November Internationals (excluding Wallabies & NZ)

[drewprint]

5 mins into the France - Argentina match and already two big, lengthy, and I’d content very unwarranted TMO interventions. A blight on the game.

 

[Dctarget]

SA score less against Wales than we did, confirmed SA are washed.

 

[fatprop]

Ireland look so well organised

 

[Tomthumb]

Another good performance from Eddie's Japan

 

[LeCheese]

The master of deflection:

Jones was fuming after the match about a fan abusing him.

The former England coach sais his return to Twickenham “wasn’t bad until some clown abused me going down at half-time.

“If there’s only one clown in 81,364, it’s not too bad. Obviously disappointed with the result but it always good to come to the home of rugby.

“He said something. I’m not going to repeat it. I’d get into trouble.”

 

[Rhino_rugby]

This lack of consistency will be an ongoing issue and I'm not sure how they will sort it. We see it within games (Nic White for example) and from game to game, ref to ref. Some ARs seem to look at every impact, others not so much.
The principle of reducing head contact is great, the process will be a clusterfuck for some time.

You’re spot on about the lack of consistency—it’s frustrating for players and fans alike. The principle of reducing head contact is crucial, but until there’s uniformity from refs and ARs, it’ll remain messy.
Hopefully, clearer guidelines and better training for officials can smooth things out over time.