Itoge is having a pig of a game. Thank god Farrell is trying to take it by the scruff. Still pretty dull from England, I can only see an Irish win here.
another rules numpty question here (sorry, on delay currently so a bit behind too)
Just before England scored there was another penalty advantage, for what looked like another maul going down. England went on and scored, so the advantage was made good, but the player escapes sanction for deliberate foul play. Could the ref allow the try AND give a yellow card?
What about if it was a serious infringement, as opposed to a technical-professional one?
England imploding. How many stupid penalties / free kicks? 3 early engagements? Itoje a mile off side at an Irish ruck on their own line?
England really need a serious rethink. You will never get those backs running in space with Farrell in there slowing everything down a mile behind the line or kicking away good ball. Need a breakdown specialist and some speed in the back row. Most of all tho they need a smart player or two or Jones needs to allow them to think on the ground and change things up / chance things
last pass was marginally forward. Tmo only sees one angle of the pass he is asked to look at – from behind ffs!
For the TMO to rule it forward it has to be “clear and obvious” and they look at the direction of the hands. The TMO gets more replays than we do – he sits in front of a bank of monitors and you could hear the TMO say ” I have looked at all the angles pass was fine”
Wahey, whom had ”It’s Farrel’s fault” in the are bullshit bingo?
I’d go no effectiveness at stopping Ireland when they string 15 plus phases together (decent 7 anyone?) and 7 trillion stupid penalties as bigger problems than Farrell at 10….pretty sirs he created a try today….
England are getting exactly what they deserve this tournament. Dreadful selection decisions, a stunning lack of on-field intelligence which is at least partially due to having a half-wit as a captain and a massive lack of leadership. They have basically regressed back to the Lancaster years, making me think that the problems go higher than the coaching team. Even for an England fan, it’s tough to get behind them at present.
Farrell has been one of the few shining lights for England this game. I’ll be interested to see his tackling stats this game where he hasn’t had to cover Fords channel as well as his own.
Right – I’m not posting any more, because I’m just getting angry. The lack of consistency on high tackles, and holding up the player for a maul is really gripping my p@ss.
well done Ireland – best team in this years competition.
Best team won. Besides a few high tackles, I thought the ref was the best I have seen this tournament. Great stuff from Ireland, thoroughly deserved GS.
@BM, more the sequence of games than today’s in particular. Remarkable job by Schmidt to manage the green machine to a GS. Deserves real credit for that.
TJ, no, we get exactly what the tmo sees. The ref asked for the pass to be looked at, he didn’t even bother.
Nope we do not. the TMO has a bank of monitors. He puts on the big screen what he wants the ref to see. He is in a speci8alist truck full of high tech gear that allows him to look at things in detail. Google images rugby tmo will show you the set up usually used
Yes the first year of the tmo they just used the live feed but no longer
