[RWC19 Warm-Up] - Wales vs England

[ratsapprentice]

Absurd.

Biggars neck was not in any way put in danger there. He was holding his shirt.

It’s literally “your hands look somewhat close to the head”.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

You can say that. But you be wrong.
You can't play whilst the send-off player isnon the pitch.
You can't play whilst a substitution is being made.

As for playing the whistle - yes, Biggar should have played the whistle. That's the problem.

Look that is rugby. Rules aren’t followed to the exactly letter of the law. It’s not right. But that try will stand and will not be be scratched off by WR. The exact same situation might not happen again, but another scenario like England players back chatting to the referee for a decision they don’t agree with and not concentrating and whilst they do the opposition have taken a quick tap and scored a try to knock us out of the World Cup. I am criticising England’s mentality in that moment.

Don’t trust the ref, they aren’t on our side. I am just using the Watson example as an example. In the grand scheme of things this match doesn’t matter. The RWC does. Matches are ultimately decided by the decisions of teams and this team needs to learn fast.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Well there's a penalty that wasn't given, offside off the knock on. Immediate karma!

 

[Rinkadink]

It's amazing how a game this close is far less entertaining than the AB nilling of WBs earlier.

Youngs will cost England this game.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Rematches, void results etc.

It’s a fairly significant violation of the laws if it has an effect on a RWC result.

please list an RWC matches that have been replayed /voided because of one erroneous ref decision.

 

[Groundhog]

If they leave Biggar on its its negligent. Like the commentator said no one will remember this game in five weeks

 

[ratsapprentice]

please list an RWC matches that have been replayed /voided because of one erroneous ref decision.

Please list another time where a ref has made an objectively illegal decision that has directly led to a try in a RWC.

 

[Which Tyler]

What a load of horseshit

Anything in particular? Or just the Youngs Farrell unit?

 

[donmcdazzle]

Please list another time where a ref has made an objectively illegal decision that has directly led to a try in a RWC.

Wayne Barnes, All Blacks v France 2007. Next?

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Oh so he pulls that one back

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Absolute jokes stopping that quick tap

 

[Saltire Caley fan]

Wales strong defensively but I do see England get the win. They are the better team this half.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Anything in particular? Or just the Youngs Farrell unit?

Ludlam penalty, especially as the ref watched it happen and was fine with it initially

 

[Which Tyler]

I am criticising England’s mentality in that moment.

Which makes you absolutely and categorically wrong.
Your point seems to be that England should play to the whistle, whilst simultaneously castigating them for playing to the whistle.

 

[ncurd]

How was that holding on, he had one hand on bloody ball no way was he picking it up!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Wales making their clearly injured flyhalf stay on..... AGAIN

 

[Jimbo]

Bigger was not even on his feet wtf

 

[Groundhog]

Ludlam penalty, especially as the ref watched it happen and was fine with it initially

I mean his arm was on his neck and he continued to hold him when the ref called tackle.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Wales making their clearly injured flyhalf stay on..... AGAIN

Maybe Gatland has finally realised Biggar is a ****** like the rest of us?

 

[Groundhog]

Refs interpretation of the breakdown is consistent but.... Weird imo.