Scotland vs Wallabies

[Blackmac]

About time he pinged Skelton

[JM2K6]

Yeah, i can imagine this is a tough watch for the neutrals. I'm enjoying it, though.

[TheNatalShark]

Scottish set piece very poor today. Poor physicality, poor org and not competing on oppo ball

[TheNatalShark]

White was the only one who could have formed a ruck foe Scotland earlier enough, just not interested like the better scummies are

[Blackmac]

FFS, this is brutal. Constant unforced errors.

[PCPhil]

Scotland doing their best efforts to lose to a last minute try at the mo.

[Jock42]

He's away

[Blackmac]

This could be a red for multiple reasons.

Maybe not as bad as first seen. It's still surely a high shoulder charge, bracing himself or not.

[Jock42]

This could be a red for multiple reasons.

Hahaha "stands his ground". Utter shite

[Paddington Bear]

He knows exactly what he’s doing but I reckon he’s standing his ground. White rolling around Sexton style

[Oxbow]

Just stands his ground.

[JM2K6]

Really enjoying the good 45 seconds there of the co commentators whipping themselves into a frenzy over what is actually a perfect example of a player planting his feet and not at all trying to take the player out. Really funny stuff.

[Tichtheid]

You can't just stick your shoulder into an opponent

[Jock42]

You can't just stick your shoulder into an opponent

I think you'll find you're wrong, you clearly can.

[JM2K6]

You can brace for impact if someone is running straight at you without the ball

[OomStruisbaai]

Fuck know the Scots dunno their rules.

[TheNatalShark]

Stands his ground but clearly raises his profile to get in the way of White, who was edging to try go around

[PCPhil]

Just stands his ground.

True. White had loads of time to step but just ran into him. ?

[JM2K6]

First bit of patience and good decision making over a number of phases by either side in this game, and Scotland score a well worked try. Deserved.

[PCPhil]

Deserved, but christ they've laboured for it.

[Blackmac]

You can brace for impact if someone is running straight at you without the ball

He quite clearly raises his shoulder though.

[JM2K6]

Stands his ground but clearly raises his profile to get in the way of White, who was edging to try go around

Perhaps if he spent less time edging and more time trying to actually change direction in any way he might be more successful

[TheNatalShark]

Very surprised Scotland not pinged for holding on adjacent of the ruck

[Big D]

Duhan finally gets a try v a SANZAR team.

[PornDog]

He doen't change his line, but I really dislike this "bracing for impact" where you are presenting a tucked arm an shoulder into someone's chest.

PT would be harsh, but not entirely comfortable with it being play on either

[Big D]

He doen't change his line, but I really dislike this "bracing for impact" where you are presenting a tucked arm an shoulder into someone's chest.

PT would be harsh, but not entirely comfortable with it being play on either

I don't mind them call. Becomes a proper grey area if there's head contact though.

[JM2K6]

You can brace for impact if someone is running straight at you without the ball

He quite clearly raises his shoulder though.

Ever so slightly turns so that contact is made with his upper arm and away from his head.

It's not a tackle situation, he is the vulnerable player with someone sprinting hard directly at him and given he has few legal options here, allowing him to brace a tiny bit to protect himself is well within "rugby incident" status.

[Slick]

Thought Kinghorn had fucked that try from the first angle, but lovely pass

[JM2K6]

He doen't change his line, but I really dislike this "bracing for impact" where you are presenting a tucked arm an shoulder into someone's chest.

PT would be harsh, but not entirely comfortable with it being play on either

I don't mind them call. Becomes a proper grey area if there's head contact though.

Head contact becomes far more likely if you don't let the vulnerable player turn their body like that.

[PCPhil]

How many pens have Scotland conceded?

[Paddington Bear]

Have sides developed an allergy to taking 3 points?

[Jock42]

Great maul defence

[Blackmac]

You can brace for impact if someone is running straight at you without the ball

He quite clearly raises his shoulder though.

Ever so slightly turns so that contact is made with his upper arm and away from his head.

It's not a tackle situation, he is the vulnerable player with someone sprinting hard directly at him and given he has few legal options here, allowing him to brace a tiny bit to protect himself is well within "rugby incident" status.

So can we say Pendergast braced yesterday.

[JM2K6]

How many pens have Scotland conceded?

10 to Aussies 11

[Big D]

There are things that Gilchrist can't do that we need our second rows to do but he defends the maul very well.

[PCPhil]

How many pens have Scotland conceded?

10 to Aussies 11

Thought it was more. Maybe they do them in bursts.

[JM2K6]

He quite clearly raises his shoulder though.

Ever so slightly turns so that contact is made with his upper arm and away from his head.

It's not a tackle situation, he is the vulnerable player with someone sprinting hard directly at him and given he has few legal options here, allowing him to brace a tiny bit to protect himself is well within "rugby incident" status.

So can we say Pendergast braced yesterday.

No, because Prendergast a) moved across illegally to block and b) put the shoulder into the jaw too

His was a deliberate illegal action.

It's more like how the laws allow ball carriers to brace for contact in exactly the same way. It's just common sense

[Big D]

How many pens have Scotland conceded?

10 to Aussies 11

Thought it was more. Maybe they do them in bursts.

Tend to be in more prominent places on the field.

[JM2K6]

That is the worst kick I've ever seen, and I've seen Ben Youngs play over 100 times for England. What a let off.

[PornDog]

There's a bblast from the past - I see Forty Coats is still going strong