RWC: Wales v Fiji (Pool D)
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@African-Monkey said in RWC: Wales v Fiji (Pool D):
@ACT-Crusader They could be waiting a while. If only they produced them like they do wingers.....
Yeah they haven’t had a good one since Nicky Little and you probably have to go back a few years before that to find another.
They produce good halfbacks and outside backs.
They seem to have found a good 2nd 5 in this squad.
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Jesus Stuart Barnes can barely hide his contempt for Wales. He thinks fuck all of them doesn't he?
He's basically calling them untalented plucky upstarts. Does he think it's still the 90s?
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Hats off to Fiji.
They could easily have won that. And at one point I thought they would.
Ultimately our fitness and bench saw us home.
Thrilling contest which may have finished our WC aspirations.
If Biggar and Jonathan Davies are out for the expected France QF we'll be lucky to advance.
Not bringing a third outside half may come back to haunt us. Especially one - Jarrod Evans - who can play 10, 12 and 15.
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@NTA said in RWC: Wales v Fiji (Pool D):
@mariner4life don't you AFL fans have draft news to watch?
We're talking about how Dusty hasn't picked up his car from the MCG yet #legendofthesess
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@mariner4life said in RWC: Wales v Fiji (Pool D):
Jesus Stuart Barnes can barely hide his contempt for Wales. He thinks fuck all of them doesn't he?
He's basically calling them untalented plucky upstarts. Does he think it's still the 90s?
Such a fluffybunny. He's a yellow toothed blight in that panel team. Making MARRRRDO seem knowledgeable was thought impossible but the fat cock has somehow managed it.
With Butler commentating some of the games, it makes watching extremely difficult.
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@mariner4life said in RWC: Wales v Fiji (Pool D):
Jesus Stuart Barnes can barely hide his contempt for Wales. He thinks fuck all of them doesn't he?
He will change his tune pretty quickly if it is three SH teams and Wales left in the quarters....
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I’m still baffled by the TMO forward pass call when they were checking for an early tackle and not a try scoring play.
That makes no coherent sense for how a game should flow.
I think we can accept that forward passes are missed in general play (I think it even happened once in 2007 legend tells me), but why is it that something that is only a minor infringement (scrum) given greater scrutiny then full arm penalty infringements. I think we accept that full arm penalty infringements are missed but why aren’t TMO’s looking at that if they are going to the trouble of looking at that when called on to look at other matters.
Is there a specific directive that I’m unaware of that was given to TMOs and onfield refs that says they must be looking at forward passes in all instances
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Drew Mitchell and FOX Sports vs Skeen
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Biggar out of Uruguay match. Failed HIA
Looks like he was going to be rested anyway.
Parkes, Liam Williams and Hallam Amos in the frame as back up to Patchell.
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"Skeeny"
"Yes Jerome?"
"Onfield decision is no try, clear forward pass, can you confirm?"
"Yes, Jerome, there is a clear forward pass"
"Ok, scrum..."
"Jerome?"
"Yes, Skeeny"
"I have a picture of a clear forward pass to show you"
(shows clear forward pass)
"Ok, scrum..."
"Jerome?"
"Yes, Skeeny?"
"I have another picture to show you of the clear forward pass"
(shows clear forward pass, angle 2)
"Ok, scrum..."
"Jerome?"
"Yes, Skeeny?"
"I have a split screen angle to show you of the clear forward pass"
(shows clear forward pass, angle 3)
"Good work everybody, ok scrum, clear forward pass" -
"Skeeny!"
"Yes, Jerome!"
"Skeeny!"
"Yes Jerome!"
"Skeeny!"
"Yes Jerome! Harder, faster!" -
@ACT-Crusader said in RWC: Wales v Fiji (Pool D):
I’m still baffled by the TMO forward pass call when they were checking for an early tackle and not a try scoring play.
That makes no coherent sense for how a game should flow.
I think we can accept that forward passes are missed in general play (I think it even happened once in 2007 legend tells me), but why is it that something that is only a minor infringement (scrum) given greater scrutiny then full arm penalty infringements. I think we accept that full arm penalty infringements are missed but why aren’t TMO’s looking at that if they are going to the trouble of looking at that when called on to look at other matters.
Is there a specific directive that I’m unaware of that was given to TMOs and onfield refs that says they must be looking at forward passes in all instances
Yes. It's there in case Barnes is reffing.
As for the forward pass vs penalty thing, surely foul play (which a tackle off the ball is) trumps previous infringement? Let's say that there was a high tackle contact with the head after the forward pass. They would have to issue a card but this is saying that the restart would come back to the scrum. So there would be a card but no penalty? That's weird.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in RWC: Wales v Fiji (Pool D):
Drew Mitchell and FOX Sports vs Skeen
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Drew is bang on. Skeen needs to be sent home.
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Had no answer earlier and watched the incident back.
How was James Davies offside from the clearing kick which led to the line out for the first Fiji try?
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@antipodean said in RWC: Wales v Fiji (Pool D):
@Daffy-Jaffy said in RWC: Wales v Fiji (Pool D):
Drew Mitchell and FOX Sports vs Skeen
Watch "Drew Mitchell and FOX Sports vs Skeen - WALFIJ" on Streamable.
Drew is bang on. Skeen needs to be sent home.
God, imagine him being unleashed on a Heartland Championship game (think the semis and finals are televised live)!
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@MiketheSnow said in RWC: Wales v Fiji (Pool D):
How was James Davies offside from the clearing kick which led to the line out for the first Fiji try?
Maybe I'm looking at a different incident? He was at least 10m in front of the kicker and moved forward as soon as the ball was kicked
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