[2018 6 Nations] Round 5 : Italy v Scotland (17/03/2018)

[Ragey Erasmus]

Honestly, I think that's just the way refereeing is going at the moment, not this match particularly. Favouring a contest at the breakdown over quick ball

Edit: Oops, I'm a double-post w**ker. Sorry

But that's not favouring a contest, the things I listed prevent the opposition competing properly at the breakdown

 

[Groundhog]

Just like Nigel Owens apparently "allows a quick game" when anarchy at the breakdown actually slows it down and leads to teams just getting away with murder.

 

[RugbyMarvel]

Scotland getting away with murder at the breakdown, and the whole fiasco with the ref not getting them to use the ball from a static maul is irritating.

Ferrarri, Negri, Polledri, Bisegni, Bellini, Minozzi all very good young players - fantastic to see!

 

[RugbyMarvel]

Ah annoying. Brilliant from Negri. Shame it didn't stand.

 

[Reiser99]

Ugo Monye: the likes of Hogg, Russell and Laidlaw need to up the tempo.

Me: Does Laidlaw have more than one tempo?

Also ref calls it backwards in real time. Waits for a try then checks it. He's having a pretty shocking day.

 

[Every Time Ref]

I agree it's too far, some of the body shapes when "jackalling" today are farcical, but my point is I don't really think it's just this ref today, it's a trend.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS ITALY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ratsapprentice]

Polledri's a great carrier.

 

[Groundhog]

Forzaaaa

 

[Reiser99]

Yes fantastic try. Italy going for this.

 

[Bluemoon]

Wow. Scottish first up defence is a bit soft really, but clinical from Italy there.

 

[Bluemoon]

Ugo Monye: the likes of Hogg, Russell and Laidlaw need to up the tempo.

Me: Does Laidlaw have more than one tempo?

Also ref calls it backwards in real time. Waits for a try then checks it. He's having a pretty shocking day.

No, and it is called "put pins in your eyes slow".

 

[Every Time Ref]

What the hell has happened to Parisse??

It's like watching a loved one get dementia and turn into someone you don't recognise

 

[RugbyMarvel]

The refs interpretation of the breakdown is farcical.

 

[Bluemoon]

Scottish attack is painstaking slow.

 

[Groundhog]

Scotland getting anything they want from the ref.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Completely 1 sided reffing, Scots coming from the side in every other ruck

 

[RugbyMarvel]

Scotland getting anything they want from the ref.

Utter joke. These shoddy refereeing performances are just papering over the rather large cracks in the Scotland pack - that they aren't powerful carriers and if they're not getting away with murder at the breakdown, they're not very good.

 

[Every Time Ref]

Honestly some of the "rolling away" this ref considers acceptable is ludicrous

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Parisse is so past it. Decision making and execution from him have been dire

 

[RugbyMarvel]

The Scottish lads must be wearing gravity assisted corsets under their kit, because there is no way in the World that their core can hold a virtually fully extended horizontal body shape.