2016 End-of-year internationals
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And Argentina score in the fourth minute after halftime.
16-7.
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@Pot-Hale said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
I was betting that there were would be red cards this weekend in matches on dangerous tackles given the WR edict to refs. Two last night in PRO12 matches and now one against England. I suspect it won't be the last one with Aus/Irl and Wal/SA likely to be testy matches.
For some reason over here (Thailand) we get the Japan v Fiji game instead of any of the other good games going at the same time. Early red card for Fiji as well. Their number 7 received two yellow cards in the first half. Like the England game it's not having a great effect on the game, Fiji up by 17 points in the second half...
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OBrien fails a late fitness test for Ireland apparently so Van der Flier starts with OMahony on the bench.
Interested to see how we bounce back this week. Should do well up front but I can see attacking being an issue again.
Sexton, Henshaw and Zebo are our first three playmakers and none of them start. Big performances needed from Jackson, Ringrose and Earls.
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@Pot-Hale said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
@Stargazer said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
Haha, and the commentator starts whinging, conveniently ignoring that the England player landed on his feet! That's never a card.
Barnes said that the player landed on his feet.
It does seem slightly perverse that the way the tackled player lands should be a factor in determining the penalty. I have no issue with the red for Daly, but the Argentinian challenge on May merited a yellow.
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@Disgusted-of-TW All these cards are a real blight on our game - 13 on 13 at the end, may as well have been watching league. Just ridiculous. It's not like rugby isn't a tough game. It's not tiddly winks out there.
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Ireland very good at retaining possession for long periods but not over imaginative with what they do with it ,
but could wear the Aussies down eventually the way its looking
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Dillane try.
10-0
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@Disgusted-of-TW said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
@Pot-Hale said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
@Stargazer said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
Haha, and the commentator starts whinging, conveniently ignoring that the England player landed on his feet! That's never a card.
Barnes said that the player landed on his feet.
It does seem slightly perverse that the way the tackled player lands should be a factor in determining the penalty. I have no issue with the red for Daly, but the Argentinian challenge on May merited a yellow.
Mind you, if Daly had have at least tried to do something rather than just walk off after he's thrown the guy over his shoulder he could have possibly stopped him landing on his head. That was shit.
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Running upright into forwards. Never a good plan. That's four now.
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@Crash Well I guess that then gets into the whole player welfare discussion, which I still don't hold a coherent position on, some days I'm a hawk, others a dove. But, whatever position the refs are asked to take, it should be consistently applied.
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@Bones said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
@Disgusted-of-TW said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
@Pot-Hale said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
@Stargazer said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
Haha, and the commentator starts whinging, conveniently ignoring that the England player landed on his feet! That's never a card.
Barnes said that the player landed on his feet.
It does seem slightly perverse that the way the tackled player lands should be a factor in determining the penalty. I have no issue with the red for Daly, but the Argentinian challenge on May merited a yellow.
Mind you, if Daly had have at least tried to do something rather than just walk off after he's thrown the guy over his shoulder he could have possibly stopped him landing on his head. That was shit.
Oh , for sure not clever, but dumb and panicked rather than malicious, I think. Reminded me of my dogs response when he's caught with a shoe, drops it like a hot potato. Fine when it's a shoe, not great when it's a large bloke in mid jump.
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Surely SA coach can't last...
