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Re: 6N 2020

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:04 pm
by Shan
Italy scored a couple of nice tries but really only allowed into the game because France snoozed their way through the game.

Re: 6N 2020

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:34 pm
by big mervyn
solidarity wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 5:48 pm I'd fancy them against Ireland in the last game but, as with all French teams, it all depends which team travels.
In this instance it's Ireland doing the travelling >EW

Re: 6N 2020

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 8:50 pm
by GLENN CORNICK
I see Genge has taken over the roll of resident dik for the England side, with a snide corner-boy image; innit?

Re: 6N 2020

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:30 pm
by solidarity
big mervyn wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:34 pm
solidarity wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 5:48 pm I'd fancy them against Ireland in the last game. I'd also fancy them for the championship. They should beat the Scots but, against the Welsh, as with all French teams, it all depends which team travels.
In this instance it's Ireland doing the travelling >EW
Fixed. :thumleft:

Re: 6N 2020

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 10:17 pm
by big mervyn
solidarity wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:30 pm
big mervyn wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:34 pm
solidarity wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 5:48 pm I'd fancy them against Ireland in the last game. I'd also fancy them for the championship. They should beat the Scots but, against the Welsh, as with all French teams, it all depends which team travels.
In this instance it's Ireland doing the travelling >EW
Fixed. :thumleft:
:thumleft:

Re: 6N 2020

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 3:19 pm
by Dublin4
The jury is still out on Ireland. OK, it was an improvement on the Scotland game but Wales are no great shakes and it took a long time to subdue them.
With the problems at half back, England should be huge favourites.

Re: 6N 2020

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 3:38 pm
by big mervyn
Dublin4 wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 3:19 pm The jury is still out on Ireland. OK, it was an improvement on the Scotland game but Wales are no great shakes and it took a long time to subdue them.
With the problems at half back, England should be huge favourites.
Farell has won the 2 games he needed to, assuming there isn't a balls up in Rome.

Re: 6N 2020

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 4:23 pm
by Snipe Watson
We play Italy in Dublin this year, but you're right.

Re: 6N 2020

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:09 pm
by solidarity
big mervyn wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 3:38 pm
Dublin4 wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 3:19 pm The jury is still out on Ireland. OK, it was an improvement on the Scotland game but Wales are no great shakes and it took a long time to subdue them.
With the problems at half back, England should be huge favourites.
Farell has won the 2 games he needed to, assuming there isn't a balls up in Rome.
Ahem. I expect a fix will follow very soon.

Re: 6N 2020

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 10:16 pm
by big mervyn
solidarity wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:09 pm
big mervyn wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 3:38 pm
Dublin4 wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 3:19 pm The jury is still out on Ireland. OK, it was an improvement on the Scotland game but Wales are no great shakes and it took a long time to subdue them.
With the problems at half back, England should be huge favourites.
Farell has won the 2 games he needed to, assuming there isn't a balls up in Rome.
Ahem. I expect a fix will follow very soon.
Ahem .. touche I think Solids :lol:. My daughter is actually going to that game!

Re: 6N 2020

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 10:23 pm
by BR
Cockatrice wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 11:00 am

Parks missed opportunity could/would have changed everything and I wonder if another ref would have stuck by his instinct. He was two feet from the ball with a clear uninterrupted view and immediately called try only for someone to cast doubt.
No ref worth his salt with a TMO available would have let that go. I listened to the ITV commentators going on about how close it was, but in reality, from the right angle and even in real time, he'd lost it well short and there wasn't even a hint of downward pressure.

Re: 6N 2020

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 10:34 pm
by big mervyn
Thought there was a fair element of doubt about Vdf's meself. The video evidence was certainly inconclusive although the ref seemed happy enough with what he'd seen of the grounding.

Re: 6N 2020

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 10:57 pm
by justinr73
I didn’t think HP had scored in real time but the interesting one was VDF’s try. The first thing Poite said was “I have no idea”.

Re: 6N 2020

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 11:00 pm
by BR
big mervyn wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 10:34 pm Thought there was a fair element of doubt about Vdf's meself. The video evidence was certainly inconclusive although the ref seemed happy enough with what he'd seen of the grounding.
My reading of it was the ref saw the ball grounded, but not the grounding. Video evidence didnt show anything, let alone anything that would negate the try. They did do one of those magnifying glass shots after the game where you could just about see a ball being grounded somewhere that looked roughly about the line, but i don't think the tmo would have had that at the time, nor do i think it would have been enough for 2nd question.

Re: 6N 2020

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:12 am
by rumncoke
On push over mauls -- nine times out of 10 -- if the grounding is doubtful the referee --could turn round and award a penalty try for collapsing the maul --- assuming grounding awards 5 points -- a penalty try awards 7 the lesser of two evils is to award the try.