Ireland v Samoa

sReq | uTeK

Utah_Saint wrote: »

Aki you idiot

WTF. Arms wrapped and ball carrier ducking into it how the hell was he idiotic???

Bob Harris

More yellow than the samoan one which wasn't for me. But not red.
Rugby needs to address this.

Clareman

Chris Farrell was pushing for a starting spot anyway so not a huge loss for the quarter (assuming we get there)

thecretinhop

shocking decision red for samoa shud be a farce of a tournament

ionadnapokot

Red Should even the match up

gmisk

Aki....ffs....

This is it

If Samoa's was a yellow then that's a red unfortunately. Should still get the fourth it'll just be much harder.

awec

Aki can thank Robbie Henshaw anyway, not sure he’s done anything right yet.

shootermacg

Ireland can't drop their heads here. They should still be well able to win this.

Faugheen

VDF is too light at this level as he drives a Samoan twice his size back with incredible ease

tanko

Basil3 wrote: »

If the other was a yellow, that's definitely a red

If that's a red then the Samoan tackle was a red also.

Cypher_sounds

What was he meant to do, jump out of the way?

Crazy to send a player off for that.

troyzer

Jizique wrote: »

troyzer wrote: »

That's probably the end of his world cup as well.

Three game ban would rule him out for all of the knockouts even if Ireland win it.

Can he be sent home and replaced?

Lenihan a disgrace - imagine that happened to Sexton

What did he say? I'm on Eir.

Blueshoe

Correct call as per the rules.
If it was a Samoan player we wouldn't be complaining.

c.p.w.g.w

So Samoa Try and Aki red both off a stupid henshaw "pass"

Mysterypunter

That RTE commentary team are ridiculous, that was a certainty red and the kept saying is wasn't, do they want to referee the game as well. Good start from Ireland but a sloppy few minutes.

Clareman

England, France and New Zealand have massive advantages not having to play another game

Rossi IRL

Aki can have no complaints. Ref just following the rules.

kal7

Lets hope NZ tackling get reffed to the letter.

Murof

No sympathy. He knows the rules and yet he does that. Utter stupidity.

Bigboldworld

Critical point in the game now, need to keep our heads here

ionadnapokot

Bring on JC

Utah_Saint

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

Utah_Saint wrote: »

Aki you idiot

WTF. Arms wrapped and ball carrier ducking into it how the hell was he idiotic???

Unless he lives under a rock he should know the tackle laws now...

MadYaker

touts wrote: »

That's the end of rugby as a contact sport. Want to win a game. Dip your head on the first 3 tackles and it'll be 15 against 12.

The idea that players would risk a snapped neck to get an opponent sent off is surely nonsense

SeaFields

Donal lenihan watching a different replay to the rest of us.

Bridge93

This is exactly what O Callaghan said could happen on 2fm. Ireland wales etc lose men to injuries and red cards while England and co out the feet up

edgecutter

Yeah it's a red. Aki has had an awful world cup and he capped it off brilliantly with a stupid tackle.

C__MC

Classic Irish mentality
If it anyone else eg. Owen farrell; he would be slated and it would be deemed a red

Soups123

C__MC wrote: »

Definitely a red
RTE doing all they can not to justify it

In isolation it’s a red but compared to other yellows it’s not

ednwireland

player only dropped after the hit aki just didnt wrap low enough. red under the rules.

tototoe

Commentary on rte is shocking... Sounds like they were told take the positive pills.

Dumb from Aki

MadYaker

Oof stunner in the crowd

BoJack Horseman

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

WTF. Arms wrapped and ball carrier ducking into it how the hell was he idiotic???

Indeed.
Very little Aki could do with the ball carrier stooping below head-height like that!

laugh

We need a good scrum here.

c.p.w.g.w

kal7 wrote: »

Lets hope NZ tackling get reffed to the letter.

Yeah like that has ever happened...their rucking or offside are barely reffed

Portsalon

Mysterypunter wrote: »

That RTE commentary team are ridiculous, that was a certainty red and the kept saying is wasn't, do they want to referee the game as well. Good start from Ireland but a sloppy few minutes.

They're not employed to commentate, they're paid to lead the fan club. By tomorrow, the Aki red card will be the biggest national scandal since the Hand of Henri.

Squidgy Black

ionadnapokot wrote: »

Bring on JC

I'd say they'll leave Johnny on until we get the 4th try.

kal7

Red early in game and a ban, feels harsh

ButtersSuki

MadYaker wrote: »

Oof stunner in the crowd

She was gorgeous.

Blueshoe

Ireland were 4/7 to get knocked out in the quarter final stage.
Money for jam.

Bigboldworld

It’s happening every game to us, we start like lightning then this big downward shift, big second half ahead

Rossi IRL

Calling it now, we will lose this game.

laugh

Why Earls doesn't belong in the centre.

This is it

What the **** are they at!?

Weepsie

C__MC wrote: »

Classic Irish mentality
If it anyone else eg. Owen farrell; he would be slated and it would be deemed a red

If it was Owen Farrell he would be applauded for his tenacity and aggressive player and definitely get away with it.


It was a red, just didn't expect it to be given

statesaver

There has been a few very sloppy passes from Ireland

A2LUE42

Normally about 7 point every 10 minutes there is a man advantage, this is going to be tough. Keeping them from scoring until half time is key. Also their kicker not getting the conversion might be crucial, if they cant build a score that way.

Itssoeasy

tototoe wrote: »

Commentary on rte is shocking... Sounds like they were told take the positive pills.

Dumb from Aki

Maybe on RTÉ tv but the RTÉ radio commentary were fair enough. They were saying it didn’t look good before he was sent off.

hahashake

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Yeah like that has ever happened...their rucking or offside are barely reffed

I hear they torture kittens and they have a base on the moon.

Soups123

Soups123 wrote: »

Fcuk me for what they’ve given yellows for and that’s a red. There is a clear fall into the tackle there

In The slow Mo Replay he wasn't moving down at the hit point. That's why red. He was moving down before contact tho