Rugby World Cup 2023

[MillionMilesAway]

Usual ITV - Wilkinson insightful and critical, Dallaglio and Woodward waving flags.

 

[Rammy Blue]

They are talking bout clear line of sight which is complete crap,

As the guys in the studio have said though, there was clearly no intent, it was a yellow all day long which just proves var is as shit in rugby as it is in footy.

 

[Rammy Blue]

The drop goal is it England tactics?

When you’re a man down it is perfect tactics.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

The drop goal is it England tactics?

not really. It used to happen far more often than recently. I don't think it's really Farrell's style.

In this case, there's a relatively stable supply of ball and not much sign of any other way through the Argentina line - Ford is clearly instructing play. Smart stuff from him.

 

[discopop]

Is that who kept slotting against England in the World Cup a number of years back?

Yep 1999 WC death by drop goal, under the circumstances it’s a valid way of playing tonight, we’ve been hard done too with the red I think.

 

[exiled-blue]

As the guys in the studio have said though, there was clearly no intent, it was a yellow all day long which just proves var is as shit in rugby as it is in footy.

And he had what, 7 mins I think they said to make the decision

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

As a rugby league man, I just can’t get my head around that red card for England. He rightly stays upright there for his own safety while a man is coming down with the ball from the air.

If he bends at the hips there, he puts his own safety at risk as someone could come down from the air onto the back of his neck.

I know it’s a different code of football, but that’s not even a penalty in RL, never mind a yellow and certainly never mind a red.

England have been the better team here though. Argies are rattled!

Wouldn't even be a yellow in football. If the keeper catches one like that and him an opponent clash head's accidentally it's just one of those things. Soft rugby fuckers :)

 

[Rammy Blue]

And he had what, 7 mins I think they said to make the decision

Exactly, fucking pathetic that he could come to that decision.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

And he had what, 7 mins I think they said to make the decision

That's right. It's the new thing - show a yellow if it's not definite and then 8 minutes to make a decision.
I quite like the idea of it as it means the match doesn't stop for a long time, and further angles can be acquired for review.

 

[discopop]

That Argie kit and those socks in particular are a thing of beauty