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Ulster v Connacht, Ravenhill KO 7:05pm, BBC2 NI

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  • #202
    .ak
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    Jesus that was class. If BOD did that we'd all be creaming ourselves. Outragous bit of skill, although probably a pinch of luck. Could've gone to a Connacht hand.


  • #203
    Ugo Monye spacecraft experience
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    .ak wrote: »
    Jesus that was class. If BOD did that we'd all be creaming ourselves. Outragous bit of skill, although probably a pinch of luck. Could've gone to a Connacht hand.

    He did ! I think it's a carbon copy of the first try we scored against Italy in the six nations! Same move


  • #204
    Buer
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    .ak wrote: »
    Jesus that was class. If BOD did that we'd all be creaming ourselves. Outragous bit of skill, although probably a pinch of luck. Could've gone to a Connacht hand.

    Absolutely. It was beautiful. Seeing that made me really start to think about Bowe as a real option at 13. He'd need to play there for Ulster though as he cannot just do it as a once in a while role for Ireland and be expected to have his defensive positioning up to the necessary standard.


  • #205
    .ak
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    Just caught the highlights there. Jeez that 2nd Marshall try should never happen in a professional game. But the Connacht tries were lovely. Henshaw's assist for the first one in particular was class.


  • #206
    .ak
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    Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »
    He did ! I think it's a carbon copy of the first try we scored against Italy in the six nations! Same move

    Yep pretty much.


  • #207
    awec
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    .ak wrote: »
    Just caught the highlights there. Jeez that 2nd Marshall try should never happen in a professional game. But the Connacht tries were lovely. Henshaw's assist for the first one in particular was class.

    The try from the quick lineout?

    It shouldn't have stood anyway, it was thrown forward. Referee let it go because "it was thrown toward the Connacht side so no advantage".

    Yea, I know... :confused:


  • #208
    .ak
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    awec wrote: »
    The try from the quick lineout?

    It shouldn't have stood anyway, it was thrown forward. Referee let it go because "it was thrown toward the Connacht side so no advantage".

    Yea, I know... :confused:

    Really? Looked to me it was straight down the 10m line?


  • #209
    Shelflife
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    .ak wrote: »
    Really? Looked to me it was straight down the 10m line?

    Schoolboy error from Connacht , but when the ref says it wasn't straight " thrown towards Connacht " yet still allows it you know your goose is cooked.


  • #210
    awec
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    .ak wrote: »
    Really? Looked to me it was straight down the 10m line?

    A bit forward, the referee knew it went forward too but decided that was ok because it went toward Connacht's side. :pac:


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  • #211
    Zzippy
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    awec wrote: »
    A bit forward, the referee knew it went forward too but decided that was ok because it went toward Connacht's side. :pac:

    Just shows the standard of refereeing in the Rabo. Ulster clearly deserved the win and bonus point, but a nil penalty count in favour of Ulster was a bit of a joke, not to mention the above forward lineout...


  • #212
    freyners
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    .ak wrote: »
    Just caught the highlights there. Jeez that 2nd Marshall try should never happen in a professional game. But the Connacht tries were lovely. Henshaw's assist for the first one in particular was class.

    Hensahw's been on fire since the 6 nations camp, been great all year but seems to have an extra bit of confidence lately, McShaz, Henshaw and Aki are going to be some centre combinations


  • #213
    Grimebox
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    Sounds to me like a niche rule that the ref knew that most of us didn't


  • #214
    .ak
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    Grimebox wrote: »
    Sounds to me like a niche rule that the ref knew that most of us didn't

    By 'niche' you mean 'made up' then I suppose that makes sense.


  • #215
    Zzippy
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    Grimebox wrote: »
    Sounds to me like a niche rule that the ref knew that most of us didn't

    But he was wrong! A niche rule the ref thought he knew...


  • #216
    Grimebox
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    I'm not one to go flipping through the rule book but the ref really sounded like he knew what he was talking about. So he was completely wrong yeah?


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  • #217
    wp_rathead
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    Grimebox wrote: »
    I'm not one to go flipping through the rule book but the ref really sounded like he knew what he was talking about. So he was completely wrong yeah?

    If a lineout is thrown crooked to advantage of opposition team - ref may play "advantage" if opposition win the lineout- but sure there was no advan to us so should have been called back


  • #218
    Zzippy
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    Grimebox wrote: »
    I'm not one to go flipping through the rule book but the ref really sounded like he knew what he was talking about. So he was completely wrong yeah?

    See this post from earlier in the thread:

    S12b wrote: »
    19.2(e)
    At a quick throw-in, if the player throws the ball in the direction of the opposition’s goal line or if the ball does not travel at least 5 metres to the 5-metre line along or behind the line of touch before it touches the ground or a player, or if the player steps into the field of play when the ball is thrown, then the quick throw-in is disallowed.

    Now I'm not posting this as an aggrieved Connacht fan, defensively we have been destroyed tonight.

    The post is more to highlight the poor standard of reffing. Both the ref and TMO are clearly totally unaware of the specific rule they were to apply to the situation. To make it even worse the justification they used to award the try is the actual reason it should have been disallowed....how can they possibly get to ref professional games when they clearly don't know the rules of the game??


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