Really? Cos all I've heard is what a big cheater he is

He is quick, strong, intelligent and reads the ref to an extent that seems like cheating if, like me, you are supporting the wrong team :-)

But really, all credit to the guy. I am just glad he…

Really? Cos all I've heard is what a big cheater he is, and how Canterbury don't even try to play rugby etc etc etc.

That's also true

Richie McCaw made the difference between Wellington drubbing the Cantabs and the actual result. He was awesome.

Really? Cos all I've heard is what a big cheater he is, and how Canterbury don't even try to play rugby etc etc etc.

And I haven't even gloated.

As such I missed Wellington lose the game that, really, deep down, they knew they were going to lose. Feel free to bitch about the game in the comments.

No bitching. It was a good game to attend. Nerve wrecking finals rugby, probably boring to watch on TV.

Richie McCaw…

Interesting to see in rugby union the rule is "probably have been scored", in rugby league "definitely". Maybe that's why you see less in league.

Good to see League still leaves no stone unturned when it comes to having rules subtly different from those in union.

Even when they go…

I wasn't sure if they had penalty tries in league. Do they get to take the kick from in front of the sticks?

From wikipedia:

In both rugby league and in rugby union, if the referee believes that a try has been prevented by the defending team's misconduct, he may…

And that game that stops all the time and has too much whistle? Does NOT have breaks long enough to show a replay. I'd really like TVNZ to work that out.

I think that's because it doesn't really stop all the time and when it does the breaks are really…

I did yell at Ricky Stewart (well at his image on the TV) about the boots up slide by Billy Slater.

The commentators at the time were interesting.

"Well that should be a penalty, it's dangerous."
"Not a try though."
"Well if it's a penalty that prevented a try being…

Switching back to the rugby…