Ireland v France 6N

[Crucial]

100+ games to judge Barnes by and it can sometime be a mystery as to why he is WRs top ref.
Generally a good ref but he is still prone to have howlers and when he has an off game combined with a howler or two it attracts criticism like the clip above.

Many of the head contacts pointed out in that clip aren't dangerous as they are 'passive' but it is also fair to say that the one that was YC'd also wasn't dangerous f the same logic is applied. The Head contact was secondary and from the tackled player's head whipping down, not from the tackler riding up IMO.
That Youtube channel is only useful in that someone has gone to the bother of collating potentially contentious stuff to look at. The analysis and comment is usually terrible.

What I do find interesting (and commented on above) is just how much Ireland run the risk of a game changing call. Lots of upright tackling and shoulders at the collarbone area. You'd think that eventually they will get a (French) ref that screws them. The high tackle laws are there to drive safer technique and I see no technique change from Ireland.

[profitius]

Did the video highlight Penauds no arms tackle on Lowe?

It's a pathetic video. There were other instances that France got away with. The head contacts he highlighted were soak tackles. They don't cause damage like shoulder charges.

[Bones]

@profitius yeah he didn't make any mention about the extra padding in the shoulder/sleeve of the green jersey that allows WR to ignore head contact either.

[Kruse]

Great innovators, the Irish.
The "choke tackle".
Now the "soak tackle".
Next... the "woke tackle"?

[profitius]

@Bones said in Ireland v France 6N:

@profitius yeah he didn't make any mention about the extra padding in the shoulder/sleeve of the green jersey that allows WR to ignore head contact either.

You've had a tough week. Take a break, bud.

[Bones]

@Kruse said in Ireland v France 6N:

Next... the "woke tackle"?

Includes a safe space for Jonny to go and pull his sooky faces and throw his arms in the air?

[pakman]

World Rugby has ruled that in fact Barnes favoured France: Antonio given three weeks in cooler!

[pakman]

[antipodean]

@pakman said in Ireland v France 6N:

Enquiring minds want to know if this is the same analyst who predicted England would win the RWC under Eddie?

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@antipodean said in Ireland v France 6N:

@pakman said in Ireland v France 6N:

Enquiring minds want to know if this is the same analyst who predicted England would win the RWC under Eddie?

The guy does think he's a bit of a comedian so maybe that was intended as a joke?