to be fair Nigel was absolutely shite yesterday again - totally arbitrary in some of his decisions. I really hope we don't have to suffer him reffing us againblockhead wrote:English team undone at the breakdown by Pro14 ref!
It's the Champs cup all over again.
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I think Nig was laissez faire with both sides
If England dont better our match result round 4 its all over bar the shouting. If we better theirs we're champions
There was very little scary in that Scottish performance. Russell melted in second half, they lack carriers up front, English discipline was fatal, when England held their shape they killed them, Scottish scores came off very very high risk passes.
Scotlands 100% best is maybe 85% of our best. Only worry I have is they will target us out wide
If England dont better our match result round 4 its all over bar the shouting. If we better theirs we're champions
There was very little scary in that Scottish performance. Russell melted in second half, they lack carriers up front, English discipline was fatal, when England held their shape they killed them, Scottish scores came off very very high risk passes.
Scotlands 100% best is maybe 85% of our best. Only worry I have is they will target us out wide
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Maybe they're getting paid a lot more from the broadcasters not to have extensive highlights packages on youtube? Not having them there has prompted me this morning to download the STV player app (I'm in Scotland). Surely TV3 have provided something?suisse wrote:I have to be honest, this is quite possibly the worst highlights package I've ever seen. From the tournament's official site. Generally, the Pro14, European Cup and 6 Nations have bang average media videos and stuff, but even from an already low standard, this is absolutely dreadful. Fans of this great tournament should not be subjected to this appalling level of half-arsed nonsense. Every single person associated should be fired immediately. It is completely unacceptable.
Huw Jones' second try is just him dotting the ball down.
I've never seen such a rubbish effort from any sports organisation before. They already make it extremely difficult to access their games if you miss them live. Due to the selling of rights. The official website should have far better packages available to those who miss a game live. There are people relying on highlights because the games are on at a bad time where they live.
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Is that not more reason to be thinking we need a BP surely if we've a leaky defence and conceding 3 tries we'll need 4 to win it? Especially if Johnny has another off day with the boot (as unlikely as that is).Twist wrote:Jesus I wouldn't be thinking about bonus point wins with Scotland coming to town. We're leaking tries like a sieve!CiaranIrl wrote:We're on 14 points, England are on 9, Scotland on 8. We're +24 points difference. If we get a bonus point win next week and England don't, then it's all over bar the grand slam opportunity. Our better points difference also gives us a huge cushion.
It's only just sinking in, but ... We're not far off winning the thing now! f%~king hell.
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Calling it back for a peno off that the intercept was fairly shocking I thought. It was a peno fair enough but if he'd signalled advantage that would have been one thing. It's like he's determined to call as few penos as possible. Scotland fans would have been angry had it been allowed to stand. he ends up making no one happy.Oldschoolsocks wrote:to be fair Nigel was absolutely shite yesterday again - totally arbitrary in some of his decisions. I really hope we don't have to suffer him reffing us againblockhead wrote:English team undone at the breakdown by Pro14 ref!
It's the Champs cup all over again.
Ruddock's tackle stats consistently too low for me to be taken seriously as a Six Nations blindside..... Ruddock's defensive stats don't stack up. - All Blacks Nil, Jan 15th, 2014
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
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Russells pass for the Huw Jones break is brilliant. Done live I thought this was a bit mad but it looks like some video analysis was done. Watch Huw Jones, he knows exactly where the ball is going.
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Ruddock's tackle stats consistently too low for me to be taken seriously as a Six Nations blindside..... Ruddock's defensive stats don't stack up. - All Blacks Nil, Jan 15th, 2014
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
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Absolutely- this is what is so infuriating about Nigel. He waits to see the result of an infringement before he decides if he's going to penalise it which makes him appear so inconsistent. He's too busy trying to manage the spectacle rather than simply apply the laws of the game.paddyor wrote:Calling it back for a peno off that the intercept was fairly shocking I thought. It was a peno fair enough but if he'd signalled advantage that would have been one thing. It's like he's determined to call as few penos as possible. Scotland fans would have been angry had it been allowed to stand. he ends up making no one happy.Oldschoolsocks wrote:to be fair Nigel was absolutely shite yesterday again - totally arbitrary in some of his decisions. I really hope we don't have to suffer him reffing us againblockhead wrote:English team undone at the breakdown by Pro14 ref!
It's the Champs cup all over again.
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https://rugbylist.blogspot.ie/p/240218- ... wales.htmljimbobjoe wrote:Maybe they're getting paid a lot more from the broadcasters not to have extensive highlights packages on youtube? Not having them there has prompted me this morning to download the STV player app (I'm in Scotland). Surely TV3 have provided something?suisse wrote:I have to be honest, this is quite possibly the worst highlights package I've ever seen. From the tournament's official site. Generally, the Pro14, European Cup and 6 Nations have bang average media videos and stuff, but even from an already low standard, this is absolutely dreadful. Fans of this great tournament should not be subjected to this appalling level of half-arsed nonsense. Every single person associated should be fired immediately. It is completely unacceptable.
Huw Jones' second try is just him dotting the ball down.
I've never seen such a rubbish effort from any sports organisation before. They already make it extremely difficult to access their games if you miss them live. Due to the selling of rights. The official website should have far better packages available to those who miss a game live. There are people relying on highlights because the games are on at a bad time where they live.
Morons.
https://youtu.be/jV2Ny718PZg
I think this is the SKY or BT version. Anyways, it has Gorgeous Gordon Darcy and wee Shane Williams on co-comms.
