European Rugby Thread

[Paddington Bear]

Good game of rugby in Connacht

[fishfoodie]

Lovely hands by Aki to bamboozle the Tigers defenders

[ASMO]

How shit has Russell been? Truly awful

[Torquemada 1420]

How shit has Russell been? Truly awful

Seriously, it's like this every game for Racing. They are offing Thomas and Baubigny to stay within the cap. Should have dumped Russell. Gibert is a perfectly good option for Racing who plays the situation and game in front of him rather than random, slapstick stuff.

[ASMO]

Beale is a bag of wank too

[fishfoodie]

Excellent start to the 2nd half by Connacht, YC for Tigers, & immediately get the try

21 - 10

[sockwithaticket]

Excellent start to the 2nd half by Connacht, YC for Tigers, & immediately get the try

21 - 10

Second in 2 games for Reffel.

Enjoying Connacht sticking it to Tigers.

[fishfoodie]

and that's the BP Try !

[ASMO]

Ospreys player disgracefully milking that, thats soccer level acting

[Paddington Bear]

Good time to score for Leicester, ought to be a decent finish

[fishfoodie]

Good time to score for Leicester, ought to be a decent finish

If Leicester sorted out their discipline they'd be a lot closer

[Torquemada 1420]

Ref frames question in way try can't be given but there's no way that was not grounded.

[Torquemada 1420]

Beale is a bag of wank too

Very often and then he'll have the odd excellent game.

[Torquemada 1420]

Give me a break. Smith is virtually sleeping on Fickou there

[Paddington Bear]

Seems like a matter of time until Leicester score now

[petej]

Commentary team on Connacht vs tigers trying very hard to pretend that tigers haven't rested both 1st choice half backs it really isn't that surprising that tigers have lacked control as the step down is significant.

[Torquemada 1420]

And they will keep Russell and get rid off Thomas

[Paddington Bear]

Commentary team on Connacht vs tigers trying very hard to pretend that tigers haven't rested both 1st choice half backs it really isn't that surprising that tigers have lacked control as the step down is significant.

They’ve also cocked up so many opportunities, but a good chance they’ll take this one now I think

[petej]

Commentary team on Connacht vs tigers trying very hard to pretend that tigers haven't rested both 1st choice half backs it really isn't that surprising that tigers have lacked control as the step down is significant.

They’ve also cocked up so many opportunities, but a good chance they’ll take this one now I think

Yeah, they've spannered up so many chances. Van poortvliet has added some tempo to Tigers play.

[Torquemada 1420]

Russell kicks the ball dead from there, costing the chance of the BP. W*nk*r.

[ASMO]

Fuck me thats dire from Russell, 2 penalties in a row, 2 kicked dead, rubbish.

[sockwithaticket]

Feels like Tigers are going to sneak this.

[Raggs]

Just watching the Wasps game now. 20 minutes in, a Toulouse player kicks the ball back across the dead ball line whilst lying on the floor. The ref says it's all part of the motion, but the replay clearly shows he falls to the ground when trying to get it in his arms, and whilst on the ground, then lashes out with a foot. That's a penalty try and yellow card surely.

[Torquemada 1420]

Sh*te reffing. Clear pen to Connacht at the ruck before the try.

[Paddington Bear]

Hell of a try. Hell of a game. No idea why the crowd are booing and this carry on from the players is so poor, it was clearly a try.

Connacht tried to kill the game from 60 mins and let Leicester run at them, probably the inevitable outcome

[JM2K6]

Yeah, get fucked Connacht - shut the fuck up and take the loss. Literally nothing to boo about.

[Torquemada 1420]

Hell of a try. Hell of a game. No idea why the crowd are booing and this carry on from the players is so poor, it was clearly a try.

Connacht tried to kill the game from 60 mins and let Leicester run at them, probably the inevitable outcome

See above ^^^

[Paddington Bear]

Fuck off Aki, ought to cop a ban for that. Graceless one eyed pricks

[JM2K6]

Bundee Aki mouthing off to the ref after the whistle. Honestly, just fuck off.

[JM2K6]

Hell of a try. Hell of a game. No idea why the crowd are booing and this carry on from the players is so poor, it was clearly a try.

Connacht tried to kill the game from 60 mins and let Leicester run at them, probably the inevitable outcome

See above ^^^

Come on Torq, they clearly thought it was in touch, nothing to do with a marginal breakdown call. The crowd were jubilant because they thought he was in touch even though the foot was about 8 inches off the ground at the point of the replay they started cheering

[sockwithaticket]

Fuck off Aki, ought to cop a ban for that. Graceless one eyed pricks

100% should be a ban.

