Well 50% of that video is a storm in a teacup. The other 50% could lose us the RWC, it needs sorting out.
My comment on red was about attacking player height. If it had been a player 6' or less that shoulder would have been straight to head and deliberate. Cips must be ****ing raging.
If it’s a penalty try, it’s a yellow, and vice versa.
True I suppose, but had it not been a try scoring chance it may not have been yellow.
Reminds me of Liams shoulder that lost us the test in SA.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2wtYc-PPCCE
To be fair the tip tackle could have been a yellow too but no where near as clear cut.
Piper isn't a particularly good ref he's just inconsistent. Mind you I think his mentor was Craig Joubert so he's on a hiding to nothing.
Like the way he thought about going for the “oh I’m hurt” ploy again
Glad someone else picked up on that.
Well 50% of that video is a storm in a teacup. The other 50% could lose us the RWC, it needs sorting out.
100% bellendery though no one can deny. The one against Wasps was appalling. That video would have been nicely ended by the schooling he got from Wilkinson 😀
Lol at Chieka moaning about NH rules and three disallowed tries which would have allowed Aus to win the game… he really is a whining idiot.
He's not the sharpest tool but if you watch SH rugby regularly then it is almost a different game at times so it is a fair comment. The forward pass was much more marginal than the commentary made you believe and was given as a try before the stadium replays. In the SH, rightly or wrongly, much worse gets let off. Got to see his unhappiness about the OF hit
Leicester v Saracens. George Worth took a high ball and ran full-bore into Dan Cole flattening himself in the process and being subbed off for HIA. Leicester try arguing with the ref that he’s wrong to give accidental offside, scrum to Sarries, because Cole made the tackle. (on his own team mate, remember.) If I was the ref I’d be tempted to agree and yellow card Cole for a high, no-arm tackle. 😂
Tigers did well to get something from that match. They had all the territory and possession in the first half but when Sarries scored three tries from nothing you kind of thought here we go go, they’re going to hand out a dicking. Obviously some very cynical play by Sarrries leading to two yellow cards at more of less the same time made it a bit easier.
Tigers look like a pretty blunt object; lots of huff and puff but not much else. Yes they’re missing players, but you can’t helo feel that they’re in for a king season.
Re Farrell; he is a tit and can’t tackle for shit. I really hope someone pulls him to one side to have a word because it is going to cost his team at some point. He’s an abrasive little sod for a fly half though.
Not sure how I missed this before
I liked the comment under the tweet: "Hello Gats, listen I've changed my mind. My Gran visited Porthcawl for a holiday once, does that count? If so I'm in." 😀
Schmidt to retire post World Cup, replaced by Farrell snr.
The fwd pass for the disallowed try was blatant even at full speed. Hands fwd, ball way fwd. The only question should be over Jackson not even querying it.
That's some opportunity for Farrell Snr. Has he been head coach at a club side before?
That would be some gig - first head coach with the reigning world champions!
These definitely get given. The linesman was happy and the referee was happy until the stadium replays. On the first angle I wouldn't call it blatant. The wider angle look more damning but is on an angle. The hands do look forward but there could be an argument for the hands being very flat. The relative velocity is the other key thing along with the hands and if you pause at 30:52 Haylett-Petty is juuuust ahead of the ball and Kerevi when he takes the ball. If I were English I would be upset to see it given but playing Devils advocate it does look closer then the one wider angle would first suggest
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That’s some opportunity for Farrell Snr. Has he been head coach at a club side before?
He coached Sarries in 2010 before jumping over in England under Lancaster.
He's obviously made a hell of an impression and has probably learned an awful from Schmidt. Big year next year for Irish rugby with Schmidt's retirement - chance to send him off as a winning coach. Lots on pressure on Farrell to continue their level of performance too.
Schmidt to All Blacks then?
He's said he's taking a break from coaching for family reasons but you never know
He’s said he’s taking a break from coaching for family reasons but you never know
Wheres his family?
He’s said he’s taking a break from coaching for family reasons but you never know
Maybe he'll play the old change of heart card or it s an offer too good to refuse... or he'll be good to his word, hang up his coaching gear and enjoy some time with his family.
Wheres his family?
I think I read that he has an elderly mum back in NZ which makes sense about wanting to head back.
Raka is apparently due to become a french citizen next month so will be available for selection in the 6N. Hopefully he won’t bring his try scoring record with him...
I think that Schmidt has a teenage son with epilepsy.....I believe they're all currently based in Dublin. Shame that he's retiring as he's quite clearly the best coach in the world currently.
