6 Nations 2019

[sparky]

Credit to the Welsh side and Welsh coaching team for that. They were poor in the first half and had some poor decisions from Barnes go against them, but stuck at it. They waiting for their chances and took them.

Dreadful, dreadful passing and game management from the French backline before North's intercept. Rather than spending millions of Euros on paying pensions for ex-All Blacks, shouldn't Rugby France be spending some resources on coaching their backline how to pass?

[sparky]

@mariner4life said in 6 Nations 2019:

Barnes has done the Welsh a couple of pretty big favours too.

??? Barnes disallowed two Welsh tries and let the French live offside for a lot of that second half. I'm no fan at all of how he attempts to control and game and make himself the centre of attention, but the French can't blame Calamity Barnes for their defeat last night.

[Bones]

@sparky Vaamahina is definitely not a back...

[Crucial]

@sparky said in 6 Nations 2019:

@mariner4life said in 6 Nations 2019:

Barnes has done the Welsh a couple of pretty big favours too.

??? Barnes disallowed two Welsh tries and let the French live offside for a lot of that second half. I'm no fan at all of how he attempts to control and game and make himself the centre of attention, but the French can't blame Calamity Barnes for their defeat last night.

Offside was the same both ways. The sooner WR work out how to police such a key facet of the game the better. Barnes is one of the supposed top refs yet if his management of the offside line is a portent of this RWC year we will see every team taking the piss.
The disallowed try for blocking was a good call. The end on shot makes it very obvious how Picamoles wasn't allowed to even attempt to stop the run.

[sparky]

Jonny May scores a try after two minutes for England against Ireland after a Tuigali break. First English try in Dublin for 8 years.

C'mon the Poms!

[Kruse]

And a try for Cian Healy.
Ire 10, Eng 7

C'mon the spiteful Draw!

[Kruse]

Christ, it's been a weekend of sweepers fucking up in/near their own ingoal, and giving up tries.
10-14

[sparky]

Another Minties moment and Daly restores England's lead. 10-14.

[sparky]

Ireland very, very lucky that a Mako Vunipola try was eventually ruled out after lots of replays. A bit of hometown from the officials.

A Farrell penalty instead. 10-17 at the break. England well worth the lead.

[akan004]

Hometown refereeing keeping Ireland in the game. Still feel that the Irish will steal it but wouldn't it be great to see them lose.

[rotated]

@akan004 said in 6 Nations 2019:

Hometown referring keeping Ireland in the game. Still feel that the Irish will steal it but wouldn't it be great to see them lose.

Draw is the result to root for here.

[sparky]

Massive second half coming. Ireland need to justify all the hype about being World Cup favourites and better than the All Blacks. The All Blacks have come back from this sort of situation many, many times.

Equally massive chance for Owen Farrell to show he's become a World Class 10, to keep the scoreboard ticking over and to lead his side home.

[akan004]

World player of the year showing absolutely nothing so far.

[sparky]

According to ESPN stats, Mako Vunipola has made 18 tackles in 50 minutes and missed none.

[sparky]

Ireland have only conceded the one penalty. They get the rub of the green with the refs.

[sparky]

Ireland 13 England 17.

Itoje off. England have a back row player, Wilson at Lock. Advantage Ireland now I suspect.

[akan004]

How crucial will that Farrell miss be. Easy 3 points thrown away.

[nzzp]

@akan004 said in 6 Nations 2019:

How crucial will that Farrell miss be. Easy 3 points thrown away.

Just watching the last half hour at the moment. Lots of effort, lots of physicality, but not high skill levels from either side. Ireland grinding grinding grinding - yo'd think a try wins this.

Also Farrell - bad miss. Unexpected.

[nzzp]

Holy crap! Well done England - and a late charge from Ireland

[Machpants]

Farrell is not helping his team with the kicking, c'mon England hold this out - Ireland can't play boring rugby now!