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RWC Week 5: France v Italy

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  • MajorPomM MajorPom

    I’m turning it off.

    If Jonker wanted to, I’m sure he could find something similar in that maul to penalize France.

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    @MajorRage the halfback was already clearing out an Italian around the head. Muppets

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    • BonesB Bones

      @bayimports said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

      @Bones said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

      English refs at RWCs can fuck the fuck off.

      Pretty sure he doesn’t even make that call if Yonker as TMO doesn’t look for it

      He wanted to make it worse until he got talked down!

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      @Bones said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

      @bayimports said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

      @Bones said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

      English refs at RWCs can fuck the fuck off.

      Pretty sure he doesn’t even make that call if Yonker as TMO doesn’t look for it

      He wanted to make it worse until he got talked down!

      My point was, Eng ref didn’t see it and shouldn’t even have been brought to his attention

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        If World Rugby can't see the monster they've created with the TMO and the head contact rules, they can fuck right off.

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          Mattasaurus
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          What a load of shit - I now hate France more than Ireland and England.

          No TMO intervention to look at the maul .. something smells

          I have had enough I am not watching anymore of this match - its a farce and the fluffy commentators are treating it like champagne rugby.... hope there are considerable French tears in the finals

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            Corkscrew
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            Whats worse the two assistant refs seemed to be pleading with him not to call it.

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            • bayimportsB bayimports

              @Bones said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

              @bayimports said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

              @Bones said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

              English refs at RWCs can fuck the fuck off.

              Pretty sure he doesn’t even make that call if Yonker as TMO doesn’t look for it

              He wanted to make it worse until he got talked down!

              My point was, Eng ref didn’t see it and shouldn’t even have been brought to his attention

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              @bayimports I guess the issue there is, the TMO is there to rule on foul play, he saw somethign worthy of foul play, pretty sure he wanted a card, so I guess thats what he is there for?

              Problem is, he was wrong.

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                The French crowd are a bunch of fluffybunnies, just as bad as the Irish.

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                • Victor MeldrewV Victor Meldrew

                  If World Rugby can't see the monster they've created with the TMO and the head contact rules, they can fuck right off.

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                  taniwharugby
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                  @Victor-Meldrew I guess with the huge French market, large crowds, WR will think there is nothing wrong.

                  Odd the comms are creaming themselves over anything the French do.

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                  • taniwharugbyT taniwharugby

                    @Victor-Meldrew I guess with the huge French market, large crowds, WR will think there is nothing wrong.

                    Odd the comms are creaming themselves over anything the French do.

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                    stodders
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                    @taniwharugby not odd at all. They’ve been doing it since the beginning of the World Cup. Dupont is the greatest player ever seen and France are the anointed champions (unless there’s an Irishman in the studio). All a bit nauseating.

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                    • Victor MeldrewV Victor Meldrew

                      If World Rugby can't see the monster they've created with the TMO and the head contact rules, they can fuck right off.

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                      @Victor-Meldrew to them, it is either this or whopping lawsuits. So we get this. And it is making it difficult to keep watching. But I’m sure there are thousands more new viewers/participants waiting in the wings to watch/play this version of the game.

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                        Really was quite a sensational decision to overrule the try. The TMO was 100% going to go back as far as he could to find any sort of infringement. Wouldn't mind but France were offside about 5 times in the preceding phases and entered 2 rucks from miles offside.

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                        • BonesB Bones

                          @MajorRage the halfback was already clearing out an Italian around the head. Muppets

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                          @Bones said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

                          @MajorRage the halfback was already clearing out an Italian around the head. Muppets

                          It's not just the inconsistency of the penalty/card decisions, it's the randomness of the TMO intervention which makes the whole thing a bloody lottery.

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                            Damo
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                            The ref is taking the piss now.

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                              Bones
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                              Starts the half with the French hooker planting his hands on the ground and hips on the tackled player. Awards him a penalty for being so creative.

                              Just fuck off

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                                I feel like I’m watching AFL or netball, the amount of times I heard that whistle today, the difference is in those games play continues quickly

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                                  Reckon the English refs have got an inside joke on who can have the best shocker and get away with it? He's trying to outdo Carley eh.

                                  They see Barnes as a cult hero

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                                    stodders
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                                    Seriously, I must have counted 3 or 4 attacking penalties before that try. Players off feet, holding onto ball, side entries. Italy are getting reamed here by the ref.

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                                      Captain wasn’t happy being subbed

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                                        No one is as bad as the Irish

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                                        • BonesB Bones

                                          Reckon the English refs have got an inside joke on who can have the best shocker and get away with it? He's trying to outdo Carley eh.

                                          They see Barnes as a cult hero

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                                          @Bones said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

                                          They see Barnes as a cult hero

                                          Nah, reckon Jonker's their man, Barnes has turned into a bloody good ref.

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