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Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:26 pm**

More entertainment in 10 mins of a UBB game than the entirety of last night's matches.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:33 pm**

WTAF was that? Clean lineout win near the tryline and wildly throw it away?

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:35 pm**

And Moefena is all over the f**king place in "defence".

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:37 pm**

Fre teams really are going to have to learn how to better deal with Irish side's illegality at the breakdown
- over the top and sealing off
- illegal clear outs beyond the ruck
- in the side
even if it means continually getting into the ref's ear about it.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:47 pm**

Finally Ulster pinged.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:56 pm**

Poirot you thick c**t.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:56 pm**

That is one of the stupidest yellows I’ve ever seen

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:57 pm**

And Moefana needs to f**k off to the Federales. How TF Galthie keeps selecting him.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:57 pm**

Moefana should be gone for that.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:58 pm**

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:57 pm Moefana should be gone for that.

No real drop in height, no attempt to make a legal tackle. Red for me

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:59 pm**

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:57 pm Moefana should be gone for that.

If only. And I mean forever.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:00 pm**

Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:58 pm
sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:57 pm Moefana should be gone for that.
No real drop in height, no attempt to make a legal tackle. Red for me

And yet it's yellow only. I give up trying to understand these decisions. Will be interesting to see if he gets cited because, per your points, it seems to have the hallmarks of a clear red. The involvement of another player is surely only relevant if it changes the tackle dynamics and this case it didn't.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:04 pm**

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:00 pm
Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:58 pm
sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:57 pm Moefana should be gone for that.
No real drop in height, no attempt to make a legal tackle. Red for me
And yet it's yellow only. I give up trying to understand these decisions. Will be interesting to see if he gets cited because, per your points, it seems to have the hallmarks of a clear red. The involvement of another player is surely only relevant if it changes the tackle dynamics and this case it didn't.

Total lottery based upon the ref, TMO and the relative position of the earth to the sun as far as I can tell. Given up trying to rationalise it, likely it will have quite an effect on this game

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:04 pm**

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:00 pm
Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:58 pm
sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:57 pm Moefana should be gone for that.
No real drop in height, no attempt to make a legal tackle. Red for me
And yet it's yellow only. I give up trying to understand these decisions. Will be interesting to see if he gets cited because, per your points, it seems to have the hallmarks of a clear red. The involvement of another player is surely only relevant if it changes the tackle dynamics and this case it didn't.

And when he has tried tackling legally this half, he's been a revolving door. I really don't get it. Galthie claims he's there for his solid defence and yet we rarely see any such thing and he offers nothing in attack. Moefana > Costes? Really?

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:07 pm**

Lucu kicking the ball away when down to 13...........

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:10 pm**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:04 pm
sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:00 pm
Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:58 pm

No real drop in height, no attempt to make a legal tackle. Red for me
And yet it's yellow only. I give up trying to understand these decisions. Will be interesting to see if he gets cited because, per your points, it seems to have the hallmarks of a clear red. The involvement of another player is surely only relevant if it changes the tackle dynamics and this case it didn't.
And when he has tried tackling legally this half, he's been a revolving door. I really don't get it. Galthie claims he's there for his solid defence and yet we rarely see any such thing and he offers nothing in attack. Moefana > Costes? Really?

I do frequently wonder what he's there for when I see him in a France shirt.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:12 pm**

We've seen some pretty retarded stuff from Fre teams already in the first 2 weeks with Stade in Munster a standout attempt for gold, but the 3 yellows in this from UBB have eclipsed that.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:13 pm**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 2:44 pm
Torquemada 1420 wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2024 5:48 pm
SaintK wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2024 3:53 pm
That Saints side is just about as strong a team that they could put out especially with Mitchell returned from injury.
Can't see them getting within 15 points of the Bulls though!
Hmm. If it were not for the altitude and travel, with that big pitch, I'd fancy Saints' chances of an upset.

Just seen the score as been out all day!
Good call Sherlock

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:13 pm**

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:10 pm I do frequently wonder what he's there for when I see him in a France shirt.

Reminds me of Laporte's obsession with Richard Dourthe. Another player who offered nothing bar effort and was terminally stupid discipline wise.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:19 pm**

SaintK wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:13 pm Just seen the score as been out all day!
Good call Sherlock

Not really. I bottled both CO and Saints to win in the FR and went the favourites by super slim margins.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:49 pm**

Every f**king time Irish sides slow the ball down whilst looking pleadingly/innocent at the ref until he tells them to release. But by then, the damage is done.

Burger is spot on
https://www.planetrugby.com/news/schalk ... entina-win

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:55 pm**

Finally.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:56 pm**

Have Bordeaux woken up, Ulster punched themselves out or a bit of both?

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:56 pm**

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:56 pm Have Bordeaux woken up, Ulster punched themselves out or a bit of both?

Both methinks. The bench is the difference here.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:57 pm**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:37 pm Fre teams really are going to have to learn how to better deal with Irish side's illegality at the breakdown
- over the top and sealing off
- illegal clear outs beyond the ruck
- in the side
even if it means continually getting into the ref's ear about it.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:59 pm**

Bye.......

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 5:00 pm**

That was great try

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 5:02 pm**

Stranger wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 5:00 pm That was great try

Game management has been dire. It's taken forever to get the ball into Penaud's hands to create inroads and ditto for B-B where the kicking for a chase has been abject by both Lucu and Carberry.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 5:08 pm**

UBB need to sort their sh*t out if they have serious ambitions for this comp. Way too hard to defeat a pretty ordinary Ulster.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 5:38 pm**

Re Tigrrs vs Sharks

Is the TMO really allowed to rule a live knock-on to ref, without prompt from ref for try/restart?!?

Don't think I want that

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 5:47 pm**

Sharks flooding the line defence, but really poor positioning for backfield comms.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 5:59 pm**

Hooooly shit; if Leinster had scored that

And the big money signing closes it out !

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 6:01 pm**

Sharks B doing well, I think. Still need to organise backfield, but playing cohesively I think. Jaden at risk of being pinged for taking too long clearing.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 6:01 pm**

Amazed ASM are still within touching distance.
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Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 6:04 pm**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 6:01 pm Amazed ASM are still within touching distance.
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It's not the knockouts yet, so the shit-the-bed switch hasn't engaged yet !

Bloody good game as a result

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 6:09 pm**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:19 pm
SaintK wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:13 pm Just seen the score as been out all day!
Good call Sherlock
Not really. I bottled both CO and Saints to win in the FR and went the favourites by super slim margins.

Just watched it
Not sure how Bulls didn’t win that apart from all the mistakes they made!!!

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 6:13 pm**

SaintK wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 6:09 pm
Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:19 pm
SaintK wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:13 pm Just seen the score as been out all day!
Good call Sherlock
Not really. I bottled both CO and Saints to win in the FR and went the favourites by super slim margins.
Just watched it
Not sure how Bulls didn’t win that apart from all the mistakes they made!!!

Take your luck when it's on offer. Happy to keep watching Saints.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 6:19 pm**

Sharks fallen apart, some really daft individual decisions

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 6:22 pm**

SA teams don't bodder about this competition anymore.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2024 6:23 pm**

Leicester are playing really good rugby.

Look . It's our Currie Cup side. They won't get experience unless they play good opposition.

But very disappointed. Since the Keyter vokop they have lost all structure

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