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I have just finished watching the Sharks v Highlanders match, which was interesting to say least, and not for their defensive prowess.
The Gate. This mythical beast we hear about all the time, which is used to keep the ruck a fair place to rest your hands, is - in my opinion - non-existant.
i have a link to the game - bit.ly/1n9OyxY - tell me if you do not see the blatant in the side to protect an isolated runner @ 1:35:40 right in front of the ref.
I do not recall one in the side being called, and there were more blatant ones from the sharks, and not one called.
The big question is: Do we have to worry about the gate anymore?
as it seems fine that any player can come in willy nilly to protect an isolated player.
Thanks for listening folks, i just got a bit pissed off with the one sided breakdown calls, heavily in favour of the sharks, and the blatant diregard for the gate at such an important phase of the match, where there was one point in it get to the next final.