RedsHappy
Tony Shaw (54)
Who are you kidding
British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand (2017)
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Who are you kidding
RedsHappy
Tony Shaw (54)
Yep, lets be clear - a knowing shoulder hit right into the face/head, shit Watson could have been blinded or suffered severe head injury, rest-of-life affecting.
There is NO excuse for that hit.
If it'd been Q Cooper in reverse on an AB, he'd need the Australian SAS in numbers with armoured vehicles out to get him safely to Wellington airport.
SBW to get anywhere between 5-10 weeks based on the World Rugby wheel of misfortune disciplinary guidelines
The torpedo
Peter Fenwicke (45)
ACR
Bob Davidson (42)
Deserved the win? A win is fair enough but I thought they played worse than a 14 man side for about 40 minutes. They weren't appreciably better in any area. Slightly better in the backs maybe, but for obvious reasons.
Only one decision I'll comment on. That last penalty is an absolute FUCKING DISGRACE. There is one fucking man that caused that and it's the prick who jumps to catch a pass on the gain line. It rewards the team who fucked up their pass, while penalises the tackler.. who should have done what differently? Those should never EVER be penalised. A very shitty way to decide a test.
Garces was scratchy both ways but can have no complaints overall. He didn't allow any contest at the ruck which probably favoured the AB's.
Well done to the Lions for getting a win. At least game 3 will be good.
Killer
Cyril Towers (30)
yeah, my 2c is they felt being a man up for the game would win it for them and they dropped off the pace. It wasn't until they were a man down themselves that they fired up.
ACR
Bob Davidson (42)
Your failure to differentiate what I said is your problem. Good of you to argue the point.
I definitely have a problem with that. Off a kick is an entirely different story but when it is an attacker dealing with a bad pass the defender has to be able to make a tackle.
Maybe if the defender does something that obviously puts the attacker in a dangerous position it should be penalised but if it is just making a tackle in the situation you are in then play on.
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It's just having a laugh. And it's pretty mild compared to some of the serious heat being thrown at him. In NZ. Chill out.
Teh Other Dave
Alan Cameron (40)
What did we think of Vunipola's carte jaune? While Barrett looked to be sort-of rolling back, he also still looked to be close to the ball. At worst should have been a penalty, but not a YC. Am I missing something?
The torpedo
Peter Fenwicke (45)
The Vunipola card was stupid TBH.
Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
Did he jump into the tackle or did he jump for the ball? Two different scenarios.
He seems to have been jumping for the ball and the law makes no distinction as to why a player is jumping for the ball. The same sanction applies whether it's a kick, a pass, a lineout jump or anything else.
Law 10.4 (i)
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Tackling the jumper in the air. A player must not tackle nor tap, push or pull the foot or feet of an opponent jumping for the ball in a lineout or in open play.
Sanction: Penalty kick1
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