Egg chasers World Cup

[The Raptor 1,248]

It's a shame they cramed all the games into the weekend and there isn't now one till Thursday. I generally like big sporting events as there's something to watch everyday poor planning for this I feel.  I've got the day off and was looking forward to watching some random rugby. Sadly it wasn't to be. 

[GenerationA47 762]

1 hour ago, Trevor Hockey's Beard said:

I was merely attempting a poor gag, in that the original post had been autocorrected from "waist" to "waste", suggesting that tackling was from the Gluteous maximus downwards.

Very good.
I hope  my own double entendre for tackle was equally groanworthy

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

4 hours ago, GenerationA47 said:

That cuts both ways… What you deem to be ignorance is actually a point rightly raised to counter someone’s cheap “soft footballers wouldn’t last long playing rugby” jibe.

They wouldn’t, because of course they don’t have to, each set of athletes have body types and  training to suit their own specialism

And the jibes cut both ways. Noticed the title of the thread? That is why I said comparison is unwise.

[Foxy2600 305]

Watching France vs Uruguay 

As an ex-RFU referee, the yellow card for the French Forward using a loose shoulder to poleaxe the Uruguayan No.9 was a red … as it was for the England game. He served 10 minutes, during which Uruguay scored a perfectly good try apart from some spotty face kid claiming a VAR obstruction. Uruguay being robbed!

 

[Foxy2600 305]

Turned off now… Rugby infiltrated by Soccer corruption 

well done Froggies, I guess it’s your turn to win 

[Foxy2600 305]

Sorry, VAR read TMO 

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

20 minutes ago, Foxy2600 said:

Watching France vs Uruguay 

As an ex-RFU referee, the yellow card for the French Forward using a loose shoulder to poleaxe the Uruguayan No.9 was a red … as it was for the England game. He served 10 minutes, during which Uruguay scored a perfectly good try apart from some spotty face kid claiming a VAR obstruction. Uruguay being robbed!

 

Fijian yellow carded for collapsing a maul. Uruguayan not even penalised. As you say head contact with no arm wrap and yellow only. Curry gets two matches. 

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

11 minutes ago, Foxy2600 said:

Sorry, VAR read TMO 

And its Football not Soccer. Oxford students came up with name, nobody else.

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

Normal service resumed for England.

Kick, kick, drop it, penalty. Repeat numerously. Toffs sing Swing Low.

[Ken Hairy 3,782]

Only Joe Marler could get an assist like that 

[mastoola 185]

24 minutes ago, Ken Hairy said:

Only Joe Marler could get an assist like that 

I recon our Adam could

 

[Foxy2600 305]

3 yards from the line, he passes

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[Foxy2600 305]

Forward to his receiver

[Foxy2600 305]

That receives the ball 3 yards into the dead ball zone

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[Foxy2600 305]

And these two idiots say it’s a try??? 
 

Good old VAR for egg chasers

[Foxy2600 305]

Poor old Namibia, they got no chance. Establishment against them… lol!! 

[Foxy2600 305]

ITV4 pundits admit two of the tries come from forward passes - ‘but oh well’ all acceptable- it’s France after all

[Feedthewolf 4,894]

In that (admittedly fantastic) flowing move for the (I think?) third try, I counted three forward passes in that one alone. It's a bit embarrassing that Joy Neville can't (won't?) spot that with all the technology at her disposal. It wasn't even close.

 

[Foxy2600 305]

Just now, Feedthewolf said:

In that (admittedly fantastic) flowing move for the (I think?) third try, I counted three forward passes in that one alone. It's a bit embarrassing that Joy Neville can't (won't?) spot that with all the technology at her disposal. It wasn't even close.

 

Is she a relation…..

to another controversial ‘know nothing’ 

[Foxy2600 305]

Neville 

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

English ref as well.

Lets hope England show the same intent against Chile. No box kicking. Kick to attack if necessary but not just for the sake of it.

[Feedthewolf 4,894]

That'll be a red from the bunker, no question.

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

For fcuks sake. Its a collision. No malice or intent.

[Foxy2600 305]

1 minute ago, Feedthewolf said:

That'll be a red from the bunker, no question.

Jeez!! The RFU properly have no time for Namibia 

[Feedthewolf 4,894]

Just now, Foxy2600 said:

Jeez!! The RFU properly have no time for Namibia 

With the current rules it has to be a red. Forward momentum, no attempt to wrap, no mitigation.

[Foxy2600 305]

1 minute ago, keelansgrandad said:

For fcuks sake. Its a collision. No malice or intent.

The powers that be want a ‘whitewash’ - 

yep - a Red …. Unwarranted 

I’ll be down Paddy Power tomorrow and stick a ton on a France RWC …. Think Ms Neville is Engineering a France Ireland final

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

1 minute ago, Feedthewolf said:

With the current rules it has to be a red. Forward momentum, no attempt to wrap, no mitigation.

Most ball carriers lead with the shoulder when approaching a tackler. They can't wrap they are holding the ball. A tackler gets penalised if he doesn't wrap.

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

2 minutes ago, Foxy2600 said:

The powers that be want a ‘whitewash’ - 

yep - a Red …. Unwarranted 

I’ll be down Paddy Power tomorrow and stick a ton on a France RWC …. Think Ms Neville is Engineering a France Ireland final

Wait for the no tackling higher than the waist. A televised game will take hours and the score in the hundreds.

 

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

Have to say that Ramos is class though and an awesome kicker.

[Foxy2600 305]

The ball went backwards - it didn’t…. You didn’t see it go backwards 

Ref is a cheating ****!

TMO is absolutely poor at best