Leinster vs Northampton match thread

Faugheen

That was a great shot of the two wingers sliding towards the camera.

randomname2005

More inaccuracy

Total disconnect there or a massive over throw.

Clegg

That must be the fifth or sixth penalty Northampton have conceded for a high tackle.

randomname2005

Great to see leavy on

degsie

Predict the Leavy will get a try in this game

Clegg

Frawley in for Byrne?

lot of referees in this game

TMO has to have seen that clear out on VDF.

Morathi

Yeah, wanna see that ruck entry on VDF again.

KH25

That hit on VDF looked bad.

Clegg

So it looked like a Northampton player just torpedoed in to a ruck and took VDF out. Would like to see a replay.

Surely that clearout needs another look. Wtf is the TMO (not) doing?

Dog Botherer

did Kearney KO a Northampton player with a carry on that breakout or was it just me?

Pudsy33

Should have been a red

Clegg

Shoulder to the head of VDF.

Burkie1203

Red card.

Yup. Yellow at the least.

KH25

Finally looking at it.

A-Train

TMO calls it now, that’s a joke

Dog Botherer

Dog Botherer wrote: »

did Kearney KO a Northampton player with a carry on that breakout or was it just me?

Yup

Burkie1203

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yup. Yellow at the least.

Red card

That's bollocks from the ref

KH25

Is he for real? No foul play yet clear hit to the head?

Morathi

Jesus. No foul play.

A-Train

That’s an absolute farce!

Kraftwerk

Shoulder to face. No foul play. Tmo says nothing. Jesus christ.

AdamD

That referee shouldn't be allowed to ref again, he's a danger to the players.

Clegg

No foul play? How on earth can you call that legal? We've seen reds for that?

Referee just called it an accidental collision. That irrelevant surely?

Lol wtf.

Either I'm on crazy pills or the ref is.

Faugheen

That’s a disgrace. A shoulder to the head ffs.

Former Former Former

That's mad. Citing incoming.

Pudsy33

In a week when players are suing for head injuries that's an absolute disgraceful call.

degsie

Ref should carded for that decision!

Morathi

How the hell are we supposed to say rugby is trying to protect players' heads when that's not even a Penalty.

Kraftwerk

Ferris playing dumb then in commentary. It's clear foul play ffs.

Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk wrote: »

Shoulder to face. No foul play. Tmo says nothing. Jesus christ.

TMOs will often not argue if the ref seems certain.

Squidgy Black

Busted nose, clearly led with the shoulder to the head.

Honestly, that's shameful.

UAEguy2020

How on god's green earth as that not a red card?

Faugheen

AdamD wrote: »

That referee shouldn't be allowed to ref again, he's a danger to the players.

But then you have the two ex-pros almost justifying it.

BOD is blaming VDF for having his head up talking to the ref now.

that's just bizarre.

lawrencesummers

VDF shouldn’t have been there, player cleared him out the only way possible, initial contact wasn’t to the head. Correct decision.

PhlegmyMoses

Absolutely shocking takes from BOD and Hartley as well. Absolving Black 7 from any responsibility to take a look before he smashes in

randomname2005

[Deleted User] wrote: »

TMOs will often not argue if the ref seems certain.

Except a few weeks ago when the ref said he saw the grounding and was overruled by the tmo

UAEguy2020

You dont go lower... How do professional players on commentary not see that when a player goes that low you clear them out by gripping them by the check and shift them...

Burkie1203

lawrencesummers wrote: »

VDF shouldn’t have been there, player cleared him out the only way possible, initial contact wasn’t to the head. Correct decision.

It was direct contact to the Head and why should VDF not be there?

bilston

Really don't get where BOD and Hartley are coming from here...I think Ryle Nugent was pretty surprised by their take as well...that is a red card every day and week of the year.

guapos

"A rugby incident" awful from BOD and Hartley.

AdamD

lawrencesummers wrote: »

VDF shouldn’t have been there, player cleared him out the only way possible, initial contact wasn’t to the head. Correct decision.

Hahahaha **** me what a take that is

thelad95

That ref should be stood down, he obviously hasn't been briefed on any interpretation of foul play since the 90s. An absolutely disgraceful decision and really not a great advertisement for the game.

It's the rucking players responsibility to make sure they don't clatter a player in the head with their shoulder, can't simply say it was accidental. Moronic decision. TMO clearly disagreed but within the scope of their role they are perhaps can't debate

Faugheen

lawrencesummers wrote: »

VDF shouldn’t have been there, player cleared him out the only way possible, initial contact wasn’t to the head. Correct decision.

Bull. Sh*t.

You’re having a laugh here.