50:22 is such a great addition to the game.
Rugby Union 21/22/23 Discussion | RWC time!
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Yeah, definitely. Ireland do get away with shit
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Felt like I was going mad. Wtf?!?
I'm not 100% on the subtleties of the rules, but that time I was baffled.
5 or 6 penalties in 12 minutes isn’t going to end well for Tonga. Need to improve their discipline, particularly with their offsides.
Same. But I do understand the forward pass. I’d love to know what the feck went on there. Ireland didn’t even touch the ball. How did they concede a scrum?!
Jesus. That ankle injury
EDIT: He’s playing on!
EDIT: He’s playing on!
@moses I’ve decided this ref is bent
If it's around the first minute, an irish player dropped the ball when he went to the ground and a tongian dropped it when he tried to gain possession.
Hell of a kick that.
Looks like this will be a good game.
It was a Tongan forward pass that stopped play. Had the knock on happened just before that?
You're not allowed say stuff like that these days. #poguenotwoke
I always think O Mahony would make a great Roy Keane replacement for United.
That Irish line out…I thought the thrower had to be in the middle? He was basically throwing it in line with his team.
It's been this way for years.
Yeah, there is an knock on from Ireland when the player goes to the ground, tha's how Tonga gained possession.
Back when you could say stuff like that it would have actually been an accurate (if politically incorrect) description of one of the best referees in the game.
Ah. Ok. That clears it up. Ta.
fecking handling again. You're supposed to be top class FFS. Does my fecking head in
Has it?? I don’t think it has. Scrums yes, but not lineouts, at least not so obviously. Maybe it’s been more subtle and I didn’t see before.
I'm pretty sure I first noticed it years ago
Good inside pass and luckily Tadhg is 19ft tall so could reach the line
That was a very slick try
Mad the way VAR is infinitely less annoying in rugby than football. Even when it goes against you. I guess it just suits some sports better than others.
It is supposed to be in the channel even if it's slightly toward your jumper.
Great pass by Sexton.
There is a lot more experience and to be fair even though we complain about it a lot, there is a lot more consistency. We basically all know how things are supposed to be interpreted when Football laws and interpretations make no sense.
That should have been a penalty to Ireland. Not releasing.
Yeah that’s fine, but it was the position of the whole Irish line was right up in line with the thrower. Dunno, maybe it was the angle, but it struck me as looking odd, will keep an eye out for other lineouts later on.
Tongan 15 has a world class step.
That step was beautiful.
Piss poor discipline from Tonga.
Poor discipline from Tonga costs them. They’ve been asking for that.
Super maul that. Patient and accurate.
So pleasing to see our line out looking good again.
Yep, it's been pretty worrying for the last few matches
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