peasy23 Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Wales [emoji38] Got to love the Welsh having a whinge, crowd looking for a high tackle that was nothing and a fantastic bit of daylight robbery by Beale. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Got to love the Welsh having a whinge, crowd looking for a high tackle that was nothing and a fantastic bit of daylight robbery by Beale. Took the quick conversion because he thought he knocked it on. It didn't look like he did but Welsh seethe is always a plus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Hopefully they come back but lose by a point.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Wales knock on on the line 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
same_ol_g35 Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 I don't think that was a try. Looked like he lost it and then managed to get a hand on it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Quick question: I'm aware that in Rugby League the flag isn't an extension of the touchline, but I thought that was the case in Union? If that's the case then why was the TMO concentrating on the grounding but never mentioned that the player was through the post before he got the ball down? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
same_ol_g35 Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Always good to see the Welsh lose. Looks like a sore one Jonathan Davies took right at the end. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Quick question: I'm aware that in Rugby League the flag isn't an extension of the touchline, but I thought that was the case in Union? If that's the case then why was the TMO concentrating on the grounding but never mentioned that the player was through the post before he got the ball down? Doesn't matter about flag in union. As long as no part of his body touches touch line or over b4 ball is grounded 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 4 minutes ago, John Lambies Doos said: Doesn't matter about flag in union. As long as no part of his body touches line or over b4 ball is grounded Thanks. Is that a relatively new rule change? Or am I a doddery old c**t? Those two options aren't necessarily mutually exclusive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 The rule changed about 5 years ago so now you can hit the post in the act of scoring as long as you aren't otherwise in touch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Pity we aren't playing the saffers they are utter shite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 3 minutes ago, invergowrie arab said: The rule changed about 5 years ago so now you can hit the post in the act of scoring as long as you aren't otherwise in touch. <<<Doddery old c**t. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Pity we aren't playing the saffers they are utter shite. Same last year. They were also utter shite and we didn't play them 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 4 hours ago, Savage Henry said: Who do Samoa play next? Romania (with Mike Adamson as ref) then 4 hours ago, invergowrie arab said: England 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Nz ripping France 31 5 at HT. That's right lads, get it out your system 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Not sure what your point is about fixtures. In the last year they have played 4 tier 1 nations. Us, Wales , France and NZ and lost them all. They have also lost to Tonga, Fiji and Georgia. I don't know why you are trying to argue, it's absolutely indisputable that this is the one of the worst periods in Samoan rugby and they are at their lowest world ranking for decades. Half the guys in your list wouldn't be in a starting XV. If you are happy with that performance then fair enough but Scotland likely won't play a team that poor again until the world cup. We will play a worse side in 6n namely Italy. At no point after second half did I say I was happy with our performance. It's nowhere near the worst period in Samoan rugby...not even close. As for rankings no one with a passing knowledge of rugby believes that Samoan side would lose to Romania. My point was quite simply that they aren't a gang as you claimed. They are a competent physical rugby team that at full strength we would have no divine right to roll over. If wales or Ireland were missing the number n quality of players we were then both would be happy at a win over Samoa. If their players were as poor as you say why are so many playing in super rugby pro 14 France n England?? Every player I mentioned that's missing has been recently a starter for us. Not in any way claiming Samoa are world beaters but bit of perspective is required. Six years ago we were a bawhair from losing to Romania n Georgia at rwc....the coach prev to toony couldn't get us higher than 4th in 6n n led us to our worst ever defeat to England n managed zero wins v England nz oz n sa. We have no divine right to roll over Samoa. Yet we beat them with half a side missing by a bigger margin than we did in last rwc....and we still know we can play much better. Its far from perfect but we have been in far far worse places. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 It was much more comfortable before the debuts and other subs as well. Lots of positives and lots to work on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Even before we emptied the bench the defense was terrible round the fringes. I don't know if it was a strategy to have more players out wide but we were leaving huge gaps and if so the same Vs Oz and NZ we will get hammered.Although it was a different story in attack which was amazing.As had been said this is the worst samoan side in many a year, the are bottom of the table in the PI WC qualifiers and lost last year to Georgia. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I love overreaction from rugby fans, especially in victory! We were good in attack, poor in defense, and we won in front of a sold-out MF against a team we always struggle to put away. I'd far rather we had issues in yesterday's game and had real stuff to work on before the next 2 than we had an easy run-out. Samoa, despite their ranking, are no mugs. It was closer than it should have been, but we got the job done. Taylor will get ripped into them for their defence, Toony will have a few tricks up his sleeve, and we'll have a right go against NZ and Oz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I think what I'm most disappointed about is the game was just so harum scarum. We didn't seem to have plan to control and manage the game. I also thought we would attack more with ball in hand. A couple of tries from mauls were pleasing I'm basically 100% in agreement with Tom English here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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