Rugby World Cup
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pretty good opening game that for teh Boks - i was worried.
Now Fiji are going to get spanked if they're not too careful.
We got very lucky! I actually felt a little sorry for the Fijian lad who dropped that pass in the dying seconds of the match!
We all complain about the ref's in football, but the inconsistencies in this WC so far, need sorting out quickly. Curry got a red, then a very similar incident in the SA v Scotland game and it was barely looked at. Yesterday we conceded about 3-4 pens on our try line with no yellows, then go up the other end and after 1 infringement by the the Fijians and a yellow straight away.
We all complain about the ref's in football, but the inconsistencies in this WC so far, need sorting out quickly. Curry got a red, then a very similar incident in the SA v Scotland game and it was barely looked at. Yesterday we conceded about 3-4 pens on our try line with no yellows, then go up the other end and after 1 infringement by the the Fijians and a yellow straight away.
This was by far the best match so far.
To be fair, that pass in the dyings seconds should have never ever been played. There were at least two other Fijians available and had they kept their calm it might as well have been a try.
Argentina were really terrible. Wasteful, undisciplined, an absolute mess. Of course, England get credit for that too as they made it very difficult for the Pumas. In fairness, England are pretty experienced at playing with 14 men these days. As for the sending off, I find it hard to see the difference between Curry's tackle and the one by the Saffer against Scotland yesterday, perhaps only in respect of the force of the contact. If Curry's was a sending off then that was too. I think the rules are terribly difficult to understand.
I thought the ref was awful in this respect. The Wales attempt to slow the restarts as well should also have resulted in a card for the captain in my opinion. Rugby needs to nip that shit in the bud straight away. As well as the persistent infringements from Wales, Williams also infringed when their line was under siege in a manner that was cynical and should have just been a straight up yellow on its own. The ref needs a serious upbraiding, because that performance was just not good enough.
The ref definitely favoured us (which is even more surprising as he was English).
I didn't like our go slow antics either, but there are other horrible things creeping in to the game at the moment. We're seeing players play acting when they think they might have been caught illegally and the signalling to the ref to check the TMO.
I fully understand the new player safety laws, but they neglect the fact that this is a contact sport, played at high speed, with players of all shapes and sizes.
We're going to see soooo many games decided by who can keep 15 men on the pitch
I didn't like our go slow antics either, but there are other horrible things creeping in to the game at the moment. We're seeing players play acting when they think they might have been caught illegally and the signalling to the ref to check the TMO.
I fully understand the new player safety laws, but they neglect the fact that this is a contact sport, played at high speed, with players of all shapes and sizes.
We're going to see soooo many games decided by who can keep 15 men on the pitch
You've been closer to it than I have, but when was Sexton sh!te? More or less from the time he first appeared on the scene I thought Ireland looked better for him being selected instead of O'Gara.
At the very start of his international career he missed a few sitters. I haven't forgotten.
He was never shite, but I didn't like him. I thought at times he went for the Hollywood option rather than the good of the team. I still think he has that in him, but I've made my peace.
BTW, that try by Hansen yesterday was a thing out of the history books. Most players are so bulky now they just can't complete a jinking run, it's maybe one change of direction and power. That was just a wonderful sight!
Watch from about 1.15:
Watch from about 1.15:
Fiji were amazing. If it wasn't for that incompetent ref Fiji would be smashing thus group.
They are. But we'd pull together a team that would give Namibia a game. There's a lot of dead rubbers here.
Yep, France won't do it without him.
Farrell is back for England 😕
Farrell is back for England 😕
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