[2025 Six Nations] Ireland vs England - 01/02/25

[munstermuffin]

In my view, the fantastical invention of a penalty for a non existent push was a massive momentum swing. I hope the French teach you a lesson.

But it was a push and penalty when showed on replays. And we are underdogs vs France but it is a class or 2 above today

 

[Wasps92]

I thought England played okay first half, but the second half was all Ireland.

Would we have won without a ******* clueless, biased ****** of a referee? Probably not but it surely would have helped if he had at least pretended to be neutral.

A scandalous performance from O’Keefe. He was a ******* disgrace.

 

[OllyM97]

Did you not watch Wales?

Saying that, it is in Cardiff and it will be their World Cup final.

Borthwick does like breaking records. So losing to Italy would be very Borthwick I guess.

I wouldn't put it past this England team to lose to anyone. That game has a Cardiff 2022 feeling about it for the Italians.

 

[Reiser99]

I thought England played okay first half, but the second half was all Ireland.

Would we have won without a ******* clueless, biased ****** of a referee? Probably not but it surely would have helped if he had at least pretended to be neutral.

A scandalous performance from O'Keefe. He was a ******* disgrace.

I'm happy to admit that refs make mistakes. However, I still feel that England need to adapt better. They may not agree with the decisions, but they should see what the ref is blowing for and take it on board. It's been an issue for years and England seem to think they can persuade the ref to see he's wrong. It never works.

 

[Wasps92]

I'm happy to admit that refs make mistakes. However, I still feel that England need to adapt better. They may not agree with the decisions, but they should see what the ref is blowing for and take it on board. It's been an issue for years and England seem to think they can persuade the ref to see he's wrong. It never works.

That penalty for a “shove” at the line out was an absolute joke and it gave Ireland the chance to take the lead. Massive momentum shift. Would love to know what that Kiwi **** saw there to award a penalty against England.

Seemed like yet another case of England being in the game so the ref decided England must lose.

 

[AlRums]

I'm happy to admit that refs make mistakes. However, I still feel that England need to adapt better. They may not agree with the decisions, but they should see what the ref is blowing for and take it on board. It's been an issue for years and England seem to think they can persuade the ref to see he's wrong. It never works.

I always laugh at the complaints about the referee when the two worst referees in international rugby are English so England never have to suffer them.

 

[IT157]

I always laugh at the complaints about the referee when the two worst referees in international rugby are English so England never have to suffer them.

And they would be?

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

That penalty for a "shove" at the line out was an absolute joke and it gave Ireland the chance to take the lead. Massive momentum shift. Would love to know what that Kiwi **** saw there to award a penalty against England.

Seemed like yet another case of England being in the game so the ref decided England must lose.

He pushed the lifter there, could see from the other side of the pitch. Pretty dangerous play tbh.

Itoje also had ****** BOK off massively all game.

 

[Rinkadink]

That penalty for a "shove" at the line out was an absolute joke and it gave Ireland the chance to take the lead. Massive momentum shift. Would love to know what that Kiwi **** saw there to award a penalty against England.

Seemed like yet another case of England being in the game so the ref decided England must lose.

I thought you were having a giggle with the first tirade? Can't see much to complain about from officials in that match at all. Few bits here and there but nothing egregious and I thought fairly decent overall.

That loss came down to the change in gameplan, or the part of the gameplan that "required" England to release the pressure valve and revert to type of the past couple of years across the board.

 

[Amiga500]

That penalty for a "shove" at the line out was an absolute joke and it gave Ireland the chance to take the lead. Massive momentum shift. Would love to know what that Kiwi **** saw there to award a penalty against England.

Pushed the lifter.

You aren't allowed to do it inadvertently, so WTF was your captain, the man supposed to be discipline leader in the team, thinking he could get away with doing it deliberately?!?


I think BOK could, and perhaps should have reversed a penalty or two for Lowe's desire to start a row (I would have on the 2nd instance at very least).
That said, did his winding up of CCS lead to CCS shooting the line a minute later looking to make a big hit... only for Lowe himself to run through the big hole CCS just left?
PsyOps?!?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

That's a lot of English names

Calm down Nigel Farage

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

While I don’t think JEA is the right man for the defence job, 3 of Ire’s tries involved missed tackles - Mitchell, M Smith and Freeman.

As a coach all you can do is provide the shape, you can’t legislate for individual errors.

 

[AlRums]

And they would be?

I really need to tell you Carley and Dickson?

 

[Geordie]

That's a lot of English names

English accents unlike half the Ireland side.

 

[munstermuffin]

I thought refs were very good. Clear too on explanations.

 

[OllyM97]

Yet again it’s only been one game and I just want the 6N to finish already. Just fast-forward to Ireland/France in Dublin to see who wins it. The Scots might try and convince themselves they have a chance of winning it - but they’ve got two hopes - no hope and Bob hope. After Wales get beat in Rome next week that’s the wooden spoon sorted out as well. Genuinely after week 2, the only 3 games I have a vague interest in are Ire/Fra for obvious reasons, Eng/Sco, to see if we can win the Calcutta - not confident, and Eng-Ita, to see if Italy can create history - they’ve got a decent shot at doing so.

 

[Rinkadink]

Wot do you call it?
Farage?
Wot do you call it?
Farage? Farage

Wot do you call it?
Urban?
Wot do you call it?
Urban? Urban

Wot do you call it?
2step?
Wot do you call it?
2step? 2step
Tell us wot you call it

Farage, I don't care about Farage...​

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Poor ref, great England performance, murley looked out of shape for two tries. Green shoots all round apart from the poor reffing.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Contrary to popular opinion on here I ******* love James Lowe.

Lot of hate for Lowe from us English.

Brilliant, wish we had some players in our side who wind up opponents and get in their face.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Yeah wish we had more foreign imports like Lowe. He isn’t Irish and he isn’t that good.