Rugby Union 23/24 Discussion
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Missed your contributions in this thread in the first couple of rounds of the 6N!
I still haven't recovered from the WC refereeing.
I still haven't recovered from the WC refereeing.
Seems you're not the only one. 13-13
Oh lordy.
That's mad.
How does the ball fall off the tee? The roofs closed. Gutted for Italy
Devastating really. Just a fallen ball away from doing the unthinkable in Paris. Unfortunately there's no directive in the rules to stop or restart the clock even if it falls off the tee. It's a pity that's what ultimately decided the outcome.
Wondered whether ref could have stopped it for a bit given French players approached twice. (I’d have liked to see Italy beat France t.b.h.)
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Italian rugby would break your heart.
Imagine what he was thinking when he repositioned it and knew he had seconds to kick it?
In hindsight, he’d have been better letting his team mate hold it instead of replacing, save a few seconds and calm down.
Even if winners were basically known from the start, Six Nations is (again) a fantastic tournament
Nope.
Other kicks yes, pens no (as far as I know).
Not sure what ref had in his toolbox but stopping the kick clock and telling him he had as long as he wanted would’ve been fair…
I missed this match! Fell asleep instead at 10-0 because I'm a bit sick this weekend and crashed out.Imagine what he was thinking when he repositioned it and knew he had seconds to kick it?
In hindsight, he’d have been better letting his team mate hold it instead of replacing, save a few seconds and calm down.
Even if winners were basically known from the start, Six Nations is (again) a fantastic tournament
Not sure this would have worked to let the teammate set it. Kickers want to carefully angle the ball to match their kicking style.
Ideally, absolutely but he ended up with about nine seconds by resetting it. Don’t know why he half chip kicked it too, modern kickers tend to put their boot through those kicks. Huge pressure on him I know… he’ll be inconsolable
Was it a terrible match? Can't find any highlights yet but reading the match reports, it sounds like it was poor.
Poor Italy. They’re so cursed. Never quite manage a really historic 6N win, despite getting close loads of times.
Australia's national sport, bashing rugby union has begun for 2024: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-...d-the-entertainment-game-20240226-p5f7u6.html
It may not matter to some but this is how the game is perceived in the country hosting the next men's World Cup.
It may not matter to some but this is how the game is perceived in the country hosting the next men's World Cup.
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I had to laugh when he said ball in play time in soccer was higher than 75%.
England v Ireland this Saturday will be the Rugby equivalent of United v Brazil. Not holding out much hope of a win and hope it doesn't descend into a kick fest. Ireland will supply 95% of the Lions squad to go to Australia next year.
I'm confused. Neither of those teams are any good right now.
Yeah but we both know which one would win
Can we win? Well, no. But here’s a list of things we could do to stand a chance:
- lineout. It’ll now go 10 for 10 after I’ve said this but I think irelands lineout is attackable. It’s probably the worst part of their game
- scrums. England have had some success against Ireland in recent years and if we’re going to get any in this match we have to win that battle
- Crowley. Basically we have to flatten him early. Genge, Earl, Roots…one of them has to be flying up into his channel every possession in the first 10 and try to put him off his game.
- Breakdown. This should be the most important area for England, but it won’t because we don’t have any first class breakdown exponents and I’m pissed off about it. It has been (occasionally) proven that you can cause Ireland problems with multiple turnover threats, but we’ve no Willis or Curry so we’re pretty buggered there.
OK, how about Grimsby v Argentina? Ireland 1/50 for the win.
I, for one, am a bit worried. It’s not inconceivable that Ireland get destroyed at set pieces. Especially if we get a ref who takes the irrational dislike to Porter’s scrummaging that we keep seeing. And if England kick well and win most set pieces then it could get ugly.
What’s Nash like under the high ball and returning kicks? I have a feeling we might kick to him a lot, because kicking to Keenan & Lowe is suicidal
Pretty good actually. But he’s not big. So definitely the weakest link out of those three.
Borthwick loves a bit of tactical kicking. Keenan claims everything and Lowe’s boot is insane, so I reckon Nash might be the one
Almost an understatement! An Irish rugby pundit described Borthwick's England as "like playing against an Excel spreadsheet"
Except this excel spreadsheet is poorly formatted and full of circular references
The U20s are on the TV, just so ye know.
Nice one. I was about to check about 20 mins ago and got totally sidetracked.
Please kick to Nash lads.
Missed it out watching Dune. Sounds like a classic.
Watching a lot of Super Rugby these days and it feels like the clock never stops in there, they just keep it running at most scrums & stoppages
Louis Lynagh, who got his mother's genes, will make his debut for Italy and Scotland. His brother Tom, who got his father's genes went off injured in the Queensland Reds 25 19 win over the Chiefs in Super Rugby Pacific.
The reigning champion Crusaders have started the season with 3 straight losses for the first time since 1996, the inaugural season of Super12. That year they finished dead last. I'm not going to predict something as grim as that but with a new coaching staff and the likes of Mo'unga, Whitelock and Leicester Fainga'anuku all overseas, the men from Christchurch are under the pump.
The reigning champion Crusaders have started the season with 3 straight losses for the first time since 1996, the inaugural season of Super12. That year they finished dead last. I'm not going to predict something as grim as that but with a new coaching staff and the likes of Mo'unga, Whitelock and Leicester Fainga'anuku all overseas, the men from Christchurch are under the pump.
The ball falls off the tee again!!
Can't believe it
The commentators here were literally doing a spiel about how the ball fell off the tee for his last kick, and it happens again.
Can't believe it
The commentators here were literally doing a spiel about how the ball fell off the tee for his last kick, and it happens again.
This atmosphere is fantastic.
When I started watching this game, Italy were winning 3-0. Since then, their defence has been cut apart.
Yeah it was a bright start, but it's all Scotland now.
George Horne at 9 should’ve happened years ago. Plays with so much pace.