Scotland v Australia 2021
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Great first half
Australia in the ascendancy despite being a man down
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That Australian 7 looks like he’s been plucked out of the 80s. Stubbies, a singlet and jandals (thongs…) to complete the look.
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That was a sensational tackle from JOc
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@sparky said in Scotland v Australia 2021:
Commentators saying this is Poitre's last international. What a shame, not!
I heard he has a book deal.
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Good result for Scotland
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Mistake-strewn game with dreadful refereeing - par for the course for Poitre
Never forgiven him for his appalling refereeing in the Boks/AB game at Eden Park when he sent Bismark Du Plessis off twice.
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@sparky said in Scotland v Australia 2021:
Scots defence parts like the Red Sea. Aussie in.
Bill Mclaren used to refer to it as ‘the opposition finding more space than in the gobi desert’
I think he’d be pleased with three wins in a row vs Australia.
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@majorrage said in Scotland v Australia 2021:
Poite was ok today with letting it flow but he did make a few mistakes, which pretty much so all went Scotland’s way.
> Really enjoyed it tho, Scotland backline is a joy to watch.
There’s a sentence I never thought I’d see written down in my lifetime
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@tordah However those same highlights in YouTube show just how we are our own worst enemies at times. The paisami cleanout past the ball. JOC missing an easy penalty first up. Our scrum buckling when it looked pretty good all year.
Not sure how the first Scots try wasn't called obstruction though.
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@nta yeah no real pressure on him too with the Scottish player already off his feet and no other defender rushing in.
In the annoying voice of Sean Maloney “a famous victory for the Scots” 😉
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@nta said in Scotland v Australia 2021:
And it was a shit cleanout by Alaalatoa, too - zero effect. Get there and retain your balance, eyes up, to protect the ball.
Tough call only in that many refs have let this 'style' of play go for years. No attempt to be doing anything at the tackle except insert a body in there and go to ground. It's not a clear out. It's no different to tackling a player on the ground. You are actually only meant to bind onto a player on their feet anyway.
In my opinion it is a penalty anyway (should be at almost every ruck) but the arm to the head was just extra clumsiness.IMO the reason this is never ruled on is that WR want to encourage players to the tackle area to create space elsewhere but then want quick contests for the ball to keep play moving.