Andy Farrell as Ireland coach eh?
Brilliant assistants don't always make brilliant leaders - Andy Robinson anyone?
No doubt he's a great defensive coach - "Stand in a fin line lads and then run fin fast towards the b**ds with the fin ball!"
That's basically Rugby League innit?
I wonder how much he knows about rugby union? Judging him on the fact that he insisted Sam Burgess play for England in the 2015 RWC - I'd say not a lot.
He'd surely be better off teaching his son how to tackle properly? And also how not to be a little pr*ck running round pretending to be hard and feigning injury if he thinks he's about to be caught doing something naughty,
The RFU seem to have royally ballsed up their finances with the English plsyer match fee to possibly be cut but more worryingly are the comments in the press about the PGA contributing to it. I really hope they don’t scrap that in the future because it gives an element of control over the international players with better access and some enforced rest periods. The likes of Mako and Maro are flogged to death already. If that payment is scrapped in the future the clubs will hold all of the cards and will look to get the most from their ‘assets’.
How has this happened? Over the last 10 years Wales and Scotland have got their finances in order' paid of debt and now IIRC run with no losses? But the RFU with greater income is in a huge financial black hole?
Why? Where does all the money go?
Very good 😂
RFU has always been poor at the board level. The clubs hold all the power in England - same as France. It’s no small surprise that centralised contracts for test players in Wales & Ireland are reflected in Test success.
The refurbishment of the east stand was reportedly £40m over budget which as a QS myself I find hilarious / ridiculous etc.
Ian Ritchie was paid £238k for his last two months work. It sounds like those high up in the RFU have literally pissed loads of money away, made people redundant, spent too much on a refurb project and are now whining about paying the clubs for better access to the international players. Priorities are all wrong.
RFU has always been poor at the board level.
I don't think that is fair, Ian Ritchie did a lot of good. Relations with the clubs are much better than they were, albeit £220 million, which is how much the clubs are paid under the 8 year player access agreement, buys you a bit of co-operation. He managed to broker a deal with the TV companies to get the European Cup sorted and England ran the most commercially successful World Cup ever. They are putting records amounts into the grass roots game, nearly £100 million in 2017. This is down to one screwed up building project, which is again unusual for the RFU who have managed to develop Twickenham very efficiently in the past.
I wonder if Sam Burgess has a book coming out soon...
....... But control of our players is poor compared to other tier 1 nations. Clubs rule the roost.
……. But control of our players is poor compared to other tier 1 nations. Clubs rule the roost.
But that ship sailed over 20 years ago, the clubs don't rule the roost, they reasonably have far more say that in other home nations* where they essentially part of the relevant union's structure. That has good points and bad points.
*Not sure how everything is structured in Wales now.
I wonder if Sam Burgess has a book coming out soon…
No but he's just been tweeting about how the selfishness and egos of other England players led to their RWC 2015 demise.
I've nothing against Burgess - RL legend and good all round bloke - and it's a testament to his ability and competitive nature that he didn't look too out of place playing centre for England (although he was playing alongside Brad Barritt so the comparison would've helped). The coaches were to blame for the whole fiasco.
I wonder if Sam Burgess has a book coming out soon…
Hmmm... other players had agendas and egos and he really contributed to the team whereas others didn't... ??? I'm so glad he have Union figured out in a whole two caps before the RWC 🙄
My personal favourite was his whole "who is Scott Williams" press conference... found out soon enough 😀
Thats good. He is a very funny chap and has done a few good ones - used to be very active on the rugby forum I also inhabit.
They are putting records amounts into the grass roots game
I don't know if this is reflective but my kids club - a Saracens feeder club - gets lots of subsidies for kit, Sarries and International games which goes far beyond the international ticket lottery I remember from my playing days.
https://www.rugbypass.com/news/the-inherent-risk-of-andy-farrell
Interesting look at the Andy Farrell appointment.
Ospreys better than last week.
Couldn't have been worse than last week! Baldwin impressed me yesterday. Great play in the loose.
I assume people,had already seen the Scottish try line mishap in the Dubai 7s, so how about this piece of brilliant last ditch effort?
https://twitter.com/WorldRugby7s/status/1068767907050635264?s=19
Tigers have had their arses handed to them on a plate by Bristol today. Ouch. Even the bottom the table is getting chaotic and congested.
Wuss have a good opportunity to make top half of the table a reality after half time oranges.
Well this is not going well
Stoner,! Now look what you have done.
Glasgow prop clearly doesnt have Faz's invisibility cloak.
