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He'd arguably stepped even further away from it!
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He'd arguably stepped even further away from it!
Caporegime
Jamie George getting understandably miffed there.
Caporegime
That line-out was far from straight!
Soldato
How on earth isn't that a penalty try?! Two on one out wide.
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Think that was George's point. Refs argument was players were running that way. Can see both sides tbh.
Soldato
Whilst I understand players were coming across, they were still behind the travel of the ball going across, they would have had to make up an awful amount of ground.
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I can't see how anyone would have stopped that being a try from that position.
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Don't get me wrong, if that was the other way around Wales would have gotten the penalty try. Ref has been awful for England.
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Agree with Earl for MotM. Outstanding.
Soldato
Two wins but made both of them extremely hard, Ireland, Scotland and France all much tougher tests.
Soldato
Referee questions aside... England need to be better at keeping on the right side of the ref imo, that and avoiding giving away the ball softly.
Happy to see England with the win despite it not looking comfortable. They're playing some more exciting rugby (at times!) than they have been for a few years and look like they can be a threat outside of a set piece.
On a general rugby note. The scrums were rubbish today, so much time wasting on setup. Think there needs to be an enforced law to add a time limit from the ref calling scrum to the ball going in.
Happy to see England with the win despite it not looking comfortable. They're playing some more exciting rugby (at times!) than they have been for a few years and look like they can be a threat outside of a set piece.
On a general rugby note. The scrums were rubbish today, so much time wasting on setup. Think there needs to be an enforced law to add a time limit from the ref calling scrum to the ball going in.
Soldato
Reffell was key man though definitely made the difference for wales. The two yellow cards in the first half was the moment to win it. Good game overall though.
Soldato
Yeh Reffell is impressive at stealing the ball!
On another note, just realised that England have come back from being behind two games in a row now, something they've really struggle for the past few years.
On another note, just realised that England have come back from being behind two games in a row now, something they've really struggle for the past few years.
Soldato
Correct. Although I like that stat.. discipline needs upping a notch and get a bit more consistency with the 3 point kicking will help.
Soldato
As a former front row forward I would have never thought I’d agree with you. I think the scrums have been improved over the last few years in terms of player safety and clarity of rules, but they do seem to be taking longer and longer. Not a question of getting rid of them, but you do wonder whether a scrum clock might also be a good idea (like the conversion clock). In two completely equal sides, the scrum is basically like having a free kick on your own put in and a slow setup should equal this. Same as a line out.
Soldato
Yep exactly that. Both scrums and line outs are exciting contests and should remain part of the game. Just need to speed up the setup to keep the match flowing!
Soldato
Went to the England Vs Wales game, corporate hospitality! Great experience, food and drink all top notch. Only small complaint was the size of the seats, they don't half pack you in! The first half was pretty poor and the crowd didn't really have much to cheer about, but the second half got the crowd back into it and the place was rocking at the end.
ITV didn't help with this as they showed an old rule. The new rule states that a movement in any direction begins the approach, not a movement towards the ball. TBH i don't understand why they just can't do away with having the option to charge the kick, let them take uncontested conversions in the same way as penalties.
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Well that confuses matters, are we allowed to charge when the kicker steps back after placing the ball? I'd like someone to do that just to take the urine. I don't see why the law needed changing it's been fine for decades.
Scrums are shower of excrement and have been for 20 years. The gulf between amateur scrums and professional is a joke. They play to different laws effectively and the amateur game is the one that has it right.
Soldato
As usual the SRU showing themselves to be the whingiest of Unions in World Rugby 
www.bbc.co.uk
Scotland seek admission of error from World Rugby
Scottish Rugby calls on the sport's governing body to publicly acknowledge that a game-defining mistake was made in the last seconds of Scotland's Six Nations loss to France.
www.bbc.co.uk
Caporegime
England the better team here but gifting Scotland opportunity. Unfortunately think the lack of experience is showing.