2018 New Zealand U20s
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@salacious-crumb I've nearly reached my broadband limit, otherwise I'd have watched the livestream as well.
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@stargazer said in 2018 New Zealand U20s:
Have already seen a lot of Welsh moaning about the referee on social media. This is one example. Obviously, it's one-sided moaning, but if Faingaanuku wasn't penalised (I can't remember), they may have a point in this instance.
Penalty minimum. More than likely a YC
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Far better team won as predicted
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Tough second half to watch with the weather, both teams struggled to hold ball. Dear I say if it was dry we could have put 80 on them.
No player really stood above the rest, just a good team effort.
Having watched them this year the real weapon is the defence, just outstanding, physical and accurate Wales did not even look like scoring except for us giving away penalties.
If the weather is going to stay the same as the first two games we need to play a % game and kick long looking for our lineout which is very good also.
On another note Koroi is not a wet weather player, so many errors but at the same time in the right conditions could win the tournament for us. -
Match highlights:
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Just watching NZ v Wal on delay.
In the other thread re: Squires 'swinging arm' and yellow, I was trying to gauge where I needed to re-set my filthometer if I'm going to be able to watch this sport and stay sane.
Tom Florence (and me) has just learned that it's possible to do a static knee-height swinging arm to someone falling into you.
This sport is a debacle.
Two grown adults took time out of the game to look at a screen before coming up with that complete lack of common sense.
I'm just hanging on by my finger nails here.
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@stargazer said in 2018 New Zealand U20s:
Have already seen a lot of Welsh moaning about the referee on social media. This is one example. Obviously, it's one-sided moaning, but if Faingaanuku wasn't penalised (I can't remember), they may have a point in this instance.
He wasn't penalised.
He jumped to catch a bouncing ball, i put it in the category of jumping to catch a pass. The chaser is not expecting that action from catcher.
No heads were hit or landed on in the making of that video.
I'd say it's common sense, but I wouldnt be that brave.
I could live with a penalty for 'recklessness'.
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@rebound said in 2018 New Zealand U20s:
@stargazer And some ferners were worried about the scrum during the Oceania tournament. It was the same last year, scrum struggled against Australia only to come right during the championship
I think Lose said at the start of Comms that Welsh scrum dominated Aus in round 1?
So April NZ scrum getting pantsed by Aus, then Welsh dominate Aus, then NZ dominated Welsh.
It's amazing how quickly they can get them up to speed. They obviously put emphasis on it in camp after the 2016 debacle. It's a wonder how they even select the props, they're only 2 years out of schoolboys scrum rules.
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@rapido there have been a few pens at higher levels for a player jumping to catch a pass and the defender getting him in the air. .
Think they need to look at this area otherwise you add jumping to take a pass and ducking into tackles as ways to draw penalties from these parts of the game.
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@taniwharugby said in 2018 New Zealand U20s:
@rapido there have been a few pens at higher levels for a player jumping to catch a pass and the defender getting him in the air. .
Think they need to look at this area otherwise you add jumping to take a pass and ducking into tackles as ways to draw penalties from these parts of the game.
One of the baby Blacks got red carded in the Oceania U20s for tackling a Fijian jumping to catch a pass. He got tipped as his shins hit the tacklers chest.
It's a lottery. I don't doubt that we got lucky on that one this morning as it's all a shambles.
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So he has been yc for no use of arms yet the Welsh comma is going on about a swinging arm...very unlucky for Florence, but I do like the look of this ref though
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@stargazer said in 2018 New Zealand U20s:
Have already seen a lot of Welsh moaning about the referee on social media. This is one example. Obviously, it's one-sided moaning, but if Faingaanuku wasn't penalised (I can't remember), they may have a point in this instance.
They don't have a point because that is the NZU20s not the All Blacks. How exactly do we manage to exert this mystical power - must be terrified that Jacinda is going to order airstrikes with our barely existent airforce?
I would have given Leicester a yellow for that, though.
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@stargazer said in 2018 New Zealand U20s:
Have already seen a lot of Welsh moaning about the referee on social media. This is one example. Obviously, it's one-sided moaning, but if Faingaanuku wasn't penalised (I can't remember), they may have a point in this instance.
They don't have a point. If the ball has already hit the ground and then you decide to jump for it, you've placed yourself at the mercy of events. How is a defender supposed to know you're going to reenact a Baryshnikov leap?
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As I said, I thought this ref was very good, controlled things well, communicated well and didnt get excited, rush or over react to things (a couple of more senior French refs could take note)
Welsh defence was largely very good, in patches it was outstanding.
