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Is that a world first? Fr. astronaut Thomas Pesquet is whining about the Fr. being "robbed" in the QF. https://twitter.com/Thom_astro/status/1713678707808739734 Was he? My French isn't up to snuff - or should I say Google Translate's French - but it sounded to me like he was complaining about some ...

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All Blacks vs Springboks will be a dream final. A dream but not THE dream . France were poor when they needed to be coherent. It was their tournament ffs and they were meant to have prepared Give it a rest. It's tiresome hearing people claim some team was "poor" or "underperformed" or "choked" when...

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Just over 12 months before the tournament starts. Is history repeating itself? I would say no. The only NH teams that were legitimately challenging are Ireland and France, and both of them were/are at the top of their game. On top of that, England have been shit, and are actually looking pretty goo...

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The still from that Petti shot on Tompkins looks particularly bad. Leading with the shoulder, arm trailing behind without a wrap, and direct contact with the head. To not even ball a penalty for that, in the context of the current Laws on head contact, will go down as one of the most bizarre decisi...

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The still from that Petti shot on Tompkins looks particularly bad. Leading with the shoulder, arm trailing behind without a wrap, and direct contact with the head. To not even ball a penalty for that, in the context of the current Laws on head contact, will go down as one of the most bizarre decisi...

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Such a shame that such a high quality and intense match between two amazing teams leaving nothing out there gets reduced to this predictable nonsense. No, Ireland did not choke. No, they did not underperform. No, neither did NZ. It was an absolute arm wrestle that could have gone either way with two...

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JiffyJnr wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:47 am F.cking Hell Mog

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Actually - was anything done about that incident? I was only able to half watch, saw the immediate replay and then was distracted for a while. Was either player assessed or did they seem to struggle after? Looked as bad a head clash as many opposing player incidents, but slow motion does make thing...

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But he didn't card Adams claiming he felt Adams was wrapping which looked very questionable He used his brains in both cases. Also the one where the Argentinian player jumped into the tackle and got taken out "in the air" (or was that Peyper?). Technically we could have seem stupid calls made for a...

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Think NZ probably played at 90% and we played at 80%. That's the difference. Congrats NZ, great performance. Both teams played at 105%. What are you talking about? Nah Ireland may have given it 100% effort but they made so many uncharacteristic errors - only some of them forced - the occasion defin...

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Dickson didn’t make Biggar miss a kick in front of the posts, didn’t make Adams give away a penalty in front of the posts, and didn’t make Costelow throw an intercept. But he didn't card Adams claiming he felt Adams was wrapping which looked very questionable He used his brains in both cases. Also ...

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quarter2four wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 10:28 pm Think NZ probably played at 90% and we played at 80%. That's the difference.

Congrats NZ, great performance.

Both teams played at 105%. What are you talking about?

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That was very possibly the best,.most intense and highest quality game of rugby I have ever seen. Kudos to both sides. Ireland deserved to be in the final. Congrats NZ. Thoroughly deserved. Just amazing from both teams Every half serious rugby fan knows it was a shit draw and Ireland deserved to be ...

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I know that is a knock on from.any referee any day of the week.

But it really shouldn't be.

Dropped ball does not equal forwards ball. Clearly went backwards off him.

Exactly the same as how a pass can travel forwards while still going backwards out of the hand. Momentum.

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Derwyn wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2023 10:41 pm https://streamable.com/j0zzir

Goodbye Wales.

Lucky not to be put out by Fiji to be honest.

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Derwyn wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 5:53 pm You cheat.

F-ck off.

Probably the best refereeing performance of the World Cup so far. Totally consistent and fair.

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Christ. Imagine having to tackle Bundee Aki.

Dude is like a fridge with pace and a step.

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Totally disagree, not punishing that would lead to a lot of cynical behaviour It's a pretty recent law. It's about "more tries for TV", not cynical behaviour. In the old days you don't throw a pass if it's not safe. Ball safety was paramount. If the opposition get a hand to it ... well, you get an ...

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Deliberate knock on following a linebreak, it's textbook yellow. Was.it really "deliberate" though? Or was it a reflex action? Honestly I am neutral. I like both teams and wish both teams could win. They both deserve to. But that is just the stupidest law as an impartial rugby fan. A yellow card fo...

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Deliberate knock on following a linebreak, it's textbook yellow. Was.it really "deliberate" though? Or was it a reflex action? Honestly I am neutral. I like both teams and wish both teams could win. They both deserve to. But that is just the stupidest law as an impartial rugby fan. A yellow card fo...

