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Offline Colwyn

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Six Nations 2018
« on: February 10, 2018, 14:07:24 PM »
After last week's fireworks - Wales run everything, Ireland get extra time winning drop goal, England go mad in Rome - will things be more predictable this weekend. Ireland should coast past Italy. But the worrying rumour is that Halfpenny (and his golden boot) will be out at Twickenham. That is not going to make Wales' job any easier.



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Re: Six Nations 2018
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2018, 19:09:09 PM »
TMO got it very wrong.

Wales were robbed of the try but the game was good to watch.

Lee Halfpenny's kicking would have made it a very different game tactically.

England started so much better and that was the only difference in the end (excluding the TMO).


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Re: Six Nations 2018
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2018, 19:39:24 PM »
You've gotta love the Welsh. They've got the excuse for losing before the game even starts.

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Re: Six Nations 2018
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2018, 19:47:07 PM »
Watched both games today and both Ireland and England deserved their wins.I believe TMO got it right it wasn’t a try .

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Re: Six Nations 2018
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2018, 20:46:37 PM »
Looks pretty conclusively to me that Anscombe beat Watson to touch down the loose ball. Did he have the ball under control ? - not sure but enough downward pressure under the old law. A definite try for me. England would have expected the decision in their favour were the roles reversed.



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Re: Six Nations 2018
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2018, 22:40:08 PM »
I guess playing 24 years of rugby under the "old" rules I would feel aggrieved had I not been awarded a try.

I don't fully understand why it wasn't given - there was "downward presuure" but it wasnt "under control" as such.

The recent Superbowl had a similar situation -

- "under control" seems to be the deciding factor.

Anyway, we won and onwards and upwards towards another triple crown and six nations trophy.


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Re: Six Nations 2018
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2018, 10:32:49 AM »
It was the under control aspect that swayed me

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Re: Six Nations 2018
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2018, 11:10:10 AM »
We wuz robbed! Only two people in the country believe that it wasn't a try: the TMO and SteveA. And the TMO has probably left the country and is in hiding somewhere. I guess England were the stronger team and hence deserved to win, even though they didn't score after the first quarter. Wales gave them a real battering in the last quarter but just couldn't finish it. Next we'll be on the road again over to Dublin - so that will be easy!

Who do you fancy for this afternoon? Both teams are capable of brilliant attacking breaks but also liable to great defensive disorganization. High scoring chaos do you think?

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Re: Six Nations 2018
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2018, 12:07:22 PM »
And SteveA hasn’t left the country!Would love Scotland to pull it off today but I have a feeling that the French will over run them early and keep them on the back foot.




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