RWC Week 5: France v Italy

[taniwharugby]

@bayimports I guess the issue there is, the TMO is there to rule on foul play, he saw somethign worthy of foul play, pretty sure he wanted a card, so I guess thats what he is there for?

Problem is, he was wrong.

[akan004]

The French crowd are a bunch of fluffybunnies, just as bad as the Irish.

[taniwharugby]

@Victor-Meldrew I guess with the huge French market, large crowds, WR will think there is nothing wrong.

Odd the comms are creaming themselves over anything the French do.

[stodders]

@taniwharugby not odd at all. They’ve been doing it since the beginning of the World Cup. Dupont is the greatest player ever seen and France are the anointed champions (unless there’s an Irishman in the studio). All a bit nauseating.

[stodders]

@Victor-Meldrew to them, it is either this or whopping lawsuits. So we get this. And it is making it difficult to keep watching. But I’m sure there are thousands more new viewers/participants waiting in the wings to watch/play this version of the game.

[The Irishman]

Really was quite a sensational decision to overrule the try. The TMO was 100% going to go back as far as he could to find any sort of infringement. Wouldn't mind but France were offside about 5 times in the preceding phases and entered 2 rucks from miles offside.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Bones said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

@MajorRage the halfback was already clearing out an Italian around the head. Muppets

It's not just the inconsistency of the penalty/card decisions, it's the randomness of the TMO intervention which makes the whole thing a bloody lottery.

[Damo]

The ref is taking the piss now.

[Bones]

Starts the half with the French hooker planting his hands on the ground and hips on the tackled player. Awards him a penalty for being so creative.

Just fuck off

[bayimports]

I feel like I’m watching AFL or netball, the amount of times I heard that whistle today, the difference is in those games play continues quickly

[Bones]

Reckon the English refs have got an inside joke on who can have the best shocker and get away with it? He's trying to outdo Carley eh.

They see Barnes as a cult hero

[stodders]

Seriously, I must have counted 3 or 4 attacking penalties before that try. Players off feet, holding onto ball, side entries. Italy are getting reamed here by the ref.

[MiketheSnow]

Captain wasn’t happy being subbed

[Corkscrew]

No one is as bad as the Irish

[Victor Meldrew]

@Bones said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

They see Barnes as a cult hero

Nah, reckon Jonker's their man, Barnes has turned into a bloody good ref.

[Bones]

@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

@Bones said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

They see Barnes as a cult hero

Nah, reckon Jonker's their man, Barnes has turned into a bloody good ref.

Whoosh. Know anything that happened in 07?

[Victor Meldrew]

@Bones said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

@Bones said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

They see Barnes as a cult hero

Nah, reckon Jonker's their man, Barnes has turned into a bloody good ref.

Whoosh. Know anything that happened in 07?

Nothing happened in '07

[Gunner]

Italy are utter garbage.

[Damo]

@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

@Bones said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

@Bones said in RWC Week 5: France v Italy:

They see Barnes as a cult hero

Nah, reckon Jonker's their man, Barnes has turned into a bloody good ref.

Whoosh. Know anything that happened in 07?

Nothing happened in '07

Wasn't that the year there was supposed to be a RWC but it was cancelled?

[stodders]

Ball out? Refs are so inconsistent on that one. One day you get pinged, the next the French get the rub of the green and go 80m!