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Champions Cup - Pool 3, Round 3 (Leicester, Toulon, Scarlets, Ulster)
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<blockquote data-quote="Big Ewis" data-source="post: 696434" data-attributes="member: 57076"><p>Watched it whole again. You know on this forum it's not my type to hide behind the ref's errors, but I do now see what the RCT community were talking about yesterday:</p><p></p><p>- 10th: Ali Williams arm pulled hard on lineout grab, and ref calls knock-on Tigers scrum.</p><p>- The Castro reversed penalty at 15' I disagree with, 3 more points. It's good refs change calls for the better and review potentially dangerous plays, but Castro started his run before the whistle.</p><p>- At 17', Dan Cole disrupts a good Toulon attack, puts one hand forward, no call whatsoever, Tigers get it back on the ground, advantage Tigers.</p><p>- At 40: Basta not rolling away, no way he could've got out of there. Very harsh. Owen Williams attempt from tee.</p><p>- At 63: Gorgodze tries to leave the ruck but is pinned down by the Tigers flanker purposely. Highly debatable penalty, Williams makes the 3.</p><p>- At 70th: that restart kick doesn't go 10 and Owens is totally fine with it...</p><p></p><p>Reffing looked approximate at the breakdown in parts, both ways. </p><p></p><p>But Toulon's mistakes were uncharacteristic as crap, and the Tillous-Bordes one (that leads to the Tiger try) is amazing. Out of nothing, 7 points, boom.</p><p></p><p>The tries in the first half to be fair come from the negative, unprofessional tendencies both sides showed: Toulon with their horrible mistakes, Tigers with their awful attacking (that pass wasn't a one-off mistake, but came from their bad form and ball movement on attack).</p><p></p><p>The try in the second half: just amazing collective awareness by Toulon as seen on the replay. Tigers scrum and domination, ball stolen and hooked back, Tilous goes at the back, collects, runs hard, boulevard as all Tigers positioned on open side, sharp pass, Mitchell available in transition good line, 5 points.</p><p>At least a lick of that Toulonais sharpness in an otherwise performance to forget. </p><p>Too hard to put anything interesting in play on attack when the Tigers defended well and the guys were making so many unforced errors. Some lack of precision at the breakdown also, like losing a ball late as Hayman is clogged up by his own men and can't release despite ruck being formed.</p><p></p><p>In the end, Toulon weren't clinical enough and made fatal mistakes, especially towards the end, despite clinging on til the very last blow. Too bad, too bad...not sure the better team won but Toulon didn't deserve to win either..</p><p></p><p>Having watched the full 80 now, looked at both teams with scrutiny and a microscope, I can't see the Tigers winning next week. But that's for the next thread.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-size: 9px">- - - Updated - - -</span></span></p><p></p><p>answered in blue</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Ewis, post: 696434, member: 57076"] Watched it whole again. You know on this forum it's not my type to hide behind the ref's errors, but I do now see what the RCT community were talking about yesterday: - 10th: Ali Williams arm pulled hard on lineout grab, and ref calls knock-on Tigers scrum. - The Castro reversed penalty at 15' I disagree with, 3 more points. It's good refs change calls for the better and review potentially dangerous plays, but Castro started his run before the whistle. - At 17', Dan Cole disrupts a good Toulon attack, puts one hand forward, no call whatsoever, Tigers get it back on the ground, advantage Tigers. - At 40: Basta not rolling away, no way he could've got out of there. Very harsh. Owen Williams attempt from tee. - At 63: Gorgodze tries to leave the ruck but is pinned down by the Tigers flanker purposely. Highly debatable penalty, Williams makes the 3. - At 70th: that restart kick doesn't go 10 and Owens is totally fine with it... Reffing looked approximate at the breakdown in parts, both ways. But Toulon's mistakes were uncharacteristic as crap, and the Tillous-Bordes one (that leads to the Tiger try) is amazing. Out of nothing, 7 points, boom. The tries in the first half to be fair come from the negative, unprofessional tendencies both sides showed: Toulon with their horrible mistakes, Tigers with their awful attacking (that pass wasn't a one-off mistake, but came from their bad form and ball movement on attack). The try in the second half: just amazing collective awareness by Toulon as seen on the replay. Tigers scrum and domination, ball stolen and hooked back, Tilous goes at the back, collects, runs hard, boulevard as all Tigers positioned on open side, sharp pass, Mitchell available in transition good line, 5 points. At least a lick of that Toulonais sharpness in an otherwise performance to forget. Too hard to put anything interesting in play on attack when the Tigers defended well and the guys were making so many unforced errors. Some lack of precision at the breakdown also, like losing a ball late as Hayman is clogged up by his own men and can't release despite ruck being formed. In the end, Toulon weren't clinical enough and made fatal mistakes, especially towards the end, despite clinging on til the very last blow. Too bad, too bad...not sure the better team won but Toulon didn't deserve to win either.. Having watched the full 80 now, looked at both teams with scrutiny and a microscope, I can't see the Tigers winning next week. But that's for the next thread. [COLOR=silver][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] answered in blue [/QUOTE]
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