Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final

[Frank]

Trying to open my mind by watching women's rugby for the first time.
Impression so far, it's like 'War of the Hobbits.'

[antipodean]

How the fuck did the ref consider that a turnover, rather than playing the ball on the ground?

[KiwiMurph]

Smith paying the price for not picking on form

[taniwharugby]

@antipodean yeah she's letting alot go on the deck and no offside line either

[Damo]

I hate to be negative but we appear to be worse in every facet of the game so far. Even in broken play which I expected us to be good we look less fluent than the French.

[Stargazer]

Over the horizontal. Clearly.

Edit: the TMO needs to go to specsavers.

[Damo]

YC I think. She needed to let her down more gently. Can't dump her like that.

[KiwiMurph]

TMO fucking hell.

[taniwharugby]

@Stargazer more so she hit the ground on her neck first

[Bones]

@Stargazer said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

Over the horizontal. Clearly.

Yeah I thought it was fine at first, but fuck knows how they watch that and conclude that's not above horizontal - she landed clearly on her upper back. Morons

[Steven Harris]

@KiwiMurph who would you have picked ..?, for me i would have picked Kenndy Simon much more physical Sarah Hirini has been missing in action

[kiwiinmelb]

Need a try to lift their spirit

[Toddy]

Penalty is fair I reckon

[KiwiMurph]

@Steven-Harris said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

@KiwiMurph who would you have picked ..?, for me i would have picked Kenndy Simon much more physical Sarah Hirini has been missing in action

Tui at 15 and not Cocksedge at 9 to start with. Yeah need Simon's physicality.

[Damo]

Straight off feet. I thought for a second ref was going to let that go.

[taniwharugby]

Half-time can't come soon enough...need to reset make a couple of.changes and calm down.

[booboo]

They're pretty liberal with straightness of the lineouts

[taniwharugby]

@booboo and foul play

[booboo]

Oops, realised I'm 10 mins behind. Currently 0-10 in booboo world

[kiwiinmelb]

Some good rugby through all that by both teams