Scotland vs Wales 6n 2021

fitz · 13-02-2021 07:14PM

aloooof wrote: »

I think we’ll see players sacrificing speed of ruck entry for more accuracy, especially from such a distance out.

That should be the desired outcome.

13-02-2021 07:14PM

aloooof wrote: »

Not to go over old ground Venjur and POM’s definitely look mor reckless but I don’t see how you can think it deliberate. He was lining up Tipuric.

I think we’ll see players sacrificing speed of ruck entry for more accuracy, especially from such a distance out.

Last week the player didn't move, was pinned at the time and O'Mahony put his whole shoulder and elbow flat into the hit. It lacked the characteristics of a clear out and looked much more like he was putting a marker down.

Fagerson's red looked like he tried to get under and lift the player and got it wrong.

TomsOnTheRoof · 13-02-2021 07:15PM

Sabre0001 wrote: »

So how does the breakdown get fixed? Rolling in earlier game led to serious injury, arriving at pace is resulting in these hits (even if they're trying to stay low)? You can see why teams are relying on kicking ball / keeping it super tight so players don't get isolated.

They could look at going back to how it used to be. Basically no hands at all. Would mean the defence would have to commit more to turn over which might create space. However it might also result in teams not targeting the breakdown and just fanning out.

Sangre · 13-02-2021 07:16PM

Larbre34 wrote: »

Will you come off it.

Fagerson had his man in the crosshairs from about a mile out and gave it the full WWE. If Hogg hadn't rolled him up, who would XF have been clearing out then??

Red.

He is supposed to clear him out. So what does him lining it up have to do with it? Would you prefer he closed his eyes first?

sydthebeat · 13-02-2021 07:16PM

DDTs are now the way to clean out jacklers

You heard it here first

c.p.w.g.w · 13-02-2021 07:17PM

TomsOnTheRoof wrote: »

They could look at going back to how it used to be. Basically no hands at all. Would mean the defence would have to commit more to turn over which might create space. However it might also result in teams not targeting the breakdown and just fanning out.

If head safety was paramount...that would have been done a couple of years ago...

Covid & Current lawsuits could bankrupt rugby as it is...so head injuries will not a concern

lawrencesummers · 13-02-2021 07:17PM

At some stage the punishment has to match the crime.

There was contact to the head, but clearly it wasn’t severe enough to have any impact on the player who received the hit, and if you want to argue that it does then you need to insist the player who received the hit has to go off for a HIA.

A red card in rugby means that you lost the game. It’s almost impossible to win a match with 14 men, there needs to be some middle ground for mitigating factors of the dynamic movement in a breakdown. A double sun binning 20 minutes or something.

prawnsambo · 13-02-2021 07:17PM

Sangre wrote: »

He is supposed to clear him out. So what does him lining it up have to do with it? Would you prefer he closed his eyes first?

Because he could see where the point of contact would be.

Sabre0001 · 13-02-2021 07:19PM

Will be intersting to see how the Super Rugby 20min red card trial works out

Hurrache · 13-02-2021 07:19PM

Lundstram wrote: »

Rugby has been sanitised to death.

Unwatchable now.

It's a bit breezy, maybe your dish got blown out of adjustment? Or snow on it?

pickarooney · 13-02-2021 07:21PM

tanko wrote: »

You think they'd beat England and France?

France to pick up a stupid red card in the first ten minutes? I'd put a pound on it.

Oh look, Hogg scored again!

Nermal · 13-02-2021 07:21PM

aloooof wrote: »

I think we’ll see players sacrificing speed of ruck entry for more accuracy, especially from such a distance out.

I think we'll see players kick the ball more, rather than risk rucks that are now stacked in favour of the defence. That's what we all want to see, isn't it?