Womens RWC 2025

[sparky]

Kick good. France 18 Ireland 13.

Four and half minutes to go.

[NTA]

Ireland got a bit ripped off at that breakdown at 76:30. She had that

[sparky]

@NTA Strong agree.

[NTA]

@sparky said in Womens RWC 2025:

@NTA Strong agree.

Once again the standard of refereeing at this RWC not keeping up with the players

[sparky]

@NTA They struggle with policing the ball at breakdown and the offside lines.

[Mr Fish]

The big moment in this game was immediately before halftime when Ireland had an 8 on 7 advantage at the scrum, had just won a scrum advantage five metres out, and instead of choosing to go for another scrum they opted for a tap.

[sparky]

Two minutes to go. On balance, France deserve their lead.

[sparky]

Ireland need to go 70 metres to score the try and the clearance from their reserve half back is sloooooooowww.

[sparky]

Not sure about that last penalty either.

[sparky]

Penalty reversed with 9 seconds to go.

[sparky]

Clock has gone red. Ireland with the attacking lineout.

[sparky]

French so offside.

[NTA]

@sparky said in Womens RWC 2025:

Not sure about that last penalty either.

Can't give that and not the Irish 12. Inconsistent

[Jailbreak7]

@sparky That's just ridiculous

[sparky]

Ireland with the 5m lineout.

[sparky]

And the lineout is lost.

France win.

[sparky]

Lesson of the weekend.

Throwers hit your jumpers. Practice, practice, practice and practice again so you can do it in pressure situations.

[sparky]

Ireland throw that one away. Epic choke by the Irish in the RWC Quarter Final. Again.

[Jailbreak7]

A number of high tackles let go, and one tip tackle.
At least the quality of France came good in the end, after a strange ly passive first half from them.

[NTA]

@sparky said in Womens RWC 2025:

Ireland with the 5m lineout.

And fuck it. Go fast to 2 and maul it through? Nah...

France don't deserve that win IMHO. They got a couple of massive calls in their favour and the ref's review should be scathing - particularly given Aimee Barrett-Theron is over of the more experienced referees at this RWC.