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It's a fine line though. If every ref put his arm up for every pen-worthy infringement, there'd be nothing to watch. I do think Owens lets things go too much, but I understand where he comes from. For a long time he was the only ref who let a game flow, when the others whistled. Now the others whistle less, he seems to feel the need to do so even less and less.paddyor wrote:Calling it back for a peno off that the intercept was fairly shocking I thought. It was a peno fair enough but if he'd signalled advantage that would have been one thing. It's like he's determined to call as few penos as possible. Scotland fans would have been angry had it been allowed to stand. he ends up making no one happy.Oldschoolsocks wrote:to be fair Nigel was absolutely shite yesterday again - totally arbitrary in some of his decisions. I really hope we don't have to suffer him reffing us againblockhead wrote:English team undone at the breakdown by Pro14 ref!
It's the Champs cup all over again.
Right now Angus Gardner seems to have it about right, and certainly communicates with the players very well.
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Ryan Wilson cited for gouging, would be a huge loss for Scotland
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Anything for Hughes?simonokeeffe wrote:Ryan Wilson cited for gouging, would be a huge loss for Scotland
Ruddock's tackle stats consistently too low for me to be taken seriously as a Six Nations blindside..... Ruddock's defensive stats don't stack up. - All Blacks Nil, Jan 15th, 2014
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
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Doesnt appear to bepaddyor wrote:Anything for Hughes?simonokeeffe wrote:Ryan Wilson cited for gouging, would be a huge loss for Scotland
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Cubby to make his Wales debut.
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Wait, what?OTT wrote:Cubby to make his Wales debut.
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Wales: L Williams, North, Watkin, Parkes, S Evans; Anscombe, G Davies; Smith, Dee, Francis, Hill, B Davies, Tipuric, J Davies, Faletau (c).
Owens, R Evans, Lee, S Davies, Jenkins, A Davies, Patchell, Halfpenny.
England: 15 Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby 31 caps), 14 Jonny May (Leicester Tigers 32 caps), 13 Ben Te’o (Worcester Warriors 11 caps), 12 Owen Farrell (Saracens 56 caps) C, 11 Elliot Daly (Wasps 16 caps), 10 George Ford (Leicester Tigers 43 caps), 9 Danny Care (Harlequins 79 caps), 1 Mako Vunipola (Saracens 47 caps) VC, 2 Jamie George (Saracens 23 caps), 3 Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers 80 caps), 4 Joe Launchbury (Wasps 50 caps), 5 Maro Itoje (Saracens 17 caps), 6 Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints 64 caps), 7 Chris Robshaw (Harlequins 62 caps), 8 Nathan Hughes (Wasps 13 caps).
16 Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs 4 caps), 17 Joe Marler (Harlequins 54 caps), 18 Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins 8 caps), 19 James Haskell (Wasps 75 caps), 20 Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs 5 caps), 21 Richard Wigglesworth (Saracens 29 caps), 22 Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby 38 caps), 23 Mike Brown (Harlequins 67 caps).
France: 15 Hugo Bonneval, 14 Benjamin Fall, 13 Mathieu Bastareaud, 12 Geoffrey Doumayrou, 11 Rémy Grosso, 10 François Trinh-Duc, 9 Maxime Machenaud, 8 Marco Tauleigne, 7 Yacouba Camara, 6 Wenceslas Lauret, 5 Sébastien Vahaamahina, 4 Paul Gabrillagues, 3 Rabah Slimani, 2 Guilhelm Guirado (c), 1 Jefferson Poirot
16 Adrien Pelissié, 17 Dany Priso, 18 Cedate Gomes Sa, 19 Romain Taofifenua, 20 Kélian Galletier, 21 Baptiste Couilloud, 22 Lionel Beauxis, 23 Gaël Fickou
Owens, R Evans, Lee, S Davies, Jenkins, A Davies, Patchell, Halfpenny.
England: 15 Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby 31 caps), 14 Jonny May (Leicester Tigers 32 caps), 13 Ben Te’o (Worcester Warriors 11 caps), 12 Owen Farrell (Saracens 56 caps) C, 11 Elliot Daly (Wasps 16 caps), 10 George Ford (Leicester Tigers 43 caps), 9 Danny Care (Harlequins 79 caps), 1 Mako Vunipola (Saracens 47 caps) VC, 2 Jamie George (Saracens 23 caps), 3 Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers 80 caps), 4 Joe Launchbury (Wasps 50 caps), 5 Maro Itoje (Saracens 17 caps), 6 Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints 64 caps), 7 Chris Robshaw (Harlequins 62 caps), 8 Nathan Hughes (Wasps 13 caps).
16 Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs 4 caps), 17 Joe Marler (Harlequins 54 caps), 18 Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins 8 caps), 19 James Haskell (Wasps 75 caps), 20 Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs 5 caps), 21 Richard Wigglesworth (Saracens 29 caps), 22 Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby 38 caps), 23 Mike Brown (Harlequins 67 caps).
France: 15 Hugo Bonneval, 14 Benjamin Fall, 13 Mathieu Bastareaud, 12 Geoffrey Doumayrou, 11 Rémy Grosso, 10 François Trinh-Duc, 9 Maxime Machenaud, 8 Marco Tauleigne, 7 Yacouba Camara, 6 Wenceslas Lauret, 5 Sébastien Vahaamahina, 4 Paul Gabrillagues, 3 Rabah Slimani, 2 Guilhelm Guirado (c), 1 Jefferson Poirot
16 Adrien Pelissié, 17 Dany Priso, 18 Cedate Gomes Sa, 19 Romain Taofifenua, 20 Kélian Galletier, 21 Baptiste Couilloud, 22 Lionel Beauxis, 23 Gaël Fickou
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Yep, Haskell & Simmons on the bench! Brown dropped and Farrell captain
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I have a feeling France might do us a favour
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