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Last weekend's Munster club final gave us that rarest of things, a two-pointer after the 70 minutes are up that takes a team from losing by a point to winning by a point. Anyone know of any other examples of that at any level? Don't think it's happened at intercounty level yet. Tacaí Liatroma (Leitrim) - Posts: 1245 - 09/12/2025 13:50:40 2647648 Link 0 |
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Just think of the logic. The hooter signals the end of the game, time is up but you play on and someone can win the game after it's over. This is the greatest nonsense of all time. Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 3222 - 13/12/2025 16:17:01 2648229 Link 0 |
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Its the way rugby is too. Makes for an exciting passage of play though.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17784 - 13/12/2025 17:28:08 2648234 Link 0 |
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It also happen fairly frequently in American Football - if the ball is already in play when time is up, then the game continues until the ball goes dead. I think it is a good rule. Previously, the final whistle was entirely at the referee's discretion and there was no consistency. Whenever a big game ended with a levelling point from a free deep in injury time, there were always accusations that the ref "played for a draw". Now everyone knows exactly where they stand when the buzzer goes. Also, it makes sense that a free awarded after the buzzer must be allowed to be taken as otherwise the team that is leading when the buzzer sounds would just need to immediately commit a foul to end the game.
Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 1047 - 13/12/2025 20:55:04 2648261 Link 0 |