RWC 2019 Week 1 Other Games match thread

[Shaker]

Was thinking that. It's a major issue because it just means no footy gets played. You literally can't do anything but one out hit ups.

Commentators near the end literally said "All the French players are offside but the ref says it doesnt matter". Thats how bad his officiating on it was.

 

[Bobby Sands]

I thought the two high tackles were pretty clear no? Both over the shoulder, seat belt style. Gardner isn't being helped by some very slippery men in the scrums.

Common sense will dictate that tackles will slip with the complexity of moving bodies. However the current interpretation leaves no grey area, it’s binary, either you hit the head or you don’t. It lacks intuitive understanding of playing rugby in favour of insurance/PR/branding as making a stance against injury.

 

[Slim 293]

Gardner should be sacked after that performance........

 

[John S]

I'll echo that was some blatant offside ignored by Gardner.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Always suspected this might happen:

"Rugby World Cup free-to-air today after Spark streaming fail during All Blacks-Springboks game"

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12269753

Refunds are being offered, the Broadcasting Minister has expressed his disappointment, spark are getting trashed on social media. Pretty much what many predicted when they won the rights before having a proven delivery platform in place.

 

[Bobby Sands]

I still can’t believe how many of generation next are in the French side. I didn’t realise revolution was upon us.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Today:

Italy: 38
Namibia: 7

hard to give a shit here. hopefully the gucci boys underestimate the africans though

Ireland: 12
Scotland: 6.

27 degrees today will stuff these pasty gits. Will be rooting for the scots to get up and knock over the world's #1 rugby team and RWC favourite.

England: 78
Tonga: 10.

this one will be painful viewing as the quarter of a million win bonus prissy gym-gym pumpy boys run riot over the pork-bellied Tongans on their stipend of 10 pounds of squid a day

 

[KOB1987]

Nic Berry should get cited for that no arms tackle on the Italian 8

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Illegal mall for Italy's try on HT. Players binding on behind ball carrier RIGHT the fuck in front of ref Nic Berry

Namibs done well to keep it to 7-21 playing into a rough wind.

Italy shartmasters of their own demise. Couldn't score in a brothel built out of brothels.

Parisse, the NH scribes perennial World XV #8, at his 5th world cup, has been a lobster-handed omnishambles.

 

[Brumby Runner]

DP, players should bind behind the ball carrier. The ball then needs to be moved backwards to the new player at the back. It is illegal for the ball carrier to swim to the back of the new players in the maul.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

thanks for the rule lesson, sensei.

The ball then needs to be moved backwards to the new player at the back.

They. Didn't. Do. This.

 

[Show-n-go]

Can’t believ the Italian coach managed to sub off every player I had a bet on, 45 minutes into the game. Absolute killer

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Scots outta the gates at warp 5 but too eager for their own good & Oirland grind their way to the opening try.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Rory Best goes alright for a bloke about to qualify for the pension. Oirland 12-0 Scots & we're still in the opening quarter.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Furlong gets the third handy to the sticks, 19-3 coming up. Sexton down for Oirland for the second time so Murray takes the extras.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Scotland would want to pick their act up here or its going to get embarrassing

 

[Bobby Sands]

Why is this referee rated so highly?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

If Sexton's injury is bad enough he can't take the kicks why would you leave him out there? Oh well, HT Oirland 19-3 Scots.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Scroteland forwards are like wee tartan babies lost in the rain.

Ireland havent even bothered giving it to the backs yet, no need.

Japan must be fapping themselves silly at the propect of tipping over these hapless scotch gits

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

"Scroteland". Classic Dismal, that.