RWC Week 3 matches

[Derpus]

Can you red two for one tackle?

 

[Slim 293]

So just one red card for the Italian starting loosehead..........

Can't wait to see what happens to the Italian 17 next.

 

[Up the Guts]

That was an entertaining passage of play

 

[formerflanker]

Just for something different - I'm enjoying the design of the balls.
When a 1/2 throws a perfect torpedo pass, the spinning ball looks stationary in the air. Excellent.

 

[formerflanker]

Hope Cheslin Kolbe's ankle is OK. He is electrifying and would be a big drawcard in any future SA matches.

 

[Ulrich]

Left about 20 points out there.

 

[Derpus]

Hope Cheslin Kolbe's ankle is OK. He is electrifying and would be a big drawcard in any future SA matches.

Ignoring NZ and their 47 strike wingers, Kolbe and MK are the best two wingers in the comp.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Can you red two for one tackle?

That's one for the Refereeing Decisions thread, but having just seen the clip I'm amazed Barnes didn't at least Yellow the other guy.

 

[KOB1987]

Left about 20 points out there.

Welcome

 

[Ulrich]

I think you don't want to be THAT ref that sent two guys from the same team off at once. I feel for Barnes as I think he probably knew 17 deserved to go off as well, but did not want the backlash. He's already endured a bit in his career.

Still, 17 should probably have gotten a yellow at least.

EDIT: Maybe he could have yellow carded both and made a recommendation for the citing commissioner, although I think that is at this stage strictly limited to the opposing team, but I am not sure. The ref should be able to say: "Hey, you're at fault, I'm going to submit a report for the both of ye and have the board decide your ultimate penalty after the match, for now you both get yellow"

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ 1 had to be Red, 17 he had the option of Red or Yellow so as you say if he doesn't wanna be "the ref who" then 1 Red 17 Yellow & let the citing commissioner do the rest.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Credit to South Africa, but Italy were simply dreadful. Worst performance for any team so for mine

 

[Ulrich]

Credit to South Africa, but Italy were simply dreadful. Worst performance for any team so for mine

Yes, it was a poor performance from Italy.

Discipline aside though, the Boks should have made more of the game. I said in a comment on TheRoar the Boks would clear by 30-60, and I was leaning more to 60 privately.

Italy, unlike other teams the Boks will face, were awe-struck with the physicality I think. It is not something they would have experienced before. This Bok side is unlike those of 2016 and 2017 in that regard. They were being massacred from the get-go.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Both Italian props have been cited.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12273841

Tournament over for both, surely.

 

[Sully]

Both Italian props have been cited.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12273841

Tournament over for both, surely.

Without a doubt.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Lucky they took six props, coulda had some selection issues next week had there only been five......

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Tonga storm back vs the gallic shruggers but damnit the frogs are such jammy bastads.

Fra vs Tonga: 23-21
Fra vs Arg: 23-21

 

[Strewthcobber]

Both Italian props get 3 weeks