“I detest it,” says rugby player Morgan Turinui, following the Waratahs’ heartbreaking loss in Fiji.
After the Waratahs became the second Australian team to lose in extra time this season, former Wallaby Morgan Turinui said he “hates” golden point.
The Fijian hero of the day was Kemu Valetini, the older brother of Wallabies player Rob, who scored a drop goal against NSW at Lautoka on Saturday, giving the Drua a 39-36 Super Rugby Pacific victory.
When Hurricanes prop Púasilio Tosi crashed over for the game-winning try deep into extra time in a thrilling 38–33 thriller, the Reds met a similar fate in the Super Round.
Golden point was introduced by Super Rugby in 2022 to settle games that were tied after 80 minutes, taking a cue from the NRL.
“I won’t even begin to discuss golden point. Turinui declared, “I detest it,” on Stan Sport’s Between Two Posts.
“I think it’s stupid; it doesn’t fit rugby.” Give them the draw, mate; they earned it.Go home after gaining two points apiece.”
In contrast to rugby, Turinui maintained that golden point was a more equitable and suitable method of game resolution in the NRL.
“In rugby, everything is a competition, right? Let’s say it’s league play, you have six tackles, you kick, whatever, but every single game indicates a significant call by the referee. After one penalty and possession of that territory, the game is over. And it’s just kick, kick, kick, kick—nobody wants the ball.
“I don’t like it particularly, I don’t think our game suits it.”
Golden point should only be used in championship games, according to fellow ex-Wallaby Stephen Hoiles, who also mentioned that referees in all sports have a tendency to blow their whistles in high-stakes, sudden-death situations.
“In the NFL, it used to be 85, 90 per cent of the time, the team who won the toss won extra time,” Hoiles stated.
“So then they said ‘you’ve both got one crack,’ so you both get one set (of downs to try and score).”
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