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Any ref with feel would be telling 6 he was offside, unless of course the ref is a massive homer!
Come on Wales....you can do this!
Highlight for me was just before the last try irish player still on feet and moving the line, ref shouts tackler release and the pings wales for not letting the guy go over unopposed!!
My recollection of Jackson is not that he is a homer but that he does massively favour the team that he (and most others) expect to win.
Both sides are at it AA - how many times did the welsh lie all over the ball on their line?
Player ahead of tackler using Biggar as a battering ram for that one!
Earls interfering with Evans in the air.
Or a_a Biggar tackling man without the ball and hugely offside .
Biggar is going to get a warning soon or explode through self righteous indignation .
"explode through self righteous indignation" that I want to see.
Moriarty caught behind his line because the Irish backs came offside before the line out ended.
Porter drops the scrum 3 times in a row...play on!
Tits.
The a-hole that is Healy scores the bonus point. Hard to see past Ireland taking the championship.
Wales need a purple patch now, I guess they need to score next.
C’mon Leigh
😀😀😀😀 the dream begins!
Seems a bit daft not to try and go 10 pts ahead!
Hope that knee is ok. Hate seeing that
Kearney always shits it when North runs at him!!
And there we are - Ireland collapse the scrum giving Glenda a reason to penalise Wales. For boring in!!
Should have had him kick from the start!
Drop goal for the draw????
Karney avoids george again!
Shit
Unlucky, had to try it. Well done Ireland.
Welsh players can be proud of that I reckon. Still moving the right way I think. Ireland dont lose at home much. Wales just need to dig up a Vunipola or 2 to do the hard yards
Yes, well done Ireland. They didn’t seem to make many mistakes/errors.
I would like to thank anti-rugby, the donkey Stockdale and this thread for making that so much fun. 🤢
I would like to thank anti-rugby, the donkey Stockdale and this thread for making that so much fun.
Dont forget "the shit Keet Earls"
And the referee of course.
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14 years since Scotland scored a try v England at Murrayfield?!?! I'd expect that crazy record to go today.
I thought ( from fans comments) Earls legs had gone. didn't look like it in that match
Now its time to hide behind the sofa. I am fearing a cuffing
unless of course the ref is a massive homer!
You did of course mean this...
...and wouldn't be homophobic at all. Right?
Now its time to hide behind the sofa. I am fearing a cuffing
Yup. I'd expect to be playing for the win first half, and the table PD in the second.
and wouldn’t be homophobic at all. Right?
Homer = home advantage = giving everything to the home team.
Fail to see how inferring a referee favours the home team says anything about his sexuality. Someone needs to.look up homer re refs.
You've more confidence than me Kryton. If England get a fast start they should win, not sure otherwise.
Homer = home advantage = giving everything to the home team.
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Wonder if England will run the big lads at Watson again.
If Scotland do not get an early lead England will win well. If Scotland get that early lead its 50/50
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Hey, I was replying to the thick Englishman not to the smug Irishman. (Now how do I post that in a ‘no offence’ font?)
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I thought ( from fans comments) Earls legs had gone.
Earls has been decent recently to be fair. Shame we couldnt get North running at him too. Earls defence is on a par with Stef Evans...ie shit
and wouldn’t be homophobic at all. Right?
No, it wouldnt be at all.
Homer as in home town/favours the home team
Someone needs <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">to look</span> up homer re refs.
And I did. I had no idea so I humbly apologise to AA for the inference.
Now, time for a pre match cup of tea. Beers off as I'm racing tomorrow, its never the same without is it.
Wonder if Wales could consider starting Anscombe at 10 and North at 13 v Italy. Scott Williams legs have gone, he used to be quick until he did his knee v England in that world cup game
Why didn’t North start today? He looked very dangerous when he came on - maybe they should have brought him on earlier.
so I humbly apologise to AA for the inference
No offence taken, dont worry about it
its never the same without is it.
