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Six Nations 2025

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  • #182
    OldRio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,371 ✭✭✭OldRio


    It was way forward. Obvious to most.



  • #183
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,370 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Rugby has a fans problem. Interminable moaning about refs and provinces shouldn't be the cornerstone of the sport.



  • #184
    CMOTDibbler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,830 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123123470#Comment_123123470

    Most of which moans are borne of ignorance.



  • #185
    OldRio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,371 ✭✭✭OldRio


    It's not the 'cornerstone' and sometimes it gets tedious, but last night wasn't good for the future of the game IMHO.

    If we are not allowed to have a opinion life would be boring.



  • #186
    flatface
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 753 ✭✭✭flatface


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123123394#Comment_123123394

    this, and the break and pass were sublime. A lovely try.



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  • #187
    flatface
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 753 ✭✭✭flatface


    now come on Italy! 🇮🇹



  • #188
    CMOTDibbler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,830 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    Feck, Scotland try.



  • #189
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,370 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123123503#Comment_123123503

    What's boring is the exact same crap every game, whinging about teh worst refereeing performance in history or whatever.

    Ooh, 'not allowed have an opinion', it's just like Stalin's Russia, innit.



  • #190
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,370 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Scotland have their tails up here. If they can keep it up for the whole game it should be an easy enough win.



  • #191
    Dick phelan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,879 ✭✭✭Dick phelan


    Terrible from Italy. Handy win for Scotland by the looks of things.



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  • #192
    Buddy Bubs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭Buddy Bubs


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123123470#Comment_123123470

    Ireland England aftermath will be dozens of posts about a particular decision for hours, almost guaranteed. Every ref would have 1 match and sacked by posters here



  • #193
    fitz
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 9,396 ✭✭✭fitz


    The complaining about the complaining about refs is as tiresome as the over the top vitriol about them. Mistakes happen, but it should be ok to call out egregious ones. Sometimes they make little or no difference, but you have stuff like last night where there was a clear high tackle ignored on Adams, penalty immediately awarded to France, from which they went to the corner and got a try. That's a big swing, when it could have been Wales with a lineout in the French 22. Refs standards need to improve, but they don't deserve the toxic abuse.



  • #194
    CMcsporty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,095 ✭✭✭CMcsporty


    Big fan of Italy taking the 3 point option

    Even at 14-0 behind

    14-6 back in the game.

    I hope Ireland take every 3 point opportunity* early against England today.

    *Unless opposition are down to 14 or on a final warning



  • #195
    fitz
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 9,396 ✭✭✭fitz


    Italy settling in a bit. Scots not capitalising on the good start. Breakdown is a mess, Scots in at the side all over the place.



  • #196
    Former Former Former
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,729 ✭✭✭Former Former Former


    Jesus but Russell butchered that



  • #197
    niallm77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,567 ✭✭✭niallm77


    CApuozzo got that kick clear he was away. Pity it was charged down



  • #198
    Larbre34
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,811 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123123622#Comment_123123622

    Another failure of the "great" man to execute the basics of the game.

    I just don't get the hype.



  • #199
    niallm77
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    ITALY making Scotland look like the All Blacks of 10-15 years ago



  • #200
    AbusesToilets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,970 ✭✭✭✭AbusesToilets


    Italy doing well physically, stopping Scotland dead repeatedly. Just need to cut out some of the mistakes and they're well in this



  • #201
    AbusesToilets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,970 ✭✭✭✭AbusesToilets


    Question on the new law about uncontested lineouts, is any jumper in the air considered a contest, or does it have to be someone in a realistic position to compete? I'd be telling someone at the tail to jump up everytime just to ensure I'd get the fk for a crooked throw



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  • #202
    Larbre34
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,811 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    I dunno, when the mistakes come, they are on the low side of suicidal.

    Their game management choices aren't great either at times.



  • #203
    Clegg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,977 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Russell is the best passer in the world. Times them so well whether it's the inside flick to a blindside runner, or the whipped ball out wide. He's excellent at putting his teammates into space.

    But he can be so loose in his game. We've seen today the amount of offloads and passes he's attempted that have gone to ground. You can forgive it because he does a lot of good things, but at times his errors really hurt you.



  • #204
    fitz
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123123666#Comment_123123666

    I don't think you can forgive it. He's just asking to have one of those speculative offloads intercepted. And Scotland aren't that far ahead. Italy get a try here after half time and it's anyone's game. Russell still needs to learn to not f*ck around like it's training.



  • #205
    OldRio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,371 ✭✭✭OldRio


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123123540#Comment_123123540

    A trifle silly the last comment don't you think? Rather juvenile. I'll leave to your closed world.



  • #206
    fitz
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 9,396 ✭✭✭fitz


    Much better from Italy.



  • #207
    fitz
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 9,396 ✭✭✭fitz


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123123709#Comment_123123709

    As I was saying....

    Absolutely criminal.



  • #208
    AbusesToilets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,970 ✭✭✭✭AbusesToilets


    Cat, meet pigeons



  • #209
    niallm77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,567 ✭✭✭niallm77


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123123666#Comment_123123666

    Nacho brex wholeheartedly agrees



  • #210
    Clegg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,977 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    I think Russell's own characteristics worked against him there. He loves that no look pass to the centre running a tight line. The Italy centre had it scouted from a mile off.



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  • #211
    Larbre34
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,811 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    One can only echo Fiona Coghlan's exasperated, almost annoyed question pre-match concerning Scotland.

    "where does all this confidence come from?"



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