| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread 06:22 - Sep 17 with 85169 views | SwansNZ |
Will anyone beat the All Blacks? NO
Will Wales get out of the group? YES
Does anyone care? Quite a few. [Post edited 31 Oct 2015 19:54]
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 07:28 - Oct 26 with 1943 views | Jackfath |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 07:08 - Oct 26 by sherpajacob |
When an interception is unsuccessful. The criteria the ref uses to assess whether it should be just a scrum for knock on or a penalty and possibly a yellow card for a deliberate knock on is "did the player attempting the interception use one or two hands?"
Simmonds used only his right hand for the whole interception and sprint to the line.
Therefore it is perfectly possible to execute an interception successfully with one hand. |
Indeed. He caught it though. So there's no issue. If he had knocked it on, it would have been a penalty to the Argies. |  |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 17:33 - Oct 26 with 1883 views | SwansNZ |
Nigel Owens confirmed to ref the final - well done. | |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 20:56 - Oct 26 with 1850 views | sherpajacob |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 07:28 - Oct 26 by Jackfath |
Indeed. He caught it though. So there's no issue. If he had knocked it on, it would have been a penalty to the Argies. |
Why a penalty? A knock on should be a scrum.
A penalty should be for a deliberate knock on. It clearly would not have been deliberate.
That's my whole point, if it had been in his own 22 it would have been a penalty and a yellow card for a simple knock on, when in fact he had tried to catch it. |  |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 20:58 - Oct 26 with 1844 views | sherpajacob |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 17:33 - Oct 26 by SwansNZ |
Nigel Owens confirmed to ref the final - well done. |
There was speculation before the semi finals he would get the final.
With new Zealand getting through its been confirmed that nigel will act as mccaws assistant. | |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 20:59 - Oct 26 with 1839 views | Neath_Jack |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 20:56 - Oct 26 by sherpajacob |
Why a penalty? A knock on should be a scrum.
A penalty should be for a deliberate knock on. It clearly would not have been deliberate.
That's my whole point, if it had been in his own 22 it would have been a penalty and a yellow card for a simple knock on, when in fact he had tried to catch it. |
Aye that is a silly rule. |  |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 21:08 - Oct 26 with 1831 views | exiledclaseboy |
I think BBC Wales might call a national day of celebration on account of young Nigel being the ref for the final. |  |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 10:24 - Oct 27 with 1790 views | perchrockjack |
Well I read his book on the beach and it was entertaining between swims and adult games .
He comes over well enough
Great official |  |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 12:07 - Oct 27 with 1781 views | jack247 |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 21:08 - Oct 26 by exiledclaseboy |
I think BBC Wales might call a national day of celebration on account of young Nigel being the ref for the final. |
Agreed. It's great for him, but shouldn't be seen as a national source of pride. Anyone missing the Arsenal game to watch him in the final? | | | |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 06:51 - Oct 29 with 1668 views | SwansNZ |
Very few players make it to the top in both codes, which for most positions are totally different. Wingers and full backs would be the best chance of a player excelling in both games. | |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 18:19 - Oct 30 with 1646 views | Jackfath |
Congratulations to AWJ on being on the shortlist for World PLayer of the Year. Tokenism though as there must be at least half a dozen southern hemisphere players ahead of him. | |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 20:05 - Oct 30 with 1625 views | lifelong |
South Africa v The Argies ,the third place play off,just started on ITV. |  | | |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 12:29 - Oct 31 with 1591 views | Neath_Jack |
Easily.
The best sporting tournament I've ever watched. | |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 19:55 - Oct 31 with 1559 views | SwansNZ |
Well done NZ, easily the best team in the world. | |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 20:07 - Oct 31 with 1545 views | dickythorpe |
As sean Fitzpatrick said these players make sacrifices to reach the top. Over here we always come up with excuses and see players go off the rails etc etc
I'm not calling the all blacks robots but in order for us to match them it would take a massive shift in lifestyle and focus.
I don't think some are able to do that. To switch off from any distractions, stop wanting to crave the limelight, and constantly want to improve.. Probably johnny Wilkinson is the only player who would be an example of dedication needed in the northern hemisphere. |  | | |
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