Six Nations 2017

[rualexander]

I have no idea why the twat ref hurried Russell's conversion attempt.
I agreed with the TMO re not giving French try, despite me and him being the only people on the planet to think that.
I have no idea why we bother with scrums anymore, feeding into the 2nd row makes it a joke.

Don't think it was the ref that hurried him up, on the red button discussion after the game they reckoned it was Nathan Hines who brought on the kicking tee and was shouting "take it, take it", and it didn't sound like the refs voice in the recording they played.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Don't think it was the ref that hurried him up, on the red button discussion after the game they reckoned it was Nathan Hines who brought on the kicking tee and was shouting "take it, take it", and it didn't sound like the refs voice in the recording they played.

Oh ok, in that case Hines and whoever told him to hurry him up is a twat.

 

[HF2300]

I always understood that the grounding had to involve 'control', in at least some shape or form. There was none. At best, he had a finger on the ball. I was more interested in the follow-up, after the charge-down, which looked likely to have been a valid try to me, but we never saw any review of that.

Rule Law 9 says "When an attacking player is first to ground the ball in the opponents’ in-goal, a try is scored". Guess anything else is interpretation, which is perhaps why they've gone from 'control' to 'downward pressure'.

I assume that once Peiper decided it was lost forwards play stopped at that point, since he hadn't played advantage, so the kick, charge down and grounding became irrelevant?

Are there any referees out there that can explain why the "straight put-on" law is totally ignored?

It's this cobblers about managing the game, keeping it flowing etc. Ping someone for a scrum offence and everyone gets bored and goes to the bar. They seem to have lost interest in legal lineouts as well. And sealing off. And obstruction. And a lot of offsides. And ... (etc etc etc)

Great match though.

(edited as @User14044 picked up my slight slip of the brain)

 

[HF2300]

Shouldn't it be Law 9?

It's a fair cop guv, society's to blame.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I told you Scotland would be gash

 

[psmiffy]

I told you Scotland would be gash

nobody was listening

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

You should have listened to my predictions a couple of weeks back!!

Crushing defeats at the hands of the Italians and English was it not?

 

[Crackle]

Blimey. But for the cursed French, Scotland would be on course for a grand slam and could still win couldn't they if Ireland beat England. Not sure, scootles off to check the table....

Edit: Oh yeah and beat England....

 

[Levo-Lon]

Drinking Brains Bread of Heaven and watching a great game...well done Scotland. .

told you @Marmion ..ye of little faith,your lads are really on the up

 

[Cubist]

Haven't enjoyed a Scotland match like that for years. Awesome performance. Great dog from the forwards, poetry from Russel and the back three. Hamish Watson jackling up there with the best.

 

[Lullabelle]

Haven't enjoyed a Scotland match like that for years. Awesome performance. Great dog from the forwards, poetry from Russel and the back three. Hamish Watson jackling up there with the best.

Brilliant game, a worthy win

Ireland V France, doesn't take a genius to work out who is going to win this one

 

[HF2300]

. Hamish Watson jackling up there with the best.

Isn't there a law against jackling?

 

[Cubist]

Isn't there a law against jackling?

Absolutely not. As long as he is either the tackler, releases the player, and stays on his feet he is entitled to attempt to pick up the ball or
Is first player to arrive at the tackle enters lawfully and stays on his feet.

 

[HF2300]

Absolutely not. As long as he is either the tackler, releases the player, and stays on his feet he is entitled to attempt to pick up the ball or
Is first player to arrive at the tackle enters lawfully and stays on his feet.

It was a pretty bad attempt at a joke, so not surprised you missed it.

 

[AndyRM]

Scotland are the best team in the tournament.

Why we're binning Cotter is beyond me.