Rugby Bloopers (or Stuff Ups)

[Al11]

Hi all,

I'm currently doing some research to see if it is worthwhile to make a rugby bloopers dvd/video.

I'm looking for funny incidents from games that have been broadcast all over the world. There are a few common themes I'm looking for:

Bombed Tries, Crucial Mistakes (knock on etc), Bad Passes (hospitals or intercepts etc), Terrible Kicks or Conversions, Bombed Moves, Bad Interviews, Funny Referee's Comments or Player Comments (heard on TV), Funny Fights (or big hits), Bazaar Reactions to the Haka, Referees falling over etc, Streakers or other intrusions on the pitch and bad haircuts (eg Matt Roger's Mullet)

Any info would be helpful- from Tests, Provincial or Club Rugby (globally).

A couple of good examples are; Lomu running over Mike Catt in the 95 WC, Campo's pass behind the try line in the 3rd Lion's Test in 89, the ball getting kicked into a seagull in the most recent RWC etc

Any help would be appreciated, there's just so much out there and I don't have time to look through everything. Cheers in advance.

Al

[reopijarp]

Hurricanes VS Waratahs 2002 - Cullen and Lomu..

Christophe Dominici's Cullen imitation France VS Italy in the recent Six Nations.

Glen Jackson's missed penalty goal to tie the match against Crusaders in his Super 12 debut.

Craig Dowd giving away the last minute penalty in 2000 Bledisloe Cup decider.

Leon McDonald doing the same thing the following year.

Just a few, there are a lot. For every brilliant moment in rugby, there area number of forehead smacking screw ups!

[Waga]

Didn't Caleb Ralph pass the ball to no one in a test last year?

The Saffa supporter who tackled an all black and got one in the nose last year.

Surely a few of Mexted's blooper calls, would make for some laughs

[Teach]

Didn't Caleb Ralph pass the ball to no one in a test last year?

I think it was the same test where he tried a grubber kick and missed the ball with his foot!

I think last year was also when Carlos was showing off his "knee kick" . Might start another thread on that one...

[Geeves]

The inside rugby show in Aus.  Has the bloopers from each week and it seems to be very popular as that section of the show has been running for several yeas now.

But if you are after crowd behaviour never forgot those two small painted SA flags.

You could even get Dominici (frech winger) dropping the ball over the line in the 6 Nations this year.

[Scott_E_Boy]

What about the Qld'er supporter who ran on and crash tackled Dion Kayser in the back when he was setting himself in the defencive line?

We cant forget Big Matt Dunning's brain explosion (kicking a field goal when his team needed a converted try to win the game). In fact you could probably do a whole dvd on Dunning's exploits alone

Another moment I quite enjoyed was the only useful thing I can ever remember Sam Harris doing. I think it was last year (or the year before), NSW v Qld. NSW were about 10 metres out from Qlds line, ball goes to McRae at Fly half, Harris comes steaming into picture with both hands on his head (as if to say i'm, a dummy runner), the Qld defence totally disregards him from that point on. Then at the last possible moment, he puts his hands down & McRae fires the ball at him & he strolls over the line virtually untouched. I was convinced that the only reason he scored the try was the whole hands on the head trick.

George Gregan's tackle on Jeff Wilson?

[Barge]

Big Mat Dunning is a good call Scotty (he has been much quieter this year under the coaching of a real prop), but you and I both know that nothing, and I mean nothing is going to top Justin Marshall losing his bottle and trying to yellow card himself a couple of years back and Andre Watson having to call him back to explain to him that he was in charge of yellow card giving and to get back in line. He was half way back to the dressing sheds and he had to about face and walk back to a moderately amused Andre Watson.

The only thing that could have made it sweeter was if Andre had called him all the way back and yellow carded him.

[SG]

That was the game that Andrae Watson won me round!

Marshall's bosses at the CRU called him (and Ron Cribb who also did something stupid that game - a sign of the future?) in on the Sunday for a "please explain" interview.

Afterwards he made an appology to the waiting press - well one TV camera anyway. He looked extremely annoyed with himself and like he really ment it.

Then he got in his flash AB's Falcon and drove away.

Final TV shot was Ron Cribb driving off in his Japanese import Mitzy Sigma (at least 10 years old).

(Gave an interesting insight to the haves & have-nots of the game.)

[Wobbly]

I'm not sure if the Caleb Ralph incident mentioned earlier is the one I am thinking of...

In one game last year he was dancing up the left hand sideline, shaped to chip the ball over the incoming defender, at the last minute decided not to kick it...  only he forgot to not drop the ball!  Bloody funny.  Even he had a laugh at that one.

I also enjoyed Austin Healey cockily telling the Press that Jonah was easily stoppable before the 1999 World Cup, only to go out and get flattened by him.  repeatedly.

Another cracker was when a streaker ran onto the park during a Wellington game (might have been the Hurricanes) and Ma'a Nonu at the last moment decided to tackle the little bastard.  He comprehensively smashed the bloke into the turf.  If you ever want to see an exhibition of a rugby player getting to his feet quickly after a tackle, this was a perfect display - when Nonu suddenly realised he was lying on a naked man he was on his feet lightning quick!!

Cheers,

Wobbly.

[BBK]

About the first one Reopijarp im pretty positive it was lochi Crichton who missed the goal at Rugby Park from in front
and also Craig Dowd was to me on his feet and should have been a turn over... Bastard Kaplan
bbk

[Kaiwhakahaere]

Kia Ora

It was only recently between Sharks v Crusaders and Chris Jack was being a bit cheeky on camera...if you get the pun , its an oldy

Toulouse v Edinbugh - Only these Quarter Finals of the Heineken Cup where Brennan the Toulouse Loosey must have been offended and started a fight with the Trainer or Assistant Coach of Edinburgh on the sideline..thats a bit rediculous.

Carlos Spencer in the Tahs v Blues match where the ref told him about his late hit and spencer replying
"BULLSHIT!" to the referee

cheers

[Nathan]

Andrew Merhtens slotting the match-winning drop-goal for the Crusaders against the Bulls in 1999 then giving the Jappie crowd the fingers. I'm pretty sure rugbyheads has a picture of this somewhere.

The recent "Go back to Australia you Aussie sheep rooters" episode by the Bulls commentator.

NPC semifinal 2002 - Waikato v Otago. At one point the game was halted when the stadium sprinkler system came on. That was brilliant!

Some of the South African fans who are members of the fairer sex - and the way their commentators always oggle over them.

Maybe a montage of the Waratahs-Crusaders match of 2002.

You MUST have the seagull in the RWC. I loved it!

[so sad...]

Or... how about the game on Friday nite at Eden Park? You could do a whole volume with that game and call it the Bluepers.. endless fun for anyone who's ever hated Auckland... So sad... never mind... there's always next year.

[3me]

How about?

A boy put a tackle on Gregan in Hamilton or Rotorua (2002?)

A S.African fan tackled David McHugh (the ref) NZ vs SA in the tri nations.

[Al11]

Hi all,

Cheers for all your suggestions, I've been able to track most of them down.

I couldn't find the incident where Justin Marshall tried to yellow card himself though. If anyone knows what match this was in I'd be most appreciative if you could chuck me a line. (SG, Barge) - It sounds pretty funny.

I also remember seeing the Qld supporter tackle Kayser but am not sure when it was- was that 2002?

Once again, thanks everyone for your help.

Cheers, Al