Wales vs Scotland

jamieh

Anyone watching this? ....It's a cracker so far!

Kudos to BBC HD - amazing picture quality!

Jackz

When are the IRB going to tell Heinz he can't play rugby anymore, The guy has no self control and was damn dirty in the world cup. (sin bined)

Sherifu

Joined late, missed the Wales try. Wales look like they're playing well, their sexy open field quick passing is in operation.

is_that_so

I have to say the last 20 minutes of this have been seriously dull. Cracking first 20 minutes OK but it's been downhill since then. The only saving grace is that we might have a chance against both of them.:rolleyes:

BOHSBOHS

wales continuously offside but ref letting it go .... apart from that scotland lucky to still be close on the scoreboard

is_that_so

Absolutely shocking try on both sides.

Sherifu

That was such a bad try to concede. Wales don't look so hot either.

Jackz

Shockingly **** play in the last five minutes, Italy look better.

il gatto

I'm glad the ref has shut up in the second half. In the first he was coaching the players and just generally going on a bit. He let Wales live offside as well. He kept telling Phillips to stay back in Scotlands in goal, but he charged at Parkes early and he said it's o.k. Totally unfair to the flyhalf.

Sherifu

Bad call. Shocking game for all involved.

zAbbo

Terrible game for so many reasons.

Scotland look utter rubbish.

is_that_so

What's the point of a TMO when they make decisions like that? Really bad decision to award that try.


EDIT:Hook was right Gatland is a lucky coach.

That was an awful decision. TMO's should be punished for that kind of bull****.

bleg

how do you get hd?

Mellor

who got man of the match?

toomevara

Martyn Williams

flyswatter

Shocking decision. That TMO should be sacked from the tournament IMO. Either he didn't bother looking at the replay or the decision was rigged. Sorry to get all conspiratorial here but I can't see how anyone could justify that decision.

NotWormBoy

flyswatter wrote: »

Shocking decision. That TMO should be sacked from the tournament IMO. Either he didn't bother looking at the replay or the decision was rigged. Sorry to get all conspiratorial here but I can't see how anyone could justify that decision.

He should spent a while reffing/tv'ing 'lesser' games alright. It was clearly not a try, anyone could've told you that, even me without my glasses. I don't know about rigged, mind you.

JWAD

il gatto wrote: »

I'm glad the ref has shut up in the second half. In the first he was coaching the players and just generally going on a bit. He let Wales live offside as well. He kept telling Phillips to stay back in Scotlands in goal, but he charged at Parkes early and he said it's o.k. Totally unfair to the flyhalf.

That wasnt Scotland's in-goal. It was Wales'. It also wasn't Mike Phillips. It was Jonathan Thomas, the blindside flanker for Wales.

phog

Apparently the TMO has a better quality of freeze frame and he might just have seen that the foot never touched the ground outside the touchline prior to the ball being grounded.

I know it looked to us as if he did but surely the TMO wouldn't have made the call he did if he got the same footage as us.

Not too sure it would have made much difference anyway, Scotland were poor.

EdgarAllenPoo

I thought that game was nearly as bad as Ireland U20 v the Italian U20. If I'm not mistaken the last three 6 Nations matches between these two have been stinkers with one or two decent moments. A 6 Nations cure for insomnia you might say.

toomevara

Scotland were truly appalling. I find it difficult to believe that a six nations team can have so little attacking ability beyond fly-half...those guys wouldn't score in the proverbial brothel with a fistful of tenners. They were destructive and overwhelmingly negative...the kind of stuff that makes you wonder just where the game of rugby union is at....

They play no rugby and still manage to put 15 points on the board, and were it not for questionable reffing (for which incidentally, I am truly grateful, as any other scoreline would have been a travesty) they'd have been even closer... astonishing...awful, awful sh1te..

At least the Welsh tried to play...and managed some lovely passages in the process....just to watch Martyn williams give a master class in the art of back row play was worth the price of admission alone...

EdgarAllenPoo

Kick 'em out and replace them with Argentina, that's what I say and I'm being serious. Scotland have been abysmal for years. Only way they'll get their act together is if their place in the competition is threatened.

Sangre

phog wrote: »

Apparently the TMO has a better quality of freeze frame and he might just have seen that the foot never touched the ground outside the touchline prior to the ball being grounded.

I know it looked to us as if he did but surely the TMO wouldn't have made the call he did if he got the same footage as us.

Not too sure it would have made much difference anyway, Scotland were poor.

Where did the divets of dirt come from then if he didn't touch the ground?

bleg

could have been on his boot already.

it was a dodgy call i agree.

toomevara

bleg wrote: »

it was a dodgy call i agree.

Dodgy as hell but completely just, if you know what I mean.....

flyswatter

GDM wrote: »

Kick 'em out and replace them with Argentina, that's what I say and I'm being serious. Scotland have been abysmal for years. Only way they'll get their act together is if their place in the competition is threatened.

I can't see that happening as they have been in the tournament for so long and there would probably be uproar if such a move was proposed. Scotland were terrible yesterday but I don't think they've been 'abysmal for years'. Granted, they haven't been that good but they've recorded some scalps over the years. Noticeably, France. I think they can be decent when they put their mind to it.

Junior

Scotland needs an overhaul from the ground up to get it's rugby going, it doesn't need kicking out. They need to make rugby a viable sport in the country for people to have an interest in. How many scottish people do you know can wax on about the international soccer team, but know little or nothing about their rugby team..

The game is in serious trouble over there and they need inclusion not exclusion, I would think that the IRB would pull the finger out and try get something in place to save a Six Nation Franchise as such..

rockman15

Not enough time int he year to try and roll that out..sure look at the uproar that including the Argies in a tournament caused. In theory a franchise system would benefit the better teams in Europe but would be detrimental to the longer term growth of the sport in "the minow" countries. Although, that said, Scotland could do with a kick up the A**e....some kind of IRB support maybe, consultants to look at the game structure or something

Junior

I use the term franchise loosely, I don't know if the IRB are as forward thinking as that, i.e. different terrotories, each having a franchise of the product (rugby) etc. and trying to develop the world game accordingly.