The one where he called the ball out, then gave a penalty when Wood dropped on it. Maybe I missed something there?
Quote from: nigel on February 05, 2017, 12:10:22 PMThe one where he called the ball out, then gave a penalty when Wood dropped on it. Maybe I missed something there?The only possible cause I can imagine for the penalty is that Wood was already in motion toward the ball as it emerged from the ruck and the referee called the ball out. Basically he jumped the gun.
(e)A player must not fall on or over the ball as it is coming out of a ruck.Sanction: Penalty kickLike I said that's the only reason I can think of to justify the unjustifiable!
He missed some very clearly forward passes as well notwithstanding the prop the size of a house leading with his elbow at Hughes head.Shite performance from England who tried too hard to force things in the first half on their ball and didn't get down and dirty with the French first half when they had it.What is clear is that, regardless of our injury situation, we have the strength in depth to empty the bench against anyone in this tournament and win the match.I felt for Johnny May as well. If the frog hadn't flung himself forward to try to break the tackle then his leg wouldn't have gone in the air and nor would he have landed as he did.
Quote from: cheltenhamlion on February 06, 2017, 06:11:34 PMHe missed some very clearly forward passes as well notwithstanding the prop the size of a house leading with his elbow at Hughes head.Shite performance from England who tried too hard to force things in the first half on their ball and didn't get down and dirty with the French first half when they had it.What is clear is that, regardless of our injury situation, we have the strength in depth to empty the bench against anyone in this tournament and win the match.I felt for Johnny May as well. If the frog hadn't flung himself forward to try to break the tackle then his leg wouldn't have gone in the air and nor would he have landed as he did.That's the one I was most angry with, given the new regs around head injuries I just can't work out why no one mentioned it.
England U20s absolutely smashed France today 59-17The conveyer belt just keeps running.
Quote from: paul_e on February 04, 2017, 01:53:38 PMEngland U20s absolutely smashed France today 59-17The conveyer belt just keeps running.Just to come back to this because I've watched a fair bit more of this now and I think I've picked out the next superstar. The right winger on Saturday was a kid from London Irish called Joe Cokanasiga who was making his U20 debut and he looks like he'll be an absolute monster in a few years. 6'4, 18stone, has pace, a decent step/change of direction, good hands, fairly solid defence. I recommend anyone who's interested in what's coming through to keep an eye on him in this tournament.Other than that Randall and Malins at 9 and 10 both look like they'll be top players as well and the back row are all a bit special. We also gave a debut to Jacob Umaga who will, I think, be a 12 long term and looks like he'll do more than enough to keep the family reputation intact (Tana Umaga is his uncle, getting Jacob to go with England ahaed of New Zealand is a bit of a coup).Final point there's a young lock at Wasps who's on the verge of breaking into their squad (this year or next) who is apparently a bit special. I've not seen much of him but he's called Ehize Ehizode and he's getting some really good reviews, lots of people likening him to Itoje.