International Rugby

[Jon Crofts]

Conclusive evidence it was a knock on. Now will you Welshists shut up?

https://rugbyonslaught.com/update-enhanced-footage-shows-anscombe-try-disallowed-anyway/

[taylorsworkrate]

And then France completely fall apart in the 2nd half and lose all semblance of discipline.

Quel surprise as they say in Calais.

We shouldn't really have too many issues against France or Scotland. Both defences looked poor at times.

[tomd2103]

Conclusive evidence it was a knock on. Now will you Welshists shut up?

https://rugbyonslaught.com/update-enhanced-footage-shows-anscombe-try-disallowed-anyway/

Hardly conclusive!!  The result of the game is done and dusted now, but if it was a knock on then that is two decisions the TMO got wrong which is of a wider concern.

[Jon Crofts]

Conclusive evidence it was a knock on. Now will you Welshists shut up?

https://rugbyonslaught.com/update-enhanced-footage-shows-anscombe-try-disallowed-anyway/

Hardly conclusive!!  The result of the game is done and dusted now, but if it was a knock on then that is two decisions the TMO got wrong which is of a wider concern.

And still they whinge.

[tomd2103]

Conclusive evidence it was a knock on. Now will you Welshists shut up?

https://rugbyonslaught.com/update-enhanced-footage-shows-anscombe-try-disallowed-anyway/

Hardly conclusive!!  The result of the game is done and dusted now, but if it was a knock on then that is two decisions the TMO got wrong which is of a wider concern.

And still they whinge.

Sigh.  Not whinging at all, as the play went back for a penalty which Patchell kicked, so had it been try and the scores remained the same, Wales would have still lost. 

Take who was playing out of it yesterday, J just think it is pretty alarming for the game in general that a TMO in an important game can mess things up the way he did.

[taylorsworkrate]

I think Wales have strangely benefited hugely from the injuries they've had. It's forced Gatland into picking players that play a far more effective style of Rugby.

For instance Patchell should easily be their first choice fly half regardless of injuries.

[taylorsworkrate]

Hopefully Nathan Hughes will be back in two weeks time and Simmonds can come off the bench. Noticeable yesterday when Simmonds got injured that Robshaw for all his qualities is not a no 8

[paul_e]

Conclusive evidence it was a knock on. Now will you Welshists shut up?

https://rugbyonslaught.com/update-enhanced-footage-shows-anscombe-try-disallowed-anyway/

I called that last night.

Tom, the entire thing was full of marginal calls and was almost impossible to judge with any certainty either way.  They decided to focus on the grounding but if that had been fine I suspect they might have had a proper look at the knock on.

[tomd2103]

Conclusive evidence it was a knock on. Now will you Welshists shut up?

https://rugbyonslaught.com/update-enhanced-footage-shows-anscombe-try-disallowed-anyway/

I called that last night.

Tom, the entire thing was full of marginal calls and was almost impossible to judge with any certainty either way.  They decided to focus on the grounding but if that had been fine I suspect they might have had a proper look at the knock on.

Maybe so Paul, but he had two looks at it and made the decision.  It is a tough one, because unlike cricket, there are no additional definitive technologies like snicko, ball tracking etc.  It's why integrating into football is going to be a bit tricky. 

Anyway, it's coincidental now and the better side on the day won.  The tournament moves on and although the standard isn't always of a high level it's still a great spectacle.

[Jon Crofts]

Several Frenchies dropped after a night on the ale in Edinburgh after the loss to the Jocks.

[nigel]

Conclusive evidence it was a knock on. Now will you Welshists shut up?

https://rugbyonslaught.com/update-enhanced-footage-shows-anscombe-try-disallowed-anyway/

For me, I wasn't sure, but, my mate called it 'No Try' straight away.
I suppose it was a case of 'What goes around, comes around' Wales scored a try after a 2 yard forward pass vrs Scotland

[luke:lamf]

That's something that's bugged me throughout the first two rounds, and on the odd occasions I've watched Super Rugby. It seems the refs barely bother to penalise a forward pass these days unless it's something Tom Brady and his ilk would be proud of. I'm all for a flowing game, but rules are rules...

[tomd2103]

That's something that's bugged me throughout the first two rounds, and on the odd occasions I've watched Super Rugby. It seems the refs barely bother to penalise a forward pass these days unless it's something Tom Brady and his ilk would be proud of. I'm all for a flowing game, but rules are rules...

Southern Hemisphere teams, especially New Zealand, are notorious for it.  Hardly ever get pulled up either.

[cheltenhamlion]

This isn't a dig at Tom, just a general moan. I do wish some of the bitter Welsh fuckers that I would class as proper friends would let it go. I am still getting "it isn't fair, isn't it" text messages now.

[tomd2103]

This isn't a dig at Tom, just a general moan. I do wish some of the bitter Welsh fuckers that I would class as proper friends would let it go. I am still getting "it isn't fair, isn't it" text messages now.

Don't expect those to stop any time soon.  Many fans are only just about getting over Andy Haden's dive in 1978.