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Encore un arbitre de la finale de la Coupe du Monde menacé

GLOUCESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Referee Tom Foley discusses a TMO Review during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Gloucester Rugby and Leicester Tigers at Kingsholm Stadium on November 25, 2023 in Gloucester, England. (Photo by Ryan Hiscott/Getty Images)

Wayne Barnes, l’arbitre de la finale de la Coupe du Monde de Rugby 2023 entre l’Afrique du Sud et la Nouvelle-Zélande n’est pas le seul officiel de match à avoir été directement menacé et harcelé via les réseaux sociaux.

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Le TMO du match, l’arbitre vidéo Tom Foley, s’est ouvert sur les messages terrifiants qu’il a reçus de la part de certains supporters après la victoire des Springboks fin octobre.

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Dans le podcast de Sara Cox – elle-même arbitre de rugby – Two locks and a Cox, Tom Foley a révélé qu’il avait été pris pour cible, ainsi que sa famille.

Le Gallois, qui a arbitré son premier test en 2017, raconte que ses enfants ont été pris pour cible, leur école ayant même reçu un courriel, tandis qu’une personne a même menacé de lui « trancher la gorge ».

Des menaces explicites

« Il s’agissait de menaces directes », a-t-il raconté au podcast Two Locks and a Cox.

« Contre vous, votre famille et vos enfants. Des choses comme : ‘J’espère que ta famille va mourir dans un épouvantable accident de voiture. Je vais te traquer et te trancher la gorge’.

« La plupart d’entre elles sont acceptables. Une grande partie provient de combattants du clavier. Mais lorsqu’ils disposent de suffisamment d’informations pour que ça pose un problème, c’est là que ça devient inquiétant. »

Une crise de vocation est-elle à craindre ?

« L’école [de mes enfants] a même reçu un courriel. C’est une infime minorité. Pensez aux millions de personnes qui ont regardé ce match. C’est encore un tout petit pourcentage, mais le problème est le suivant : comment va-t-on faire pour que les gens deviennent arbitres ? Le sport dans son ensemble va en souffrir.

« Vous savez, en tant qu’arbitre, on sait qu’on peut avoir des ennuis à un moment ou à un autre. On savait qu’en arbitrant une finale de Coupe du Monde de Rugby entre deux équipes qui avaient connu un tel succès, on allait recevoir des reproches, quel que soit le vainqueur ou le vaincu.

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« Mais aucun de nous pensait que ça allait prendre une telle ampleur. La situation a empiré l’année dernière. Pour être honnête, World Rugby a anticipé en faisant appel à une société qui filtre tout. Nous leur envoyons tout ce que nous recevons directement. Ils mènent des enquêtes qui peuvent déboucher sur des poursuites. »

World Rugby a récemment révélé que 2 000 posts publics en ligne émanant de 1 600 personnes différentes avaient été publiés à l’encontre d’officiels de match sur les réseaux sociaux au cours des dernières semaines.

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Oh no, not him again? 2 hours ago
England internationals disagree on final play execution vs All Blacks

Okay, so we blew it big time on Saturday. So rather than repeating what most people have all ready said, what do I want to see from Borthwick going forward?


Let's keep Marcus Smith on the pitch if he's fit and playing well. I was really pleased with his goal kicking. It used to be his weakness. I feel sympathy for George Ford who hadn't kicked all match and then had a kick to win the game. You hear pundits and commentators commend kickers who have come off the bench and pulled that off. Its not easy. If Steve B continues to substitute players with no clear reason then he is going to get criticised.


On paper I thought England would beat NZ if they played to their potential and didn't show NZ too much respect. Okay, the off the ball tackles certainly stopped England scoring tries, but I would have liked to see more smashing over gainlines and less kicking for position. Yes, I also know it's the Springbok endorsed world cup double winning formula but the Kiwi defence isn't the Bok defence, is it. If you have the power to put Smith on the front foot then why muzzle him? I guess what I'm saying is back, yourself. Why give the momentum to a team like NZ? Why feed the beast? Don't give the ball to NZ. Well d'uh.


Our scrum is a long term weakness. If you are going to play Itoje then he needs an ogre next door and a decent front row. Where is our third world class lock? Where are are realible front row bench replacements? The England scrum has been flakey for a while now. It blows hot and cold. Our front five bench is not world class.


On the positive side I love our starting backrow right now. I'd like to see them stick together through to the next world cup.


Anyway, there is always another Saturday.

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CO 2 hours ago
Scott Robertson responds to criticism over All Blacks' handling errors

Robertson is more a manager of coaches than a coach so it comes down to intent of outcomes at a high level. I like his intent, I like the fact his Allblacks are really driving the outcomes however as he's pointed out the high error rates are not test level and their control of the game is driving both wins and losses. England didn't have to play a lot of rugby, they made far fewer mistakes and were extremely unlucky not to win.


In fact the English team were very early in their season and should've been comfortably beaten by an Allblacks team that had played multiple tests together.


Razor has himself recognised that to be the best they'll have to sort out the crisis levels of mistakes that have really increased since the first two tests against England.


Early tackles were a classic example of hyper enthusiasm to not give an inch, that passion that Razor has achieved is going to be formidable once the unforced errors are eliminated.


That's his secret, he's already rebuilt the passion and that's the most important aspect, its inevitable that he'll now eradicate the unforced errors. When that happens a fellow tier one nation is going to get thrashed. I don't think it will be until 2025 though.


The Allblacks will lose both tests against Ireland and France if they play high error rates rugby like they did against England.


To get the unforced errors under control he's going to be needing to handover the number eight role to Sititi and reset expectations of what loose forwards do. Establish a clear distinction with a large, swarthy lineout jumper at six that is a feared runner and dominant tackler and a turnover specialist at seven that is abrasive in contact. He'll then need to build depth behind the three starters and ruthlessly select for that group to be peaking in 2027 in hit Australian conditions on firm, dry grounds.


It's going to help him that Savea is shifting to the worst super rugby franchise where he's going to struggle behind a beaten pack every week.


The under performing loose forward trio is the key driver of the high error rates and unacceptable turn overs due to awol link work. Sititi is looking like he's superman compared to his openside and eight.


At this late stage in the season they shouldn't be operating with just the one outstanding loose forward out of four selected for the English test. That's an abject failure but I think Robertson's sacrificing link quality on purpose to build passion amongst the junior Allblacks as they see the reverential treatment the old warhorses are receiving for their long term hard graft.


It's unfortunately losing test matches and making what should be comfortable wins into nail biters but it's early in the world cup cycle so perhaps it's a sacrifice worth making.


However if this was F1 then Sam Cane would be Riccardo and Ardie would be heading into Perez territory so the loose forwards desperately need revitalisation through a rebuild over the next season to complement the formidable tight five.

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