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Rugby World Cup 2023

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  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,236
    Controversial!!  
  • What’s going on with the weird anthems??
    Though full marks for including the "da da da da" bit in the middle that football fans always sing.
  • thought that this was a contact sport - ridiculous
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    I really like this system of upgrading yellows to reds. the ref can't make a mistake and ruin the match by giving an incorrect red anymore
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,236
    Got to send the Argentinian guy  off now too surely?
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,765
    I haven’t watched live rugby in 5-6 years… I don’t remember clashes of heads being a yellow card, let alone red? That’s mad
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited September 2023
    Absolute bollocks:
    The ref didn't even want to give Curry a yellow card until the TMO said look at it again.
    Total stitch up.
    Curry didn't take him out in the air.

    I take it their guy is ok and coming back on from the sin bin.
  • What’s going on with the weird anthems??
    whatever they are doing messing around with the anthems is not working for the audience. Not the players in the games I've seen so far.

    what's with ENG playing in navy (rather than red?)
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    rina said:
    I really like this system of upgrading yellows to reds. the ref can't make a mistake and ruin the match by giving an incorrect red anymore
    I will caveat this by saying it relies on having competent officials making the correct decisions
  • England do seem to cop a lot of shocking decisions. Freddie Steward got a stinker of a red Vs Ireland recently too 
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  • Really not sure what Curry could do there. Guys momentum has taken him into him more than a anything. No way was it intentionally dangerous but then I don't really know the rules.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Between the TMO and this little man sitting in a van in Paris, England have been set up.
    The ref thought a penalty was enough until he had his arm twisted.
  • Utter garbage decision that red card upgrade.
    No intent, accidental collision ends up being a red.
    Geezer clearly takes yer man out after the kick intentionally, come back on, no problem.
    Games being ruined.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Superb drop goal by George Ford.
  • Really not sure what Curry could do there. Guys momentum has taken him into him more than a anything. No way was it intentionally dangerous but then I don't really know the rules.
    I’d argue it’s more dangerous to swing your head down like that when you’re coming out of the air. The Argentina yellow was far more dangerous
  • Superb drop goal by George Ford.
    Looks well up for it tonight does George 
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    George Ford you beauty !
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    love it, Ford's gonna try and win it on his own

  • Jesus that’s the best drop goal I’ve ever seen!
  • Superb drop goal by George Ford.
    Even better second one!
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  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Hat trick of dropped goals by Ford.

    I thought dropped goals were out of fashion!
  • love this Georgie boy!
  • I love these drop goals.
    Get points at every opportunity.
    Old school.
    More than one way to skin a cat 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
  • That's not a HT scoreline I was expecting...
  • First time I’ve seen an England side show any fight for a very long time 
  • Wellred
    Wellred Posts: 1,118
    Good first half despite the red card
    Well done England   : B)
  • Lots of mistakes from Argentina, hope they don't regroup at half time.

    Superb from Ford, second drop goal was class.  Shame we couldn't get that try when May went into touch, need a cushion a man down.
  • R0TW
    R0TW Posts: 1,676
    thought that this was a contact sport - ridiculous
    And I thought VAR was killing football.
    Not really an egg chucking expert, but whatever happened to the like of JPR Williams type tackles.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,678
    That's not a HT scoreline I was expecting...
    Nor was the argies 
    Fuck em.
  • Jesus that’s the best drop goal I’ve ever seen!
    Better than Jonny's ?