I checked the years and you're just about right. Scotland do tend to beat us every 5 years or so. Otherwise I'd have issue with that one specific game because we have a weirdly massive edge over them.
The ball didn't go forward, though
I thought it was a red, and was very surprised it wasn't given tbf
Tbf, I did forget that you've got Scotland's number. I meant to say "on their day" in my original post anyway as even though I don't think to much separates all 5 of us, and hasn't done for a few years, I think it's fair to say that in this moment France, Ireland and England look ahead so really it would take Scotland and Wales performing to the best, or near best, of their ability to get a win against those 3.
Alright man. Great call. All is well. Rugby is doing tops. It's not just a reffing wheel of fortune. No, not at all. Consistent and fair across the board.
Yeah fine. Technically correct. The best kind of correct. The fact that 99% of referees would pull that up? Irrelevant! Consistent refereeing? Who needs it.
Honestly There is plenty wrong with the officiating on many levels, however if you are going to make contact with force to the head regardless of it being with your own, you run the risk of leaving your team with 14.
Ah the classic 'I agree much is wrong - just not with this one. This one benefits me'
The classic 'points I've raised are pretty flawed, better make a sweeping statement'
Strawman, though, isn't it?
Maybe man. Maybe I'm getting annoyed at nothing. Sure seems like the refs are in the news more than the players these days.
It's tough to watch your team get beat especially 3 on the bounce, but when you break it down, most of the game was played with 14 and still only lost by the slimmest of margins, the injury list is clearly less than ideal, I do think Aus are on the rise contrary to what the tour results reflects.
Nah. I think the ability for the Japanese clubs to lean on Kerevi etc shows we'll never have a full strength side again.
Yeah, because whingers like you make every game about the ref, even when you're wrong.
Fine set aside the knockdown. What about the red card/no-red card decisions? Clear inconsistency in the application of the rules in the one match in what is a critical area of the game now. There are tonnes of examples of poor, one sided refereeing just in that one game.
The two incidence could certainly both be seen as red, however they were not similar both within the brackets though, what we can agree is inconsistent is that Fiji received a red last week for a very similar incident to the yellow (potentially more force) but to me the players did pretty much the same thing in terms of swinging arms so the outcome should be the same, both red or both yellow, I'm ok with.
I agree, it won't improve the team. I don't think we are much better than top 7 or 8 and we won't improve beyond that, possibly ever.
What specifically was not consistently applied solely in that game? As I've said both cards were in the brackets of a red, but could have been yellows, they were not similar enough to compare apples to apples though, it would probably be fair to say that this is another example of Wales coming out on top in terms of card decisions which lean in their favour, that at this stage is uncanny, it's pretty much in the players hands not to commit the act of foul play leading to the card.
I'd have to watch it back but at the time it looked to me like the Aus player was already on the deck not competing, not in play so the Welsh action (wrap attempt or not) was completely unjustified, the ref last week was going to give a yellow until the TMO said the tackle was completed didn't need to which swung it, assuming all of the above is correct then I don't think the sanctions should be so far apart personally.