Half shozzled already. I was fine until the last twenty but went overboard.
DD, there was a lot of chat down here about North not doing much when he came on against England. I thought he did well in that game and would have picked him over Evans.
Why didn’t North start today?
Not sure really I'd have started him over Liam. I guess they were worried about being beaten up in the air.
Some irish numpty on beeb now talking about Jake Ball being tackled in his analysis...he's out for the season and hadnt played since Nov...
AA are you suggesting he was taken off the ball . . . early tackle ?
Where on earth did Murrayfield find the woman announcer with that horrible voice? I’d have to stuff cheese in my ears to sit in the stadium with her screeching every few minutes.
AA are you suggesting he was taken off the ball . . . early tackle ?
No I'm suggesting in a pre prepared piece of analysis you would imagine these "experts" might know the names of the players.
Cory BIL Hill...
Ah, the experts that regard scrums as black magic just because they <span style="text-decoration: underline;">used to be</span> backs.
Sorted - beer, crisps and sandwiches both sides of the sofa.
Can't decide if I actually want to watch this or not!
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Farrell involve in a scuffle pre match. Lol.
And only Farrell??
Dumb question possibly, but the advantage law. I know it's the ref's discretion and that sometimes a team will turn it down in preference for a kick, but is there a generally accepted sort of outcome after which advantage is over?
It came from watching FR - IT yesterday, and particularly a minor advantage (whatever the phrase is) for I think a knock on, that seemed over very quickly compared to some penalty advantages that go on for ages. Is that also laid down in law that a penalty advantage. is allowed to accrue for longer?
I guess they were worried about being beaten up in the air.
Wales easily won the battle under the dropping ball. I think they’d have rinsed Ireland in a reverse fixture. I’d love to be able to be within a shout of winning a game with that little possession. I don’t think there’s a team in the 6N that can match Wales for that.
Less than two minutes for Scotland to do us at the breakdown. When will we learn that we need to work with on that area? FFS.
Nigel’s there, so it should be good.
Three nil to Scotland that must be full time surely
@theotherjonv - yes you’re right. Knock-on advantage tends to be over once the team in possession goes through a set-piece or makes a controlled kick. Penalty advantage tends to be much longer, often many phases but not usually more than about 10-15m of progress down the pitch.
Farrell has the most punchable face since Percy Montgomery.
The knock-on (or anything else resulting in a scrum) advantage will always be shorter - I guess if you imagine where a team might be after a scrum - ie possession secured & recycling or a kick down the field. I think the refs allow a penalty advantage to go to a point where the team awarded the penalty might create a scoring opportunity. It gives the team playing advantage a “free play” so if you look at Ireland’s first try, there’s no way Sexton would have played such an interceptable pass had he not had the advantage. So, in essence, yeah, the penalty advantage is always longer then the scrum advantage but it depends very much on the field position of the team playing the advantage. IMO, the refs play this reasonably well. I’ve rarely had complaints other than when the attacking team scores a bloody drop goal.
Wow, I had not expected this. Looks like the Scotland team I’ve heard so much about have turned up.
Crikey. England at sixes and sevens.
Actually, no sevens .
When will England stop giving the ball away.
It's going to be a long afternoon if you're supporting England.
Russell having a much better game than the last two. Ford has gone awol.
another question - there's usually 3 defending backs covering about 1/3 of an acre, yet kicking downfield so often it doesn't find grass and instead goes straight to a defender who runs it back. What am I missing - why is it so hard to find the space between them?
Looked forward??
Showtime has to have his input.
Has TJ soiled his pants yet?
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Oh. Wheels have well and truly come off the chariot.
Fair play to Scotland they've been the much better team so far. Much better.
Wheres this ref from he's great 😁
Well, it would be nice to see at least one STW Plastique have his day. 🙂
CFH have you forgotten Ashton and Rhys Webb ?
Moores getting desperate!!!