RWC Week 5: France v Italy

[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!

[Victor Meldrew]

@Damo 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:

@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?

Cardiff was closed if I remember.

[Victor Meldrew]

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

Italy are utter garbage.

And to think some were saying they'd turn us over

[MiketheSnow]

Commentators are embarrassing themselves

[stodders]

Danty never released the ball carrier. How is that a penalty?

[kiwiinmelb]

France v boks will be an interesting game

[mooshld]

This ref has never once called tackle release when the players knee touched the ground it's like he totally forgot that's a thing.