ruiz?)
This though is making me laugh. The Spanish claiming an infringement of their human rights,
they're not letting this go the fruitcakes.
Digby Thanks to my buddy Digby for drawing my attention to his analysis and allowing me to publish it here. I'm surprised you lost your time to watch such a terrible game. Further reading on same topic
¡Más cordiales saludos a mis lectores españoles!
World Rugby (Mom in background) and Spain (kid)
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