This is like a different sport to the dross in Cardiff!!
Now that red was definitely a red by the laws. Do they need to relook at the 20mins and replacement rule? Or does that mean we might need a deliberate red and a technical red?
Why? If you’ve done something so dangerous, your team should be punished.
Now that red was definitely a red by the laws. Do they need to relook at the 20mins and replacement rule?
No, the players need to tackle lower, Beard is about 18 foot tall and he still nutted him. No excuse
Edited to add I'd have red carded the Welsh replacement loose head too.
Whatever, still stands that its bonkers that Slipper doesn’t know 🙄
Neither does Dave Rennie
Oh my!!!!! France!!!
That was brilliant!
Well done France. They play the rugby, every Wales fan wishes Wales could manage.
So, where do we think the 6 Nations teams are, following these Autumn Internationals?
Incroyable
I really thought they'd blown it
So, where do we think the 6 Nations teams are, following these Autumn Internationals?
France/Ireland
England
Scotland
Wales
Italy
That was amazing! How scary good is the French hinge?
Don't lie we where all waiting to see how France would stuff it up in the last 10.
They are going to be hard to beat at the pace Thay played today.
Well played LE BLEU
Fra NZ was a cracking game of rugby. Not often do I want France to win a match but they were excellent. If they don’t win the 6N at a canter then something is wrong…
OK watched most of Wales v Australia, missed the red card. I thought Aussies were the better team.
I watched the Scotland game and thought it was our worst performance this autumn. Japan played at high tempo and were able to disrupt Scotland's possession. Scotland were no more than a 5/10. Aside from the stupid mistakes and poor discipline,it really was back to auld claes an porage.
Something just "off" all series with Scotland. Not clicking as a team
I thought both Russell and Price were poor, that probably makes all the other backs struggle. Noted Hogg laying down the law to Russell about kicking for goal and not touch with two minutes left on the clock.
Edit my mistake 8min left
Well he may be a bit of a dick at times but Hogg is doing ok. He even turned up at Hawick minis last Sunday morning to encourage the youngsters.
The Wales Oz red card was an example of how people don't seem to have got to grips with the idea that its the tacklers responsibility to be safe. If Valetini is going in to tackles that high he needs some time to relearn his technique.
Proud dad moment today "you know your not allowed to play the ball when lying on the floor" "I know dad but the ref didn't see"!!
Well done Exeter.
Wonder what's going to happen with the Cardiff and Scarlets squads who are out in SA? Will they be stuck there or have to isolate on return?
Aye - its a bit harsh on tthem
Flights banned so who knows?
I have Just heard Ryan Wilson is playing for the barbarians today - a good fit as he deffo is one!
Rob Kearney's last game today.
He did alright.
Rob Kearney I see as a player who made the absolute best of his talents. Not the most exciting or best player ever but he worked hard at his game and played within his limitations to create a really good career
I have just watched the first 10 minutes of the second half of, SA v Barbarians women’s teams. What do people think about this?
Edit: the game, not my having just started watching the game.
I've figured out why the ABs were so poor last two games. Embarrassing haircuts. They'll go home get proper haircuts and win every game.
Not just the all blacks - for some reason loads of rugby players seem to have dickhead haircuts
As soon as tom dunne stops his charity haircut baths fortunes will improve.
As someone with little to no hair, I say enjoy it while you can.
Comfortable win for Edinburgh it would seem.
Did anyone see this Bridgend try, he chipped it on with his head!
Should have been ruled a knock on as it was deliberate. rules changed a long time ago after NZ were using it as a deliberate tactic to allow forward passes
IIRC
Comfortable win for Edinburgh it would seem.
Not really - the pulled away at the end but Dragons were in charge for long periods and even took the lead. As an Edinburgh fan it was not the comfortable win we should be having even away at Dragons if we want to be contenders
Still - Edinburgh 3rd in the league and playing some good rugby mixed in with total madness in the finnsanity mode from Vellacott
Nice to see Ulster beat Leinster as well - its time someone beat them
Ulster and Leinster look the class acts of theleague
Ah - thinking about it as he didn't use his hands to get the ball in position to header it maybe OK? I know the tactic the ABs used was not allowed but what they were doing was tossing the ball up and headering it
Edinburghs win tho was good if you consider pretty much the entire first team was either rested or injured
Missing:
1 Schoeman
2 Mcinally
3 De Bruin
4 Gilchrist
5 Toolis
6 Ritchie
7 Watson
8 Mata
9 Sheil
10 VDW
11 Blain
12 Taylor
13 Bennett
14 Graham
15 Immelman
Dragons were awful last night. Poor kicking, poor passing, more interest in running sideward rather than forward and way too many penalties given away.
A couple of worrying injuries to Basham and Dixon didn’t help. Hope they are both ok.
Cardiff and Munster stuck in SA with Covid cases...Euro cup games screwed?
yup and the rest of the URC
I think they wil be able to play the euro games later at the expense of the URC
Talk of charter flights tomorrow.
Bloomin Scots 😁
Obviously Tompkins learnt from his time with Team Wales on how to get players sent off!!
I wnder what set him off. That looked like pay back
Petulant and deserved red for McGuigan. Disappointing tactics by Sarries the "winding opposition up" thing. No excuse though.
Not surprised that Itoje wasnt penalised for the assault on McGinty at the ruck.
I wnder what set him off. That looked like pay back
😄😄😄😆😆😆
Got his hair ruffled!!
Nah. He is not one of the dichead haucut boys!
Cant argue with a red fot that tho
Sarries were on full on wind up mode. Tompkins was a bit shit all game and ruffled mcGs hair but sarries had been dicks before that. He just lost it. Second one isn't helped by a sarries push which throws his balance. But first part is a red anyway.
If AJ had been hurt itoje would have been looking down the barrel of a red.
Sarries crabbing ruck is surely countered by a straight drive when they twist. They'll lose contact and no longer be part of the ruck therefore offside or if driven past they'll be swimming up the side.
