[2021 Six Nations] Wales vs England (27/02/21)

[TheSaffycen]

Right, back now armed with beer. Looks like I'm gonna need it.

Crikey! What happened? It was 10-6 when I left for the offy!

Don't watch the 2nd try for your own sake

 

[Reiser99]

Looking at the knock on rules, no where does it actually say it's not a knock on if the ball doesn't hit the ground.

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[TRF_Olyy]

Can we quickly hire Steve Diamond as an RFU spokesman and wheel him out post game
I wanna see someone tear this ref a new arsehole but no one on the RFU payroll will do it because of fines n bans n that

 

[ThebigARena]

That's the best bit of the whole day. Forget the match, we want the BigA!

 

[Groundhog]

Can we quickly hire Steve Diamond as an RFU spokesman and wheel him out post game
I wanna see someone tear this ref a new arsehole but no one on the RFU payroll will do it because of fines n bans n that

I don't think Eddie Jones would have any qualms...... Because he's a massive prick. Would love to see him go off though.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Live scenes of Eddie and the coaching team going to the officials dressing room

 

[Which Tyler]

Can we quickly hire Steve Diamond as an RFU spokesman and wheel him out post game
I wanna see someone tear this ref a new arsehole but no one on the RFU payroll will do it because of fines n bans n that

Get Jonno to interview him pitchside.

Actually, this might be one for a Jill Douglas special - possibly the first time they've been appropriate

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Hmm. Don't know what to make of that 1st half.

 

[Rinkadink]

That's soooooo much worse than I thought

All of this, I missed the initial bit and only saw kick result and the on field discussion so actually thought England had switched off but that is actually shocking. No doubt some quarters will be crying corruption.

However the "knock on" is the right call for me. It's so lucky and morally a knock on (even seen them given as such) but the ball doesn't go forward off LRZ so can't be a knock on. Shouldn't really be a talking point aside from how fortunate it was.

THAT time on/crossfield kick though. Only good thing I can say about that is the vision and execution of move. The officials enabling that and speaking to Farrell in such a manner is bonkers. Didn't even let him get a word in. Guess it's sparked England into life however.

 

[ThebigARena]

Wow that is worse than I originally thought. Told England it's time off and didn't tell England it was back on. ******* awful. He's got to face sanction for this performance.

 

[AlRums]

Looking at the knock on rules, no where does it actually say it's not a knock on if the ball doesn't hit the ground.

Laws of the Game | World Rugby Laws

The Laws of the Game of rugby union governed by World Rugby.

laws.worldrugby.org

Also by those laws there was no knock on since the ball went backwards from the layer before hitting the ground

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I don't think Eddie Jones would have any qualms...... Because he's a massive prick. Would love to see him go off though.

He'll have the blazers blowing up his phone atm telling him to be diplomatic

It'll be like that "three cheers for sireli bombo" interview from venter

 

[AlRums]

There is apparently a statistic that England have never won if losing at 20 minutes and Farrell us playing

Time to change?

 

[Groundhog]

LRZs was a knock on because it comes forward out of his hand pretty demonstrably I think. Happy for someone to say they this guy it came out backwards, maybe I'm wrong. After that everything else that happens is moot because he lost control of the ball forward. Off the foot, off the knee it doesn't matter.

 

[Reiser99]

Also by those laws there was no knock on since the ball went backwards from the layer before hitting the ground

Actually those laws don't actually say what a knock on is.

 

[ThebigARena]

Ha this thread is lit tonight... Let's critic the same ref that has been consistent towards the attacking team. England when on the front foot have their fair share of penalities . But as always there's a rose tinted mentality on here.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

There is apparently a statistic that England have never won if losing at 20 minutes and Farrell us playing

Time to change?

Not true is it? Wales in 2017? Unless England were ahead before the 20 minute mark and then went back behind, but I don't think they were.

 

[Rinkadink]

Can we quickly hire Steve Diamond as an RFU spokesman and wheel him out post game
I wanna see someone tear this ref a new arsehole but no one on the RFU payroll will do it because of fines n bans n that

I'm actually leaning towards Diamond being the man to take on the England head coach/DoR role from Jones.

 

[Not Eddie Jones]

Surely Daly should take that?

 

[big ginger 8]

Pity global warming is making the Iceman melt.