RWC Week 1: Wales v Fiji

[Victor Meldrew]

@Billy-Tell said in RWC: Wales v Fiji:

I like mikethesnow but wales are such a cheaty team and the ref had a shocker.

FIFY. Can't blame Wales for that level of reffing ineptitude.

[Dan54]

What a hell of a game of rugby. Geez even as a neutral I am having heart palpitations!!
Great stuff!

[stodders]

You can come out from behind the sofa now @MiketheSnow 😂

[Billy Tell]

Fiji have to beat Australia you think. Just can’t see Giorgia beating wales they were dire.

[Smudge]

World Rugby can't have the "South Sea Islanders" getting too uppity, so they'll be pleased with Carley, Lord of Gloucestershire, delivering the desired result.

[booboo]

Bugger.

Gave up on this after Wales scored that last one at 32-14 to get ready for work.

Came back with time up ... what a terrible way for Fiji to finish.

[Dan54]

@Mattasaurus said in RWC: Wales v Fiji:

There will be literally no consequence for what has in all probability being the most blatant one eyed refereeing display I've have seen in 40 years....

The Fiji card given for so little and the Welsh getting away with so much.....

Saving grace is the ABs were not involved so we cant be blamed for being sore losers.

I actually thought the Fijian yc was almost a penalty try to be honest, but I can see why when we are into game and in heat we see it slightly different?
Let's face it , hard not to love Flying Fijians, but really as a neutral, I really enjoyed both teams play.
(and the commentators even)

[pooler fan]

Ref was utterly shocking & that's from a Wales supporter.
Dee or Biggar should've been carded for persistent infringement.
Lucky win but I'll take it, couple of decent tries. We were always going to be under the cosh for long periods, they have some truly gifted individuals.

[LagerLout]

Wow, some game. Blatant ref bias in some of those calls, gee where have I seen him before? I'd take either of those teams playing as a team rather than our current rabble.

[Kirwan]

Cracking game, enjoyed that finish

[ARHS]

Just watched this. Absolutely disgusted by the inconsistent and error-ridden display by the officials that ruined this match.
Fair play to Wales for playing the ref and bitching at everything. It clearly makes a huge difference. Amazing that a clear tackle headshot by Biggar was waved past given the scrutiny of Fiji.

The only upside is that it wasn't the AB's on the receiving end this time around.

[Steve]

@LagerLout said in RWC: Wales v Fiji:

Wow, some game. Blatant ref bias in some of those calls, gee where have I seen him before? I'd take either of those teams playing as a team rather than our current rabble.

That ref is a toe rag. So inconsistent yet pedantic at the same time.

He is awful.

[Steve]

@Higgins said in RWC: Wales v Fiji:

The game started at 7.00am and it's now ten to nine (that's 110minutes) which seems to be an awful long time for an 80 minute game, even allowing for the elongated half time/advertising breaks.

Same ref from Twickers where it was also the length of the godfather part 3.

[nostrildamus]

@pooler-fan said in RWC: Wales v Fiji:

@Duluth The starting XV is scary enough but the thought of Tuisova & Botia off the bench to face a flagging Welsh team playing in 30 degree heat gives me the jitters 😂

Tuisova & Botia

and they are big enough around the middle to hide some pads to stop any leeks

[MiketheSnow]

@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC: Wales v Fiji:

That's right you muppet, blow for a penalty when the Fiji scrum is rumbling towards the line.

Knock on Fiji

[MiketheSnow]

Had to go radio silence otherwise I would have been banned

Was on a lovely little buzz until the 60th minute where Wales were comfortably in charge of the match

Watched the match in Cardiff Rugby Club and it was a great atmosphere

Last 20 minutes felt like I’d been in / witnessed an accident and I sobered up pretty quickly

Thrilling, infuriating, exhausting

After walking the dog I opened up a bottle of red and watched it again

Carley was absolutely atrocious and should be stood down

Not the required standard for the RWC

Despite his inadequacies Fiji still had the opportunity to win the match but blew it

That’s not Carley’s fault

Should Elias have been YCarded and Fiji awarded a Penalty Try?

Yes

Should Biggar have been YCarded?

Yes

However, prior to Biggar’s offside the Fijians had dummied a tap & go and Carley had called them back and said you can’t dummy and move players

They retook it and did the same thing and Carley waved play on

Penalty Wales

What no one has talked about and no one has criticised is that prior to both Fiji’s 3rd and 4th tries the Fijian hooker popped out of the scrum

That’s an automatic penalty to Wales negating both Fijian tries

We’re Fiji hard done by?
Yes

But so too were Wales

Great game of rugby
Better side just won

[GibbonRib]

Bugger me, we got away with one there. What a game.

[Bovidae]

I haven't watched too many games at the RWC so far, but this was a great game to watch.

Fiji missed Muntz.

[MiketheSnow]

Going forward, our best team for the Australia match would be

Dee to start, same props
Jenkins into second row to partner Rowlands
Same back row
Faletau just needs to get match fit

Torn over Davies and Tomos
I think Davies is in better form
So do you start him or finish with him?

Rest of the backs the same

After initial concern about Tompkins against their monsters he went well
He’s integral to us scoring tries

[Bovidae]

Biggar might want to look at his own tackling before pointing the finger at his teammates. That was a bad miss on Nayacalevu.