Foxy2600 301 Posted February 24 Well, seriously I think International Rugby Union has been infiltrated by the same morons that hold ‘On Field Officials’ and VAR (TMO) positions in Football… South African playing for Scotland who dump tackles the England Full Back - yellow - dangerous but not high L…….O……..L Man of the Match Then he says “I’ve never scored a hatrick for England before” - absolutely brilliant - couldn’t make it up 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiScot 1,450 Posted February 25 (edited) Get rid of bonus points. Ireland sitting pretty on 15 points with Scotland behind them on 9pts only having One win less. And to reinforce the point. England on the same wins as Scotland on 8points and 7points behind Ireland. Edited February 26 by KiwiScot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheRock 171 Posted February 26 In case you missed it - Italy drew with The French! They had a pen in the final phase of the game to win, but hit the post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
overthebordercanary 142 Posted February 26 7 hours ago, TheRock said: In case you missed it - Italy drew with The French! They had a pen in the final phase of the game to win, but hit the post. Gutting for the flyhalf, the ball fell off the tee, and with the countdown clock for conversions he had to rush it and missed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nik Vawn 129 Posted February 26 Why get rid of bonus points, they have made a huge difference to the final periods of games giving purpose for teams to continue to strive for try’s or points. The biggest problem is the quality of reffing in the six nations, the ref for Ireland Wales gave everything to the Irish in the first half then did the reverse in the second, hopeless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nik Vawn 129 Posted February 26 On 24/02/2024 at 18:56, Foxy2600 said: Then he says “I’ve never scored a hatrick for England before” - absolutely brilliant - couldn’t make it up I’m glad you said that, I thought I heard the same thing!!! Of course the fact that the best England player on the field was a Welshman is probably even more galling, from my point of view anyway! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nik Vawn 129 Posted March 10 Good couple of games yesterday, let’s hope our boys can send the Froggys home with their tails between their legs today Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiScot 1,450 Posted March 10 (edited) On 26/02/2024 at 18:41, Nik Vawn said: Why get rid of bonus points, they have made a huge difference to the final periods of games giving purpose for teams to continue to strive for try’s or points. The biggest problem is the quality of reffing in the six nations, the ref for Ireland Wales gave everything to the Irish in the first half then did the reverse in the second, hopeless. I'm really not interested in whether the games are more entertaining or not. More the sporting integrity. In a weird way the situation I was complaining about before could also demotivate a team to try and win. Let's say the prem had bonus points. More teams trying for them right? How often Man City are going to pick them up rather than Sheffield? Edited March 10 by KiwiScot 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fen Canary 834 Posted March 10 Bonus points are stupid. You can now realistically have a situation where Ireland have won 3 and lost 2, finishing above England who win 4 and lose 1. It makes a mockery of winning individual games, you may as well do away with points for winning/losing and decide the whole championship on points differential Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleyellowbirdie 2,553 Posted March 11 On 24/02/2024 at 19:56, Foxy2600 said: Well, seriously I think International Rugby Union has been infiltrated by the same morons that hold ‘On Field Officials’ and VAR (TMO) positions in Football… South African playing for Scotland who dump tackles the England Full Back - yellow - dangerous but not high L…….O……..L Man of the Match Then he says “I’ve never scored a hatrick for England before” - absolutely brilliant - couldn’t make it up That looks like a broken neck waiting to happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
