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#Post#: 144842--------------------------------------------------
Cover tackler?
DIR By: Stoopendous
Date: November 18, 2025, 2:27 am
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Did anyone else notice Pollock's blocking of the potential cover
tackler as Roebuck dotted down in the corner. Seemed pretty
obvious to me. Any thoughts as to why this wasn't picked up by
the ref and why the try was allowed to stand?
#Post#: 144844--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cover tackler?
DIR By: Rugbycat
Date: November 18, 2025, 2:32 am
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--- Quote from: Stoopendous link ---
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> Did anyone else notice Pollock's blocking of the potential
cover tackler as Roebuck dotted down in the corner. Seemed
pretty obvious to me. Any thoughts as to why this wasn't picked
up by the ref and why the try was allowed to stand?
>
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The cover player was never going to get there, and Pollock does
not have to change his line, he can keep running in the same
direction.
#Post#: 144848--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cover tackler?
DIR By: TomBuckQuin
Date: November 18, 2025, 3:03 am
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For me, Pollock changed his line so it should have been penalty
All Blacks. But at least it wouldn't have changed the result of
the game.
#Post#: 144850--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cover tackler?
DIR By: Yareet
Date: November 18, 2025, 3:18 am
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--- Quote from: Stoopendous link ---
>
> Did anyone else notice Pollock's blocking of the potential
cover tackler as Roebuck dotted down in the corner. Seemed
pretty obvious to me. Any thoughts as to why this wasn't picked
up by the ref and why the try was allowed to stand?
>
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Pollock did a similar thing earlier in the game when he and
Roebuck broke down the right wing from our 22. But as others
have said, as long as the ref believes he hasn't changed his
line then it's fine.
#Post#: 144851--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cover tackler?
DIR By: Banstead Quin
Date: November 18, 2025, 3:28 am
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That's what happens when you're the new messiah. Unless you
Marcus Smith then you get all the sh*t.
Funny seeing the Bok fans on social media saying how they're
looking forward to smashing him next summer. I still think we
need to wait and see what kind of player he becomes and I don't
like all the showboating but fair play to him for being in the
right place at the right time, all the time. Saw one of the
Good, Bad, Rugby live events a couple of weeks ago and James
Haskell said you could push him out of a window and he'd land in
a skip full of winning lottery tickets
#Post#: 144852--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cover tackler?
DIR By: A222Quin
Date: November 18, 2025, 4:00 am
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Probably a penalty by the letter of the law but so so rarely
given.
Pollock's main problem is being English. If he wasn't the
primary narrative would be people thinking he's a great
character etc. I'm neither here nor there with his 'showboating'
but if he's winding SJ up he's probably doing something right.
#Post#: 144855--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cover tackler?
DIR By: Yareet
Date: November 18, 2025, 5:06 am
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Nominated for Breakthrough Player so somebody outside England
likes him
#Post#: 144857--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cover tackler?
DIR By: Quinky
Date: November 18, 2025, 6:32 am
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--- Quote from: Banstead Quin link ---
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> Funny seeing the Bok fans on social media saying how they're
looking forward to smashing him next summer.
>
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If he were South African, there's no guarantee he'd even get in
the squad. They have a habit of producing excellent back rowers.
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Re: Cover tackler?
DIR By: Banstead Quin
Date: November 18, 2025, 6:37 am
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--- Quote from: Quinky link ---
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> If he were South African, there's no guarantee he'd even get
in the squad. They have a habit of producing excellent back
rowers.
>
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I meant more along the lines of he hasn't achieved much yet on
the pitch, as regards medals and consistent 60+ minute
performances but even the best team in the world are thinking
about him. That's achievement, I suppose.
#Post#: 144862--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cover tackler?
DIR By: Nemoquin
Date: November 18, 2025, 6:54 am
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I thought that refs didn't call this if the "blocking " player
was running a supporting line in position to take a pass.
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