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For fucks sake. What a joke. Deliberate knock on following a linebreak, it's textbook yellow. Was.it really "deliberate" though? Or was it a reflex action? Honestly I am neutral. I like both teams and wish both teams could win. They both deserve to. But that is just the stupidest law as an impartia...

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Whoever you're going for, that is the absolute worst law in rugby.

Should be yellow only unless t's obviously deliberate (which is basically never).

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Why would you dive in the air then? Sliding in under the tackle is finishing 101. This is the wrong time to go for a show boat try.

Well scored kiwis tho.

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I want to go for Ireland but the Irish commentators and their obsession with cards drives me nuts. Who is that? POC?

At exactly the same time I was watching the replay thinking, "thank god that's nothing - game not ruined", he was banging on about cards.

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Great match? I don't know what game you were watching but It was a poor quality game. Argies were marginally less shit than Wales. I think Scotland would have beaten either of these teams. Maybe Scotland would have. They're probably marginally better. I just like to judge world rugby as a world gam...

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ManInTheBar wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 6:07 pm Mog

Play the ball

You are right.

It just annoys me. That was a great game and those players are professionals that busted their nuts on both teams.

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Cabbage wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 6:03 pm
Hawk97 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 6:01 pm

Thing is if it wasn't for posters like Da iawn diolch and Derwyn, nobody would give a fudge. As it stands, schadenfreude-meters across the bored are red-lining.

Suck shit to them.

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We've been really poor today. The attack, that was clinical with the little ball we got in the groups, really hasn't gone well today. We started by sending it wide to Zammo, then we tried a few Irish loops, then we reverted to carrying it up the guts. None of it really clicked or looked natural. Th...

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Yep. Argies are shit as well. I don't think that's fair. This was always the toughest competition Wales have faced so far, as much as it hurts to admit that as a Wallaby supporter. I think it was a great match between two pretty even teams. The refereeing was excellent. Wales defence was gritty and...

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quarter2four wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 5:54 pm Sorry to be disrespectful any Argies here but surely worst semi finalists in any WC?

It is disrespectful. You are wrong. And you're not sorry.

So be quiet.

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Cripple fight of the tournament. Looks like the Welsh win the title of cripple among the crippled. Yep. Argies are shit as well. I don't think that's fair. This was always the toughest competition Wales have faced so far, as much as it hurts to admit that as a Wallaby supporter. I think it was a gr...

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Cripple fight of the tournament. Looks like the Welsh win the title of cripple among the crippled. Yep. Argies are shit as well. I don't think that's fair. This was always the toughest competition Wales have faced so far, as much as it hurts to admit that as a Wallaby supporter. I think it was a gr...

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This referee is brilliant.

No doubt the Welsh will hate that because they want an unfair advantage but that was excellent and brave and fair refereeing.

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Nerves. Hard to admit your team have been so poor they could not blow away Argentina in the first half. I love the 'neutral' contributions to our match threads. :lol: I want Argentina to win. I am not neutral. But look at your team. I want Argentina to win. I just thought Wales would because the th...

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That wasn't high and the Argie so very dived. It was a penalty. That's all. Good refereeing all around. Cards aren’t only for high tackles. I’d prefer to see more given for off the ball cheap shots and less for accidental collisions. He definitely didn't wrap, ref felt it would be harsh to give a y...

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Very convenient to miss the Argie charging in and pushing our player dangerously to the ground Horrible bias from Dicko. Just ignored the reversal that he's committed to because he saw the Adams replay. Lavanini still deserved to have it reversed, but Dicko was clearly favouring the Argies. This is...

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Da iawn diolch wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 4:52 pm
DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 4:50 pm Adams is a bellend, still surprised it wasn't reversed.
This. Dicko bottled that, and clearly favoured the Argies.

He was reversing the penalty for Lavanini already, but decided to forget about the reversal and give Argie an easy penalty.

Sickening bias.

Don't be an idiot.

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Derwyn wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 4:55 pm Very convenient to miss the Argie charging in and pushing our player dangerously to the ground

The Argie milked it. You've got the high ground. Don't be such a snowflake. It's not tidlywinks.

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korben_dallas wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 4:54 pm Adams was stupid but we ignoring the Argentinian player steaming in hitting him from behind right after ??

Yes. He did nothing but grab his shirt. If that's a penalty in rugby now the game is completely lost.

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diarm wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 4:51 pm The game feels broken when you can accidentally hit someone high and be red carded, but at the same time you can intentionally hit someone a small bit less high and not see a yellow card.

That wasn't high and the Argie so very dived. It was a penalty. That's all. Good refereeing all around.

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