And what did Schmidt say to the circle? “I just said that I was proud of them.”

We are all proud of the wallabies standing up yesterday. That match will go down in history for sure

  • Bobby Turkalino
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    4 days ago

    I can understand how people in the stadium would question the high contact no-call, but I thought it was pretty clear watching on TV that the hit was between the shoulder blades?

    Anyways, yeah, it’s not like the Wallabies rolled over and died like some of the other opponents this tour. Some may try to excuse away the Pumas loss by saying it was the first game the Lions played together, but to almost beat the Lions this late in the tour is no small feat.

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      I thought base of the neck. And it something that I don’t want to see in the game. I agree with Schmidt saying it is contrary to player welfare. But it was also legal, a textbook clearout, and rugby has these incidents if you want a ruck. Joining a ruck is certainly where we find the greatest risk with the tackling height lowered