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[sparky]

@pakman Not even sure it's a penalty. Sure stop the game because Billy Vunipola's hurt but not sure what Bundee Aki's done wrong there? Bit high perhaps but his tackle contact with arms was no where near Vunipola's head.

[Machpants]

@billy-tell said in NH International Rugby:

England at the mo are too much brawn and not enough brain. Reckon Jones’s goose is cooked.

The victory against France made them look good, but that was a French team still recovering from covid, not mentioned by one scribe that I can see.

[MajorPom]

@nzzp said in NH International Rugby:

@bovidae said in NH International Rugby:

@sparky said in NH International Rugby:

Ridiculous red card. Gee these French refs like to flash the cards.

A pathetic decision by the ref. Vunipola leading with his head down isn't a mitigating factor? I'm not sure what Aki is meant to do here.

Good Lord. Just watched a video of it, cannot believe a red for that. Aki dropped, knee was nearly on ground. Unless front on tackles are penalized, that happens multiple times per game.

Red? FFS.

Link that should work:

Atrocious red card.

[Bones]

I'd love to see Dupont play super rugby eh. One man team.

[Machpants]

Def yellow though, shoulder to chin, but degree of danger low. O'Aki should have gone lower. Same as rucks, just cos you can't roll away doesn't make it not a penalty, don't put yourself there

[Bones]

Rees Zammit wasn't back 5m from the scrum.

[Kruse]

@mikethesnow said in NH International Rugby:

@gibbonrib said in NH International Rugby:

@bones said in NH International Rugby:

@machpants it's about time to pull out a win to save their pancetta for another few years.

They're fine whatever, everyone's happier about a biennial trip to Rome rather than Bucharest or Tbilisi

Tbilisi is fantastic

And I’ve heard Bucharest is pretty cool

Yeah, Tbilisi is very cool. I thought it was like if Melbourbe had a shit-tonne of history backing it up.

[sparky]

Try from Biggar. 7-7. Good game so far.

[sparky]

Dupont in for France. 14-7 after 15 minutes.

[nzzp]

@machpants technically, yes probably.

The framework didn't differentiate between contact initiated by the defender or the attacker. Shoulder to head is very different to head to shoulder, but interpreted the same. I think that's the frustration.

[sparky]

Navidi for Wales. 14-12. Outstanding first 20 minutes.

[Victor Meldrew]

Navidi in for Wales 14-14.

This could be a cracking game.

[sparky]

14-14. Brilliant stuff so far.

[sparky]

Biggar with a penalty. 14-17 to Wales. 25 minutes gone.

[MiketheSnow]

Both teams came to win by scoring tries

Loving it

[sparky]

Wales beginning to dominate possession. I love the work rate Davies and North in the midfield. Neither great passer but their movement off the ball is both superb.

[MiketheSnow]

@pakman said in NH International Rugby:

@mikethesnow said in NH International Rugby:

@pakman said in NH International Rugby:

@mikethesnow said in NH International Rugby:

Hammered from 1-15, maybe not at 7.

Lots of Irish played themselves into the Lions.

Sexton and Murray timing their run to perfection.

I'm a massive Henshaw fan but wouldn't have been disappointed if Byrne got MOTM today.

Lots of English played themselves out.

Honestly if 30 were picked for the Lions tomorrow, then Curry would be in the match day 23 and there's no real need to pick any other Englishmen.

Bit harsh. Reckon they’d get a few on bench.

Who?

Sinckler, Curry, Itoje. Possibly Slade.

Sinckler maybe

Itoje owned by Scottish, Welsh and Irish second rows in England’s three losses

So many better centres than Slade

[Bones]

That's probably one of the worst high tackle calls ever.

[MiketheSnow]

Great turnover

[Bones]

Rees Zammit is devastating for France hitting that 2/3 channel.