[RWC2023 Bronze Final] Argentina vs England (27/10/2023)

[Bada-Bing!]

We beat this lot with 14 a few weeks ago and they were caned by the ABs last week. They're not great.

But they beat Wales.

 

[Grizwald]

All the time spent pouring over by TMO's and they can't even call a forward pass.

 

[Jimbo]

But they beat Wales.

So would Fiji if Carley allowed it.

 

[Reiser99]

All the time spent pouring over by TMO's and they can't even call a forward pass.

The only logic I can see outside of some sort of bias is that refs and TMOs have been told to speed up the game unless there is a clear and obvious error and Whitehouse has decided it's not clear and obvious (I disagree). The problem with that though is like most decisions, it lacks consistency as other TMOs have interfered for far less obvious errors.

 

[BrokenWing]

I honestly think he got rushed out of looking at the forward pass properly by the ref dancing in front of the kicker debating whether to let him take it or not

Forward or not, you wouldn't be happy if that's a clutch kick that you've missed because the ref has interfered when he doesn't need to.

 

[Jimbo]

The only logic I can see outside of some sort of bias is that refs and TMOs have been told to speed up the game unless there is a clear and obvious error and Whitehouse has decided it's not clear and obvious (I disagree). The problem with that though is like most decisions, it lacks consistency as other TMOs have interfered for far less obvious errors.

Exactly this, England vs Samoa for example the level of scrutiny that went into proving a knock on compared to such a blatant forward pass does really make you wonder how a lot of decisions are come to.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Maybe they looked at the wrong pass?
Often see that with the TMO in a formal one where they're fumbling for ages looking at the wrong ruck

 

[Reiser99]

Was that Ford reminding Farrell that Arundell is on the pitch and he said fine, he can have 1 pass?

 

[Wasps92]

******* embarrassing.

 

[johnh1]

Sorry to intrude on your joy at winning this meaningless game, but I see that England have scored a try. I didn't know that they knew what a try was given their insistence on kicking at every opportunity.

 

[Saintjay]

Back to are default defence.

 

[Geordie]

So Woodward has demanded Steward on thw wing all tournament...and now says get him back to fulll back lol

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Terrible defence.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

That's really bad from Dan, had both arms wrapped and just slid off

 

[Grizwald]

Youngs has been awful

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Shocking defence

 

[IT157]

Dan can't tackle. Noticed it a few times this game.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

All of @TRF_Olyy's anti-Carreras @ 10 posts coming back to bite us

 

[Cruz_del_Sur]

NO: that was clearly forward.

Just to be clear, NO = noblesse oblige

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Hahahaha one way to make up for it