Mexico v The Wildlings match thread.

Clegg

Leinster has been playing with more edge this season and a red card was eventually coming. We were lucky not to get one against Glasgow last weekend.

I guess we're trying to up our physicality in order to not get caught out like we were against La Rochelle and Sharks at the end of last season. But I think it's coming to the detriment of our overall play. Could pay dividends eventually however.

That to me from Lowe is more of a card than Healy's.

that looked like a red to me

almostover

That was a elbow to the chin by Lowe. Very lucky there, very lucky.

bingobango12

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953778#Comment_119953778

How in the name of God is that a red card? His elbow is tucked into his body and he didn’t extend until contact. Do you want 10 red cards every match?

Paul Smeenus

Lowe should be off

ulsteru20s

This game management from ulster is suicidal.

Don’t play in your own half when you have a 12 pt lead and the wind. Kick your point as well. For **** sake.

bingobango12

Really don’t agree the should be red. That type of contact happens multiple times a game. It’s only shown again here because of Cooney staying down.

Larbre34

It came with a "say Scotland one more time mutha****a".

Akrasia

Ref absolutely bottled that Lowe call there. That should have been another red

Burkie1203

Too late .... nonsense stuff

lawrencesummers

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953792#Comment_119953792

Elbow was away from the body.

CIARAN_BOYLE

Its too late.

I made a mistake and I'm sorry.

Not sure I like to hear a referee saying that.

Akrasia

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953801#Comment_119953801

Nonsense. There are not multiple elbows to the face in every game.

randomname2005

Sexton is back next week, right?

lawrencesummers

ulster should bring on vermulen sooner rather than later.

crisco10

That is a stinker of penalty call.

Falling on the ball called a no arms tackle.

Burkie1203

No arms tackle lol. Joker

lawrencesummers

How can you have a no arms tackle when nobody is in possession of the ball????

randomname2005

Missed high tackle on Osborne, and then that bullcrap call of no arms tackle, definitely a homer ref

kuang1

I think that moment where Byrne passes to touch is v telling.

After it happens, Byrne and Jpg don't even look at each other. Zero acknowledgement from Byrne and zero encouragement from Jpg.

That's a sign of a proper bad day at the office.

almostover

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953857#Comment_119953857

That's was called by the TMO it seems. Either way, wrong call. Byrne went down on the ball.

ulsteru20s

Byrne didnt fall on the ball he sealed it off with his body and tackled the player.

Ulster are badly mismanaging this game. Trying to throw this away at this point.

Leinster are a fantastic kicking team. Their most underrated trait.

Burkie1203

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953873#Comment_119953873

He went for the ball

Larbre34

Leinster are going to win this.

Leinster always win.

Clegg

Haven't got our usual markers of performance. Think we've simplified our style from last season and are attempting to up the physicality and grind out the opposition. Don't think that's something that we can immediately adept to and our players look ill suited to it.

Ulster well worth their lead. Look far more comfortable in their playing style.

randomname2005

Red card Hume????

ulsteru20s

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953876#Comment_119953876

Then he needs his eyes checked.

Burkie1203

Head on head on ringrose being ignored

Edit maybe not

almostover

Ringrose made of Teflon! No tackle could stick to him there. Ulster really making a hames of this. Leinster playing well too and due a lot of credit.

Former Former Former

Hume about to get an early bath too?

Edit; yellow fair enough

crisco10

Head on head from James Hume there

Larbre34

Captain Fantastic managing the ref impeccably here.

Mind you, the same character is out of his depth.

Clegg

Ringrose is a class apart really. Best 13 in Ireland by a distance.

Burkie1203

Red card other wise utter bollox

lawrencesummers

If ringrose didnt have the ball….

almostover

Rugby is in trouble, not sure what a player can do at high speed when another player sells an outrageous dummy.

I retract my comment. YC was correct decision.

Both players should be getting a HIA here.

ulsteru20s

Was the plan at half time to just give leinster access to the game?

This is textbook on how to throw away a game that is and was winnable. Kick the points, and for the love of god, kick with the wind. This is pathetic if we lose this.

Crash

It's not exactly the most confident refereeing team performance really is it? I really don't want to criticise referees in the current climate, but it feels like a mess.

Not so sure "your feet are too fast" should be viewed as mitigation there. Also should have been dealt with properly before the that, and does a penalty off the restart still exist?

lawrencesummers

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953897#Comment_119953897

Thats the problem with the rule.

They have looked at it, decided its head to head collision at high speed and neither has to have a HIA.

The healy incident sent the ukster hooker for a HIA and treatment for a cut, but Healy should have also needed a HIA.

Larbre34

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953897#Comment_119953897

We've agreed after Nic White that HIAs are a load of bollox and a pox on the game.

If a fella is shakey, get him off for the day, otherwise play on. Neither Hume nor Ringrose showed any ill-effects from glancing contact.

Faugheen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953892#Comment_119953892

Are you even listening to their conversations?

Its very, very clear and even Ringrose agreed when the ref explained why it was mitigated down to a yellow.

Honestly I swear people just want to use the ref as an excuse for everything. That applies to some fans across the board btw.

lawrencesummers

Vermulen should have been on 10 minutes ago.

CIARAN_BOYLE

Hume lucky.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953897#Comment_119953897

Agreed. There was clear head on head collision. While ringrose didn't show any cat 1 symptoms that type of blow to the head should be HIA.

bingobango12

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953807#Comment_119953807

I re-winded and you are right. Should have been a card. Worse watching it back, should have been checked properly.

Faugheen

Garry f*cking Ringrose!

kuang1

I like this ref. Think he's been excellent.

Larbre34

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953896#Comment_119953896

Get binned, apparently.

Bye bye Ulster, maybe beating the traffic could be an idea.

almostover

If I were a Leinster fan I'd be keeping quiet about the referee sharpish. Lineout miles from straight there. Truck and trailer and then cards timoney for making a tackle. He's a poor ref but it's evened out between the teams over the game.