RWC 2011 SF1 - Wales v France

[BRIX]

Welsh set piece gone to shit. France can only lose it from here.

 

[mark_s]

This game will be remembered as one of What Ifs?

And for how crap the french have been

 

[aussie1st]

Good move, Hook has been off his game tonight.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Second Red card of the RWC isn't it? Williams for Samoa v Saffa- striking the face of Broussouw IIRC. There are plenty who were not happy with that card either.

 

[AngrySeahorse]

9-3 French.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Parra PK from 22m out. now 3/3 - Blue 9 Red 3. 50 minutes gone.

Both teams seem to have lost confidence in running the ball. Rain seems to have come back to the Park (or at least it seemed to be from recent close up shot).
The weather is impacting. Teams seem to be reverting to old style "NH" wet weather territory tactics.

 

[AngrySeahorse]

One crap kick for another crap kick.

 

[Squeak]

Both of these teams have good reason to keep the ball in hand, and refuse to. The game is there to take for either team, and they just won't do it.

 

[BRIX]

Semi-finalists, eh

 

[Hugh Jarse]

By my rules, Les Frogge were first to score in 10 minutes after 1/2 time. In tight wet weather game, 6 point lead for Les Blue is probably enough to carry them through to the end vs the 14 brave Boyos in Red.

 

[Bruwheresmycar]

Out of all the spear tackles you have seen in the last few years, what percentage do you think got red?

I suspect it would be lower than 5%.

Almost every tackle I've seen, where the player is lifted almost 180 degrees has received a yellow or Red card. Refs were strict in the super15 right from the get go. Rory Sidey got a red card in week 2 for a similar tackle technique.

Even when the players aren't carded for these tackles, they are still suspended for a week by the judiciary (ie: James O'connor week 17). They know full-well not to turn players over the 90 degrees, it is clear.

Refs know spear tackles are red card offences. Players know this. I don't think there are any good objections to this view.

Feel free to disagree, I expect some people too. But I reckon Sam will end up getting a 1 week suspension.

 

[aussie1st]

Yes! Some life into this game. Go Wales.

 

[AngrySeahorse]

Welsh over!

 

[mark_s]

youuuu beauty phillips in fire up red

 

[Godfrey]

Wales in! Brilliant from Phillips

 

[Hugh Jarse]

#9 101kg Prop Phillips over for a try. Finally.

Conversion was POSTER and missed off to the left from Davies. Red 8 Blue 9. 59 minutes gone.

 

[Squeak]

And look what happens when you keeps the ball in hand! Try to Phillips.

 

[thedubs]

Go on, my son. If the conversion is got the french might crack. Great try by the second row. I mean scrum half.

 

[mark_s]

did that kick miss?

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Almost every tackle I've seen, where the player is lifted almost 180 degrees has received a yellow or Red card. Refs were strict in the super15 right from the get go. Rory Sidey got a red card in week 2 for a similar tackle technique.

Even when the players aren't carded for these tackles, they are still suspended for a week by the judiciary (ie: James O'connor week 17). They know full-well not to turn players over the 90 degrees, it is clear.

Refs know spear tackles are red card offences. Players know this. I don't think there are any good objections to this view.

Feel free to disagree, I expect some people too. But I reckon Sam will end up getting a 1 week suspension.

This was 90 degrees lift and maybe 135 in the fall: got the stats on that


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