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the Vunivalu knockdown was borderline, and in those situations the defender usually does not get the benefit of the doubt regarding the ball going backwards by two or three degrees or not. It was certainly not clearly backwards and I don't think it was a controversial decision to bin him (and...
absolutely, baiting fluffybunny. That interview was harder to watch than the game. It's always at Twickenham, I don't know if that's the same bitch every time, or if they have an abundance of baiting fluffybunnys doing shitty post-game interviews
What was disgraceful about that?
Do you not think it was worth checking or do you think the decision was wrong? Was a pretty clear offside in my eyes. Or do you think the TMO and 14 other English players got the offside line wrong?
There is no law in rugby about the ref impeding a defender as long as the ball-carrier doesn't touch the referee. Correct call. Bad positioning by Lacey.
Intense match.
Anyone got a link or a GIF for the Retallick/Hanigan thingy? The stream I was watching had shit resolution and the wide shot was useless.
Biggest fuck-up by the ref was awarding Retallick a try, pointing at the ball (or where he thought it might be) and then later saying he...
All Blacks skills in the first half let them down, they should have put them away there. Lions defence was good in the 2nd half, their attack was never too threatening. Terrible end result, no one likes a draw. Why no extra time or decide on points differential? :(
That list you made probably applies to every single game Quadey played this Super Rugby season, if you just switch some time markers. He's been absolute ass. Foley has his stinkers, but I think he generally is a better player than flakey Quade.