[sockwithaticket]

Just watching the Wasps game now. 20 minutes in, a Toulouse player kicks the ball back across the dead ball line whilst lying on the floor. The ref says it's all part of the motion, but the replay clearly shows he falls to the ground when trying to get it in his arms, and whilst on the ground, then lashes out with a foot. That's a penalty try and yellow card surely.

I thought that, but it passed by with so little incident I thought I'd remembered the law wrong.

[Paddington Bear]

Fuck off Aki, ought to cop a ban for that. Graceless one eyed pricks

100% should be a ban.

The kind of thing you see in lower league football. It was clear as day on the screen he wasn’t in touch.

[Torquemada 1420]

Hell of a try. Hell of a game. No idea why the crowd are booing and this carry on from the players is so poor, it was clearly a try.

Connacht tried to kill the game from 60 mins and let Leicester run at them, probably the inevitable outcome

See above ^^^

Come on Torq, they clearly thought it was in touch, nothing to do with a marginal breakdown call. The crowd were jubilant because they thought he was in touch even though the foot was about 8 inches off the ground at the point of the replay they started cheering

Yeah. Looks that way too and very poor behaviour by the players regardless.

Don't think the call was marginal. It was poor. But the breakdown is becoming a lottery again in every game. Surprised Connacht simply didn't give away the pen and risk the lineout.

[Raggs]

Just watching the Wasps game now. 20 minutes in, a Toulouse player kicks the ball back across the dead ball line whilst lying on the floor. The ref says it's all part of the motion, but the replay clearly shows he falls to the ground when trying to get it in his arms, and whilst on the ground, then lashes out with a foot. That's a penalty try and yellow card surely.

I thought that, but it passed by with so little incident I thought I'd remembered the law wrong.

A player asked about it, and the ref said he thought it was OK. Considering the ball went dead, and it's a potential penalty try, I'd have thought it was worth a second look. The replay in my mind is pretty conclusive.

[GogLais]

Just watching the Wasps game now. 20 minutes in, a Toulouse player kicks the ball back across the dead ball line whilst lying on the floor. The ref says it's all part of the motion, but the replay clearly shows he falls to the ground when trying to get it in his arms, and whilst on the ground, then lashes out with a foot. That's a penalty try and yellow card surely.

Yes, that's how it looked to me. Also there was a charge-down by a Wasps player in Toulouse's right hand corner that looked like a goalkeeper's save to me. Maybe my eyes deceived me.

[sockwithaticket]

Fuck off Aki, ought to cop a ban for that. Graceless one eyed pricks

100% should be a ban.

The kind of thing you see in lower league football. It was clear as day on the screen he wasn’t in touch.

it doesn't even matter if the ref's decision is right. Once they've made it players have no place going at them like that, particularly after the final whistle.

What's the intended outcome there? Ref suddenly goes 'Oh you know what, actually I was mistaken and I'm now going to overturn the result'?

[Raggs]

Just on the red card now. First contact is technically on the ball, but I can't really argue the red card to honest. Balls. I don't see that being overturned. That's going to be a 5-6 week ban for Umaga.

[Torquemada 1420]

Back to the Toulouse game and specifically Jelonch

À l’image de ses dernières sorties, le troisième ligne toulousain n’a pas eu le rendement habituel sur la pelouse du CBS Arena. Positionné en numéro huit, il n’a jamais ou presque mis le Stade toulousain dans l’avancée. Discret ballon en main, il s’est montré actif en défense sans pour autant marquer ses adversaires. Passé près du carton rouge à la 54ème minute, il n’a "finalement" reçu qu’un carton jaune. Une biscotte qui a mis un point d’honneur à une prestation médiocre.

- Basically he contributed f**k all, never getting his team on the front foot and nothing with ball in hand and it's been like that in games recently
- He was very lucky not to be red carded for his stupidity

Really needs to be jettisoned from the French squad on current form.

[Paddington Bear]

100% should be a ban.

The kind of thing you see in lower league football. It was clear as day on the screen he wasn’t in touch.

it doesn't even matter if the ref's decision is right. Once they've made it players have no place going at them like that, particularly after the final whistle.

What's the intended outcome there? Ref suddenly goes 'Oh you know what, actually I was mistaken and I'm now going to overturn the result'?

Players, particularly senior ones, have been allowed to carry on with the refs for a few seasons now. This is the inevitable end result and the refs have woken up to it too late